Rural Life
1,500 reports of animals caught in litter last year
Shocking figures released as part of a new campaign launched today (November 30) to crack down on littering have laid...
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Pig/Poultry
Report shows 8% increase in cost of UK pig meat production
The costs of pig meat production in rose 17 European countries during 2017 according to a new report produced by...
Machinery
John Deere ‘scales’ new heights with its latest model
Manufacturers are always looking to come up with new ideas to help them stand out from the crowd at shows,...
Beef
Bayer cuts 12,000 staff as it exits animal health business
A recent statement issued from Bayer has announced that the company intends to exit the animal health business in what...
Machinery
Reseeding by over-seeding is the vision of Vredo
The new year will see LAMMA 2019 take place at the NEC in Birmingham. With just a couple of months...
Agri-Business
BASIS to launch qualifications to enhance soil quality
With the Agriculture Bill set to reward farmers for ‘public goods’, such as healthy soils, BASIS is preparing to launch...
Machinery
Claas takes its tractors out to the front line
This year Claas decided to give the National Ploughing Championships a miss and concentrate instead on taking its tractors on...
Machinery
Kubota swells the ranks of the middle class
Kubota long ago put to rest the idea that the Japanese can’t make ‘proper’ tractors and its assault on the...
Agri-Business
'Government must commit to a new Enterprising Countryside Charter' - CLA
The CLA is calling for Government to commit to a new Enterprising Countryside Charter as 500 of its farmers and...
Agri-Business
Vet Wellbeing Awards: Last chance to nominate your Practice Stars
The deadline for submissions to the joint Mind Matters Initiative (MMI) and Society of Practising Veterinary Surgeons (SPVS) Vet Wellbeing...
Dairy
Holstein UK announces 2019 National Holstein Show Judge
Holstein UK has unveiled the judge for its 2019 National Holstein Show at UK Dairy Day. Renown Swiss breeder Patrick Ruttimann,...
Beef
Sweet victory at Royal Welsh Winter Fair as ICandy clinches beef championship
The two-day Royal Welsh Winter Fair which took place on 26 and 27 November 2018 turned into a triumph for the Limousin...
Arable
New ELM schemes must drive productivity in the arable sector - NFU
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has today stressed the need for future Environmental and Land Management (ELM) schemes to be...
Rural Life
Tiny live calf born in the US weighing just 4.5kg
A tiny calf, weighing just 4.5kg, was born in the US in recent days, appropriately named “Lil’ Bill” by the...
Agri-Business
UK competition watchdog probes Lakeland LacPatrick merger
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in the UK has announced that it is investigating the proposed merger of Lakeland...
Agri-Business
UK competition watchdog probes Lakeland LacPatrick merger
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in the UK has announced that it is investigating the proposed merger of Lakeland...
Agri-Business
UK competition watchdog probes Lakeland LacPatrick merger
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in the UK has announced that it is investigating the proposed merger of Lakeland...
Rural Life
Star JB backs campaign to get young people into farming
Northern Ireland millennials don’t view farming as a desirable career, despite over half saying they want to work with animals,...
