Beef
Next round of ‘Meat the Market’ events announced
Sheep and beef farmers around Scotland are invited to attend a series of three meetings to help them boost their...
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Pig/Poultry
European pig prices down 7% as global factors rock the market
The current state of the pig meat market highlighted in the latest market commentary from Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) shows...
Machinery
Drive your tractor with a tablet – manned or unmanned
Production versions of ‘autonomous’ tractors from Yanmar are due to hit the market shortly. Advanced technology is central to the...
Machinery
John Deere and Kramp embark on major European deal
Kramp and John Deere are now expanding their “strategic partnership” into France, Poland, Portugal and Spain. Other European countries will...
Rural Life
'FaceTime a Farmer' wins 2-year sponsorship deal
FaceTime a Farmer – an innovative project connecting school children with real commercial farmers – has won its one of...
N.Ireland
Police appeal for information following trailer theft
An appeal for information has been launched by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) in relation to a stolen...
Agri-Business
BASF increases sales but sees earnings drop 14% on same quarter in 2017
Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) dived by 14% at BASF year-on-year last quarter despite an 8% rise in revenue....
Arable
Autumn light spot leaf forecast for GB unveiled
The autumn light leaf spot preliminary forecast, published this week, shows that this year the disease risk to winter oilseed...
Rural Life
NFYFC motion of no confidence voted down at council
Council members have overwhelmingly voted down a motion of no confidence in the National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs’ Board...
Arable
Could underground farms be the polytunnels of the future
University of Nottingham academics are exploring a new concept for underground farms as an alternative approach to large-scale crop production,...
Beef
European Parliament adopts plans to limit the use of antibiotics on farms
The European Parliament has adopted plans today (Thursday, October 25) to limit the use of antibiotics on farms in order...
Dairy
US milk production climbs by 1.5% in September
Milk production in the 23 major states in the US during September rose by 1.5% compared to the same month...
Agri-Business
Arla joins UK and European farmers' call to avoid 'no-deal' Brexit
Arla Foods has joined farmer organisations from across the UK and several other EU countries to call for politicians to...
Dairy
Arla to hold milk price but warns of reducing commodity prices
Arla Foods’ conventional milk price will be unchanged for November 2018, with the UK manufacturing price remaining at 32.47p/L. However,...
Arable
Batters: Workforce uncertainty is crippling horticultural businesses
NFU president Minette Batters has reiterated the importance of access to a competent and flexible workforce for the horticultural sector,...
Dairy
First Milk Responsible Farming Awards winners announced
First Milk members who have demonstrated excellence have been recognised through the British farmer-owned dairy co-operative’s inaugural Responsible Farming Awards. The...
Machinery
Amazone to ‘take over’ a fellow manufacturer, but which one?
Well-known German machinery manufacturer Amazone is to acquire a hoe-type product line from Schmotzer (Maschinenfabrik Schmotzer GmbH). The development will...
Machinery
Inspired by the Irish? New twist on tractor-mounted jack
Dutch publication Mechaman.nl reports that Italian Claas dealer AgriNord is working to perfect a tractor-mounted jack that can lift the tractor’s rear wheels...
