Agri-Business
BVA appoints former farm vet as new president
Britain’s 17,000-member strong veterinary body has appointed a former farm vet as its new president. New British Veterinary Association (BVA)...
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Rural Life
Father and son who tried to fake TB test reactions convicted in court
A father and son from Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland, who attempted to alter TB test reactions, have been convicted on...
Rural Life
Cattle chaos: Livestock lorry overturns on US interstate
A large number of cattle escaped from the lorry they were travelling in when the vehicle overturned on a busy...
Agri-Business
Tulip's new chief executive ready to restore profits
Tulip’s new chief executive takes up the job with one core mission; to restore earnings in Danish Crown’s UK business...
Agri-Business
9,000ac Scottish borders estate hits the market at £19.5 million
One of the largest landowners in Scotland has announced today it will sell a further 9,000ac of forestry and agricultural...
Beef
3 new members join QMS board
Three new members, including a butcher, a female farmer and a pig marketing boss, have been appointed to the Quality Meat...
Agri Politics
MPs to start setting path of UK Agriculture Policy next week
Politicians are currently preparing to debate new legislation in the House of Commons during the Second Reading of the Agriculture...
N.Ireland
Pregnant ewe skinned and butchered in field
A farmer made the grisly discovery of one of his ewes skinned and butchered in a field yesterday morning (Sunday,...
N.Ireland
Pregnant ewe skinned and butchered in field
A farmer made the grisly discovery of one of his ewes skinned and butchered in a field yesterday morning (Sunday,...
Dairy
Calls for Government to protect school milk schemes post-Brexit
Dairy UK has called on the Government to safeguard the future of school milk schemes by committing to their long-term...
Machinery
Record year for JCB as sales turnover jumps 28%
JCB set new records for turnover and machine sales in 2017 as global markets continued to rebound strongly during the...
Sheep
Judges announced for winter supreme livestock event
Lancashire sheep farmer Thomas Binns has been announced that he will judge the Mule ewe lamb class at Borderway Agri-Expo,...
N.Ireland
Cow and calves killed in farm arson attack
A cow and two calves died in a farm shed fire which is thought to have been set alight deliberately...
N.Ireland
Cow and calves killed in farm arson attack
A cow and two calves died in a farm shed fire which is thought to have been set alight deliberately...
Machinery
Auction report: All aboard…on the ‘trail’ of a bargain?
Major ‘on-site’ machinery dispersal sale (auction) events are a relatively regular occurrence in the UK – thanks to the availability...
Agri-Business
Meeting: NZ consultant on making more from pasture
Farmers are invited to attend a free “Making More from Pasture” meeting being held in Orkney on Thursday, October 4....
Sheep
Focus on reproduction management in Shetland
Ensuring high fertility levels in suckler cows and selection of breeding rams are two of the subjects which will be...
Rural Life
'Bale Art' competition sees Scottish young farmers get creative
The annual Young Farmers’ bale art competition returns to fields across Scotland over the next week. With previous entries including...
