N.Ireland
Cattle worth £10,000 stolen in farm raid
Cattle worth £10,000 (€11,362) were stolen in a farm raid in Co. Tyrone last week, according to the Police Service...
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Beef
Why 'Antibiotic-free' labelling may actually be harming the industry
Labelling products as “Antibiotic-free” has the potential to mislead the consumer by implying that meat or milk not marketed as...
Agri Politics
Welsh decarbonisation proposals criticised over lack of focus on impacts
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Cymru has warned that the Welsh Government’s greenhouse gas emissions consultation is likely to have been...
Machinery
Auction report: Combines and tractors in the mix at dispersal sale
An on-site auction was held at Bulldog Bridge Farm, Littleport, Cambridgeshire, on September 27. The sale was notable for an...
Agri-Business
Ag students’ vineyard celebrates record harvest
The Royal Agricultural University (RAU) vineyard at Down Ampney has seen a record year with the largest amount of grapes...
Dairy
European dairy markets cool as drought fears dissipate
European dairy prices are coming under pressure just as UK farmers are entering the expensive winter housed period. Intervention stock...
Rural Life
Meet one of Austria’s beauty queens using tradition to promote farming
Beauty queens, wellies and dairy cows – not three words you’d expect in one sentence, but get out of Vienna...
Machinery
Auction report: Rooting for a bargain at this on-site sale
An on-site auction was held on behalf of WS & D Parker (having sold the farm to Harmer Farms, after...
Machinery
Auction report: A 'load' of bargains at this dispersal sale?
An on-site auction was held on behalf of WS & D Parker (having sold the farm to Harmer Farms, after...
Beef
Scotch beef to be showcased at St Andrew's Day dinner
Scotch Beef PGI is set to take centre table at the annual St Andrew’s Day dinner at the five-star Old...
Sheep
iTexel...are you ready for the future of sheep farming?
Next month’s iTexel conference will take place at the North Lakes Hotel, Penrith, on Saturday, November 17. The event aims...
Rural Life
Pics: Bale Art competition finalists revealed
You might think you’re seeing things if you came across a dozen 6ft sheep…but not in rural Scotland, where, if there’s...
Machinery
Auction report: Case IH, Fendt and John Deere tractors go under the hammer
An on-site auction was held on behalf of WS & D Parker at Fulmodeston, Norfolk on September 18 after the...
Agri-Business
How a farmer ended up with a shop in Vienna’s luxury shopping district
People told Georg Blochberger his idea to turn summer milk from his 50 cows into ice cream would never work....
Agri-Business
Agricultural research projects awarded £750,000 funding
Pioneering agricultural research into genetic resistance to TB and an electronic bovine disease diagnosis platform are among three projects in...
Agri-Business
Agricultural research projects awarded £750,000 funding
Pioneering agricultural research into genetic resistance to TB and an electronic bovine disease diagnosis platform are among three projects in...
Arable
Arable monitor farms gear up for winter while keeping costs down
Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) arable monitor farms across the country are gearing up to get a grip on-farm...
Arable
Latest research on pest and disease control in soft fruit to be revealed
The latest results of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) funded research on soft fruit, particularly looking at pest...
