Beef
Diseased cattle compensation rates announced for October
Compensation rates for cattle infected with Bovine TB, BSE, Brucellosis and Enzootic Bovine Leukosis have been announced for the month...
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Agri-Business
8 key factors that set top-performing farms apart
Eight key factors have been identified by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) as setting top-performing farms apart from...
Environment
9 sightings of invasive Asian hornet recorded in UK
To date, there have been nine confirmed sightings of the Asian hornet in England and five nests have been destroyed,...
N.Ireland
Loughry CAFRE students set off stateside
Each year students at Northern Ireland’s CAFRE colleges are given the opportunity to compete for a place to study in...
Government
RCVS accepts APHA proposals on certification support officers
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has outlined its stance in accepting Defra’s Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA)...
Machinery
Auction report: Combines and handlers go under the hammer
Major ‘on-site’ machinery dispersal sale (auction) events are a relatively regular occurrence in the UK – thanks to the availability...
Beef
'Never a more important time' for unity among Welsh meat stakeholders
Future Welsh Government policy must ensure the continued supply of a critical mass of top-quality PGI Welsh Beef and Lamb,...
Machinery
ArmaTrac gets a ‘spring’ in its step at the Irish ‘Ploughing’
Indian company Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M) is on a mission; it makes no bones about it. Pawan Goenka, the managing...
N.Ireland
'Resource usage will double by 2050': Sustainability key for European dairy
Dairy sector leaders from across Europe and Northern Ireland gathered today (Thursday, September 27) to discuss the future sustainability of...
Dairy
Assembly samples Welsh finest to celebrate School Milk Day
Assembly Members were presented with Welsh milk provided by a local farmer as part of this year’s World School Milk...
Rural Life
Car passenger airlifted to hospital following tractor crash
A man and a woman needed hospital treatment after their car was involved in a collision with a tractor in...
Machinery
34ft-wide Tanco silage mower spotted during field-tests
A new 34ft-wide mowing rig – comprising twin Tanco mowers at the rear and a fully-mounted unit up front –...
Rural Life
Young farmers chosen for Lord Mayor's Show line-up
Eight young farmers have been chosen to represent British food and farming in what is claimed to be “one of...
Agri Politics
NFU Scotland seeks members' views on AHDB consultation
NFU Scotland is consulting members on their views of AHDB as the UK Government examines the continuing need for the...
Rural Life
Tributes paid to former RCVS president Brian Singleton
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has paid tribute to Brian Singleton who served as president of the RCVS...
Grass
New forage measures secured for livestock farmers
Farmers affected by this summer’s dry weather will be able to avail of new fodder measures secured by the UK...
Machinery
Auction report: Collection of classic MFs changes hands
An auction involving a very noteworthy collection of classic/vintage tractors was held in Campsea Ashe, Suffolk, (England) on Saturday, September...
Dairy
Fancy some farm-fresh milk…from a vending machine?
Fancy selling fresh milk straight from a farm – through a vending machine? That’s exactly what one English farm has...
