N.Ireland
DAERA launches 2019 Postgraduate Research Competition
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced the opening of the annual Postgraduate Studentship competition for...
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N.Ireland
DAERA launches 2019 Postgraduate Research Competition
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced the opening of the annual Postgraduate Studentship competition for...
Sheep
Welsh Lamb pleases Parisian palates
A promotional push by Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) and French retailers has been well received, with...
Beef
Harper Adams to host sheep and cattle health day
Five scientists from the Moredun Research Institute will be at Harper Adams University College on Tuesday, January 8 to provide...
Agri-Business
Nuffield scholar urges farmers to consider viability without antibiotics
A Nuffield scholar with a specialism in the pork industry has urged policymakers to encourage ‘optimisation’ of antibiotics rather than...
Beef
Farmers advised to stay vigilant on liver fluke
The Welsh livestock sector is being warned not to assume that 2018’s hot summer will make liver fluke less of...
Agri-Business
ABP’s Olleco on shortlist for Davos Sustainability Award
The renewables division of beef and lamb processing company ABP has been shortlisted for a prestigious “Circular” sustainability award for...
Agri-Business
Planet strikes deal with BASF to provide daily monitoring for European farmers
Planet, an integrated aerospace and data analytics company, and BASF today announced a commercial deal to deliver satellite imagery and...
Agri-Business
1.4m more shoppers intend to trade up to Red Tractor following TV campaign
The number of primary shoppers who say they will trade up and buy Red Tractor food instead of cheaper alternatives...
Arable
New AHDB contact for arable farmers in North West
Michelle Nuttall has joined AHDB as a new arable knowledge exchange manager for the North West. Covering the counties of...
Rural Life
Rural groups take next step in legal bid to challenge shooting ban
Three of the UK’s leading rural organisations have launched the next stage of their legal action against Natural Resources Wales’...
N.Ireland
20 cattle stolen in central Armagh mid-week
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is investigating the theft of a number of cattle in Co. Armagh during...
Agri-Business
So you've reviewed your machinery...what next?
In April 2018, AHDB reported that UK farms were spending too much on machinery, according to a review of machinery...
Dairy
New figures show NI dairy has slashed emissions as production surges
Northern Ireland dairy has seen a 50% increase in production since 1990. However, over the same period, the industry has...
Dairy
New figures show NI dairy has slashed emissions as production surges
Northern Ireland dairy has seen a 50% increase in production since 1990. However, over the same period, the industry has...
Dairy
New figures show NI dairy has slashed emissions as production surges
Northern Ireland dairy has seen a 50% increase in production since 1990. However, over the same period, the industry has...
Beef
Prices offer mixed picture for Scots livestock producers this Christmas
Scottish livestock farmers and crofters are facing mixed fortunes of farmgate prices as consumers prepare for the festive season. The...
Dairy
Winter Fair: Crowds flock to NI’s flagship dairy show
Thousands of farmers have made their way through the doors of this year’s Royal Ulster Winter Fair – with this year...
