Agri-Business
High-achieving trio joins D&R board of directors
Rural surveying firm Davidson & Robertson (D&R) has appointed three new directors in a bid to expand the breadth of...
Latest Stories
Agri-Business
British Blackcurrant growers finish harvest at 12,000t
As the British blackcurrant season comes to a close the growers’ association, the Blackcurrant Foundation says this season the crop...
Agri-Business
Welsh farmers urged to speak out over 'souped-up Glastir payments'
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) is urging all those with an interest in the survival of the Welsh rural...
Sheep
Breed record smashed at Carlisle Beltex sale
This year’s Beltex Premier Sale in Carlisle saw a top bid of 65,000gns lead the trade and set a new...
Pig/Poultry
Bird flu confirmed on Russian 500,000-bird farm
Russian authorities have confirmed an outbreak of avian influenza on a 500,000-bird commercial farm in Kostromskaya, a region to the...
Rural Life
Police warn motorists to ‘expect the unexpected’ on rural roads
Police have warned motorists to “expect the unexpected” following an incident involving a car and farm machinery near Malton, North...
Agri-Business
Adama appoints new UK herbicides manager
Adama Agricultural Solutions UK has announced the appointment of Dr. Alison Hall as its new product manager for herbicides. The...
Dairy
New DeLaval rotary for Irish and UK farmers
Founded in Sweden over 135 years ago, DeLaval has grown to become a market leader in milking equipment and technology....
N.Ireland
Land Cruiser and trailer stolen in farmyard raid
An appeal for information has been launched after a new Toyota Land Cruiser was stolen from a farmyard in Co....
N.Ireland
Land Cruiser and trailer stolen in farmyard raid
An appeal for information has been launched after a new Toyota Land Cruiser was stolen from a farmyard in Co....
Arable
A third of fruit and veg crop 'too ugly' to sell
More than one-third of farmed fruit and vegetables never reaches supermarket shelves because they are misshapen or the wrong size,...
Rural Life
ATM ripped from shop wall using stolen telehandler
Detectives in England are appealing for witnesses to come forward after an ATM cashpoint in a small town was ripped...
Pig/Poultry
Third African Swine Fever outbreak in China as disease spreads
A third African Swine Fever outbreak has been confirmed in China as the disease continues to spread through one of...
N.Ireland
Youth injured by a falling sheep on Mourne Mountains
A youth was injured while out walking on the Mourne Mountains, Co. Down, when a sheep landed on the young...
Agri-Business
Dale Farm workers prepare to strike over pay
Maintenance workers at three Dale Farm sites have voted to strike over a pay claim, union leaders say. It comes...
Dairy
New Holstein sires bring new opportunities to breeders
A new wave of young Holstein sires is presenting unprecedented breeding opportunities, according to genetic evaluations by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development...
Dairy
Severe weather events to slow global milk production growth
The impacts of the dry, hot weather in Europe and Australia showed in global milk supplies in June, according to...
Machinery
Auction report: John Deere highlights from latest Cambridge sale
Monday, August 6, saw the latest monthly Cambridge Machinery Sales auction take place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale grounds in Sutton,...
