Rural Life
1,000 bales destroyed in ‘suspicious’ UK farm fire
Police are appealing for witnesses following a suspicious fire in which 1,000 bales of hay were destroyed yesterday evening (Wednesday,...
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Dairy
Northern Irish milk production soars as prices hold
Two of Northern Ireland’s biggest milk processors have reported major increases in production levels as prices continue to hold. Compared...
Dairy
Northern Irish milk production soars as prices hold
Two of Northern Ireland’s biggest milk processors have reported major increases in production levels as prices continue to hold. Compared...
Machinery
Tribine: A combine harvester story with a ‘twist’
A man who previously worked with Caterpillar, CNH (Case New Holland) and AGCO has joined Tribine Harvester as its chief...
Machinery
John Deere ranked among world’s top 90 brands; but what’s a name worth?
John Deere has again earned a spot among the world’s most valuable brands in an annual ranking completed by Interbrand...
Machinery
Video: 100% electric diet feeder in action; is this the future?
In the aftermath of the last Agritechnica show in Germany, we brought you details of an all-electric, self-propelled feeder wagon (diet...
Beef
BSE discovered on Scottish farm
A case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) has been confirmed on a farm in Aberdeenshire, the Scottish Government has announced....
Pig/Poultry
Over 34,500 pigs culled in China in the past week due to ASF outbreaks
Over 34,500 pigs have been killed and disposed of in China in the past week due to seven individual outbreaks...
Rural Life
Rural communities failed by Whitehall – CA tells parliamentary inquiry
The Countryside Alliance has told a House of Lords inquiry that rural voices are not being listened to early enough...
N.Ireland
Farming union urges politicians to back radical livestock worrying proposals
The Ulster Farmers’ Union is calling on local politicians to back proposals, recommended by the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC),...
N.Ireland
Farming union urges politicians to back radical livestock worrying proposals
The Ulster Farmers’ Union is calling on local politicians to back proposals, recommended by the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC),...
Agri-Business
Fox: 'Categorically untrue' food standards will be lowered post-Brexit
International Trade Secretary Liam Fox has rubbished claims food and farming standards will be lowered as the UK leaves the European...
Dairy
How one dairy farmer went from an employee to farm manager and business partner
LIC (Livestock Improvement Corporation), the New Zealand farmer-owned co-operative, held its Pasture to Profit Conference 2018 in Birmingham yesterday, October...
Agri-Business
Scottish farmers to receive £5.7 million reimbursement of EU crisis fund
Scottish farmers are to receive a combined £5.7 million in reimbursement payments from the European Commission this week. Payments under the...
Agri Politics
NFU officially unveils new London base
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has officially opened its new and improved base in the heart of Westminster to ensure...
Machinery
90 years and rolling since Europe’s first pneumatic tractor tyre
Continental claims to have launched the first pneumatic tractor tyre in Europe – back in 1928. As a result, it’s...
Dairy
First Milk to introduce major changes to members' payment system
First Milk has today announced a series of changes to its capital structure that will see the introduction of a...
Machinery
Tractor and combine sales remain ‘solid’ in the US, but Canada fares worse
September brought yet another “solid month” in terms of US (new) tractor and combine harvester sales. That’s according to the...
