Agri-Business
Welsh nuclear firm offers local farmers short of winter fodder free bales
A Welsh nuclear energy firm is offering a helping hand to farmers on Anglesey who are short of winter fodder...
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Machinery
NI farm machinery firm creates 34 jobs while investing £4 million in factory
Northern Irish machinery implements manufacturer Fleming Agri Products has announced it will take on 34 new staff as it makes...
Rural Life
Cornish farmer banned for life after animals were found 'drowning in muck'
A Cornwall farmer responsible for one of the worst cases of animal neglect seen by a judge has been banned...
N.Ireland
NI farm machinery firm creates 34 jobs while investing £4 million in factory
Northern Irish machinery implements manufacturer Fleming Agri Products has announced it will take on 34 new staff as it makes...
Agri-Business
Yorkshire couple banned from selling farm machinery
The East Riding couple behind QF Tractors has been banned from selling tractors and agricultural machinery to members of the public...
N.Ireland
Faked TB test puts reputation of 'entire cattle industry at risk'
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has weighed in on Northern Ireland’s first ever TB fraud conviction, describing the incident as the...
Dairy
What impact will the hot summer have had on your cows' feet?
The hot, dry weather of the summer and lower than normal feed quality have the potential to cause greater lameness...
Rural Life
Farmers urged to take care on World Mental Health Day
Farmers across the UK have been reminded to speak to those around them and to avoid bottling up their feelings...
Machinery
Baling and wrapping: So good they chopped it twice…
Czech outlet Agroportal24h reports that a Dutch contractor – Ronald Bos BV – is using an additional (front-mounted) chopping system when making silage...
Sheep
2 farmers wanted to help shape the future of the UK's sheep industry
Two farmer representatives from England and one from Wales are sought for SHAWG, a sheep industry group, to help shape the...
Arable
2018 one of the lowest risk years for wheat bulb fly recorded
This year has been one of the lowest-risk years for wheat bulb fly since monitoring began, according to the final...
Arable
New guide launched to help growers test for PCN
AHDB Potatoes has launched a new guide to help growers test for Potato Cyst Nematode (PCN) – a pest that...
Agri-Business
Yorkshire ag college launches £650,000 precision farming training project
A Yorkshire agricultural college has launched a £650,000 project to train a generation of tech-savvy precision farming pioneers. Bishop Burton College,...
Machinery
20,000th loader rolls off the line at Tobroco-Giant
Tobroco-Giant has produced the 20,000th machine at its factory in Oisterwijk (the Netherlands). The machine in question is a D337T...
Beef
Limousin Society to double number of genetic evaluations
The British Limousin Cattle Society has announced it will double the number of genetic evaluations it carries out each year...
Machinery
Kuhn to take over French sprayer manufacturer Artec
Kuhn has announced that it has “signed an agreement to purchase all of the outstanding shares” of Artec – a...
Agri-Business
Difficult year sees major shifts in Scottish farming
Poor weather affected the output of Scottish agriculture over the past year. According to the latest official data, sheep and...
Machinery
Bredal is building a new spreader test centre
Danish company Bredal – best known for its high-capacity, trailed fertiliser spreaders – has started work on a new ‘test...
