Sheep
The search is on for the 'Scotch Lamb Butcher of the Year'
The search is on to find a top butcher with the skills and passion worthy of being crowned the “Scotch...
Latest Stories
Sheep
Maximising lamb production from grass based systems
Making the most of grass will be the key topic of discussion at the AgriSearch ‘Flock health and grassland walks’...
Sheep
Which English area is ‘top of the flocks?'
More than 15 million sheep graze the English countryside and as Love Lamb Week begins, data has revealed the top...
Agri Politics
Countryside Alliance reveals its 5-point post-Brexit aims
The Countryside Alliance has outlined what it believes should be the key aspects in a new British agricultural policy to...
Rural Life
Industry call for consumers to make Scotch Lamb the 'natural choice' for midweek meals
An industry-led lamb campaign is challenging consumers to reinvent their midweek meals and let Scottish lamb take pride of place...
Arable
UK flour trade likely to be hit even in event of an EU trade deal
A new report published by the Agriculture Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) scrutinises the future of the UK milling and malting...
Rural Life
Farmer urges others to 'take heed' when mixing slurry
One Argyll farmer has attempted to highlight the dangers of the extremely poisonous ‘silent killer’ that is hydrogen sulphide. A video...
Environment
Farmers fined over £2,000 for pollution to waterway
Three Coleraine farmers were convicted at Coleraine Magistrates Court on Friday (September 7) for causing two separate discharges of silage...
Rural Life
Scottish farmers urged to 'make safety a priority'
Farm Safety Partnership Scotland (FSPS) turns its focus on Scotland’s farm safety record which continues to be one of the poorest...
Rural Life
Farmers urged consider succession planning now
The North Ayrshire Monitor farm meeting taking place on September 12 will focus on the important but sometimes sensitive subject...
Sheep
Farmers urged to get behind scotch lamb campaign
Farmers attending this week’s sheep sales at United Auctions Stirling will have the opportunity to support the Love Lamb Week...
Dairy
Calves with company found to grow the best
Calves housed in groups with computerised feeding perform better than those kept penned individually, according to animal nutritionists. Less work,...
Arable
7 first-choice newcomers on Forage Maize and Biogas Maize Descriptive Lists
Seven new first-choice varieties have been added to the British Society of Plant Breeder’s 2019 Forage Maize Descriptive Lists (DL),...
Pig/Poultry
UK research team leads international fight against African Swine Fever
Pioneering research by a team of UK researchers has helped to provide two of the world’s best hopes of a...
Agri-Business
Potato growers urged to put as much energy into storage as growth
Potato growers are being advised to put as much effort into storage planning as they do into the rest of...
Rural Life
Barn containing 1,500t of silage and 200 bales goes ablaze
A large barn went on fire in rural Lancashire last night (Thursday, September 6), resulting in 60 firefighters being called in...
Agri-Business
Report warns 'bartering away' food standards risks hormone beef imports
A new report by food policy experts shows that if the UK’s food standards were weakened in exchange, for example,...
Machinery
New flagship telehandler from MF (or should that be Bobcat?)
Massey Ferguson has extended its range of five telehandlers with a new flagship model – the TH.8043. It’s worth noting...
