Rural Life
Farmers urged to attend Welsh farm safety event
In the last 10 years, 388 farmers, family members or farm workers have been killed on British farms with 38...
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Arable
Straw prices up £45/t as pressure builds on supplies
Straw prices have soared to record-breaking highs as the summer drought continues to put a squeeze on availability. The latest...
Machinery
Auction report: ‘Best of the rest’ from latest Cambridge sale
Monday, August 6, saw the latest monthly Cambridge Machinery Sales auction take place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale grounds in Sutton,...
Arable
Barley calculator to give growers greater insight into hybrid varieties
Winter barley growers, that are considering switching to growing a hybrid, can now gain a greater insight into the potential...
Arable
Harvest survey launched to assess arable crop yields
A nationwide harvest survey has been launched to assess the impact of another year of volatility on arable crops. A...
Beef
Bull fertility tops agenda at Borders Monitor Farm meeting
Bull fertility will be among the key topics discussed at the upcoming meeting of the Borders Monitor Farm on Wednesday,...
Beef
Scottish dairy-sired calf registrations down 2.7% on 5-year average
Provisional calf registration data for Scotland for the first half of 2018 showed an overall decline of 1.6% compared with...
Dairy
Almost two-thirds of Dale Farm suppliers manage 3p/L bonus
Northern Ireland’s largest milk processor, Dale Farm, has seen a significant boost in its supply despite the difficult summer. The...
Dairy
Almost two-thirds of Dale Farm suppliers manage 3p/L bonus
Northern Ireland’s largest milk processor, Dale Farm, has seen a significant boost in its supply despite the difficult summer. The...
N.Ireland
No-deal Brexit ‘potentially devastating’ to UK’s livestock sectors
A ‘no-deal’ Brexit would have “unthinkable consequences” for the thousands of UK livestock farms, three of the industry’s main unions...
N.Ireland
No-deal Brexit ‘potentially devastating’ to UK’s livestock sectors
A ‘no-deal’ Brexit would have “unthinkable consequences” for the thousands of UK livestock farms, three of the industry’s main unions...
Dairy
UK cull cow slaughter numbers increase as drought crunches
Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) estimates for cull cow slaughterings have increased significantly since the end of June, having...
Beef
No-deal Brexit 'potentially devastating' to UK's livestock sectors
A ‘no-deal’ Brexit would have “unthinkable consequences” for the thousands of UK livestock farms, three of the industry’s main unions...
Agri-Business
Quirky dairy campaign keeps millennials on-side
A quirky £1.2 million industry campaign to remind millennials of their love of dairy resulted in an 11% drop in...
Agri-Business
Podcaster to discuss profitable pasture at Shetland monitor farm meeting
A farm consultant turned podcaster is set to discuss forage crops and pasture management at the next Shetland monitor farm...
Pig/Poultry
UK launches fact-finding mission for British pork exports to Mexico
Opportunities for exporting pork to Mexico will be explored when the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) arrives in the...
Pig/Poultry
2 new recruits join AHDB’s pork team
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has recruited two new members of staff to complete the pork knowledge transfer...
Arable
Dramatic variation in East Midlands harvest
Early indications from this year’s harvest suggest farmers fortunes have varied dramatically across the East Midlands, after the last remaining...
