Arable
West provides research focus for UK’s number one wheat disease
Increased difficulty controlling the UK’s number one wheat disease is prompting crop protection experts, Syngenta, to focus extra research effort...
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Rural Life
NFUS shows £190,000 spending increase in 2018
Latest accounts have shown NFU Scotland’s coffers increased despite spending increasing by more than £190,000 over the last year. Publication...
Agri-Business
New immigration rules risk no vets in abattoirs, warns BVA
It is essential that vets are included in Government plans to scrap the cap on skilled workers from the EU...
Agri-Business
SNP budget is a 'kick in the teeth' for rural communities
The Scottish National Party has been accused of failing to support the rural economy with its swingeing cuts to the...
Agri-Business
How much could being a bad boss be costing you?
Farmers at a recent AHDB Hereford Monitor Farm meeting were warned that the costs of replacing a staff member could...
Sheep
Structural changes at the NSA as association prepares for Brexit
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has made changes to the staffing structure at head office in Malvern, Worcestershire – and...
Machinery
Auction report: Drizzle deters some, but not all, Deere hunters
Monday, December 3, saw the latest monthly Cambridge Machinery Sales auction take place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale grounds in Sutton,...
Environment
NFU magazine goes potty for peels in a bid to go green
Boiled, mashed, baked or fried…it’s well known that the versatile spud has a wide range of uses. But now one more...
Environment
Green watchdog will support farmers to care for the environment, says CLA
A new green watchdog to hold the Government to account will help to prevent damage to the environment through Brexit...
Agri-Business
'Responsible innovation' key to smart farming
Responsible innovation that considers the wider impacts on society is key to smart farming, according to academics at the University...
Agri-Business
Owner of TB affected herd ordered to pay over £34,000 for illegal movements
A Staffordshire livestock owner who illegally moved cattle while his holding was under bovine TB restrictions has been ordered to...
Machinery
US tractor and combine sales remain ‘positive’ through 2018
Up to the end of November, year-to-date figures show that sales of new tractors in the US remain “positive”. That’s according...
Agri-Business
Welsh red meat producers take on capital markets
A group of Welsh red meat suppliers have taken part in a London retail ‘bootcamp’ to understand how to take...
Machinery
Auction report: Checking in with Cambridge, in ‘case’ there’s a bargain…
Monday, December 3, saw the latest monthly Cambridge Machinery Sales auction take place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale grounds in Sutton,...
Rural Life
600 schools enter NFU’s first national education competition
Nearly 600 primary schools, all vying for the prize of having their school turned into a farm for the day,...
Machinery
Auction report: Old-school MFs go under the hammer in Cambridge
Monday, December 3, saw the latest monthly Cambridge Machinery Sales auction take place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale grounds in Sutton,...
Machinery
Auction report: Flurry of Fords in search of buyers at rain-sodden sale
Monday, December 3, saw the latest monthly Cambridge Machinery Sales auction take place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale grounds in Sutton,...
Arable
Potato sales rise to 2.2m tonnes amid AHDB campaign success
UK shoppers bought 3% more fresh potatoes this year compared to 2015, according to the latest data analysis. The figures...
