Environment
Farm 'green schemes' rejuvenate NI bird populations
Three key farmland bird species have increased in numbers over a five-year period in response to agri-environmental schemes (AES), according...
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Agri-Business
East of England prize pot doubled for supreme cattle champion
A new incentive to encourage breeding for beef will be introduced at this year’s East of England Winter Stock Festival....
Dairy
Scottish dairy research recognised for the global impact
Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) has been recognised for the global impact of its dairy research by a leading scientific journal...
Machinery
Auction report: 'Classic' Fords fire up the punters
Saturday, August 18, saw the latest Cheffins Harrogate Vintage Sale (auction) take place at Great Yorkshire Showground. The tractors on...
Rural Life
Event aims to introduce newcomers to hunting
An upcoming event aims to introduce new faces to the hunting field and to encourage people to give it a...
Arable
Certis appoints new potato product manager
Crop protection firm Certis has welcomed recently-appointed UK potato product manager Nick Badger to its business. Badger has worked in previous...
Environment
Northern Irish sunflower crop becomes surprise regional attraction
When Portglenone farmer Damien Mc Allister was sowing a pollinator strip as part of an environmental scheme, he certainly didn’t think...
Dairy
80% of cow health problems linked to dry cow management
Dairy farmers are being reminded of the important role of dry cow management, in particular nutrition, when looking to secure...
Machinery
Auction report: Hammer falls on mothballed and mint MFs
Saturday, August 18, saw the latest Cheffins Harrogate Vintage Sale (auction) take place at Great Yorkshire Showground. The tractors on...
Agri-Business
Mixed response on loan support for Welsh farm businesses
A new loan facility to help Welsh farmers who won’t receive their BPS payment on day one has been met...
Rural Life
30 farmers scale Snowdon for worthy charities
A team of 30 dedicated staff and members of the Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) have recently succeeded in scaling...
Dairy
5 reasons to go to UK Dairy Day 2018
The countdown is on with less than one month to go until UK Dairy Day 2018 – the UK’s annual...
Beef
Proactive management is key focus for Downpatrick farm walk
Proactive management in dealing with grass shortages will be the key discussion point at an upcoming farm walk, to be...
Opinion
'Keyboard warriors...it's time to cut us farmers some slack'
By George Minish, guest columnist Now, I am not an educated man by any means. I only went to school...
Arable
Harper Adams harvest...with no drivers?
The Hands Free Hectare team at Harper Adams has successfully harvested its second crop using its self-drive combine harvester and...
Agri-Business
Bayer comes out swinging at glyphosate court verdict
Pharmaceutical giant Bayer – the new owner of Monsanto and the glyphosate weedkiller – has come out swinging following the...
Machinery
Fendt to fight for a chunk of ‘combi’ baler-wrapper sales
After a long and seemingly challenging period of integration, we are beginning to see some definite answers as to just...
Beef
Breeding for calving ease at renowned Dorcas Charolais herd
The National Beef Association (NBA) Midlands branch has announced it will host its next farm walk at a 300-strong Charolais...
