Agri-Business
New licensing procedures introduced for NI imports of British semen
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture has announced it will introduce new licensing procedures for importing bovine semen into the region...
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N.Ireland
Four cattle rescued from slurry tank in south Armagh
Four cattle were reportedly rescued from a slurry tank in south Armagh this morning (Thursday, October 18), according to local...
N.Ireland
Four cattle rescued from slurry tank in south Armagh
Four cattle were reportedly rescued from a slurry tank in south Armagh this morning (Thursday, October 18), according to local...
Beef
BSE: What does the Scottish outbreak mean for the industry?
Scotland’s first BSE case in a decade has come as a shock to the entire industry; however, the consensus among...
Machinery
Lemken reaffirms its commitment to crop sprayers
Despite the recent self-confessed doubts about the future of chemical weed control, Lemken still felt the need to update and...
Machinery
40 wheels on the wagon and the Fendt’s still pulling along
Bringing a silage crop in from the fields has usually relied on one tractor with one trailer (or maybe two...
Machinery
Pint-sized Italian hybrid gets a battery boost
The Carraro company of Northern Italy is best known for its axles and transmissions, which may be found in a...
Machinery
Polish ‘bear’ to dance with the Czechs?
The future of Ursus (which means ‘bear’ in Polish) was brought into question recently when the Polish company issued a...
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,...
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),...
