Agri-Business
Newcomers and quality lead the way at the Winter Stock Festival
This year’s East of England Winter Stock Festival in Peterborough saw a strong selection of well turned out animals. Experienced...
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Rural Life
Extensive 98ac residential farm with well-maintained outbuildings
An extensive 98ac farm, Ashdene, is new to the market at 48 Loughabin Road, Dunloy, Ballymena, Co. Antrim. The holding includes...
Agri-Business
Herdwatch underlines NI presence with trip to Winter Fair
Having officially launched in Northern Ireland, Herdwatch is set to attend the Royal Ulster Winter Fair next week on Thursday, December...
Agri-Business
Herdwatch underlines NI presence with trip to Winter Fair
Having officially launched in Northern Ireland, Herdwatch is set to attend the Royal Ulster Winter Fair next week on Thursday, December...
Agri-Business
Government rejects Northumberland lynx reintroduction
Plans to reintroduce lynx into a forest in Northumberland have been scrapped by Defra. The Lynx UK Trust had put forward...
Dairy
Slight drop in Ornua PPI for November
Ornua’s Purchase Price Index (PPI) has dropped slightly in its latest index for the month of November, according to the...
Agri-Business
British sheep meat to head to India in new export deal
A new export deal for British sheep meat could be worth as much as £6 million to the industry over...
Machinery
TAFE, the world’s third largest tractor manufacturer, signs deal with Iseki
Tractors and Farm Equipment (TAFE), the world’s third largest tractor manufacturer by volume, has signed an agreement with Japan’s Iseki...
Beef
Survey launched to improve neonatal survival
Increasing profitability for farmers through improved lamb and calf survival is the key focus of a new project involving British...
Agri-Business
Unions publish list of measures to help farms survive extreme weather
The NFU and NFU Cymru have urged the Government to introduce a number of farm resilience measures to combat extreme...
Arable
Industry urges Recommended Lists to look beyond headline yields
A new, flexible variety trialling system that looks beyond the headline yields of the country’s top cereal crops is required...
Agri-Business
Welsh afforestation plans could drive 1,400 farming families off the land
The burden of decarbonisation should not fall unequally on Wales’ farming community, the NFU Cymru Rural Affairs Board has warned....
Dairy
GDT gets a lift in latest auction after 7 consecutive drops
The latest Global Dairy Trade (GDT) index has got a lift in its most recent auction – event 225 –...
Dairy
2019 Holstein Australia exchange winner announced
The Holstein Young Breeders (HYB) Holstein Australia Exchange returns for a third year, with a passionate young stockman awarded the...
Agri-Business
New circular economy Food Producers' Fund to fund Scottish farm efficiency
Scottish Conservatives has announced it will redirect unspent money from the existing Circular Economy Investment Fund to support farm efficiency...
Arable
Newly recommended hybrid barley varieties broadens grower choice
With hybrid barley now accounting for around 34% of the UK winter feed barley area, the addition of two new...
Beef
Deadline approaching for 2018 Scottish Suckler Beef Support Scheme
Eligible farmers and crofters are reminded to apply to the Scottish Suckler Beef Support Scheme (SSBSS) before the deadline of...
Agri-Business
AHDB completes £1.3 million sale of MLCSL
A total of £1.3 million will be reinvested in the beef and lamb and pork sectors as the Agriculture and...
