N.Ireland
DAERA launches consultation on post-Brexit agricultural policy for Northern Ireland
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is to engage with the wider farming, food and environmental sectors...
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N.Ireland
DAERA launches consultation on post-Brexit agricultural policy for Northern Ireland
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is to engage with the wider farming, food and environmental sectors...
Dairy
37ac solar farm powering Dale Farm’s cheddar cheese plant
Dale Farm has launched the largest ‘self-consumption’ solar farm in Ireland at its cheese processing facility in Co. Tyrone. The...
Dairy
37ac solar farm powering Dale Farm’s cheddar cheese plant
Dale Farm has launched the largest ‘self-consumption’ solar farm in Ireland at its cheese processing facility in Co. Tyrone. The...
Machinery
Auctioneer at massive monthly machinery sale ‘moves up’
Joe Page from Cheffins’ Cambridge Machinery Sales has been promoted. According to the company he is now an ‘Associate’. Joe (pictured...
Machinery
Deere to acquire sprayer and planter manufacturer
Deere & Company has signed a “definitive agreement” to acquire PLA, a privately-held manufacturer of sprayers, planters and specialty products...
Machinery
Flagship 'IDEAL' combine notches up awards, but will it sell?
AGCO – in the guise of Massey Ferguson and Fendt on this occasion – has been presented with a ‘Red Dot:...
Environment
Rural support for green watchdog - but warnings to drop the complexity
Rural land managers have warned that to deliver for the environment successfully, any new ‘green watchdog’ must not add extra...
Machinery
Landini partners with Topcon…to give its tractors a better ‘steer’
A choice of hands-free guidance solutions for Landini tractors – from a simple steering wheel drive-unit to a fully-integrated system...
Machinery
‘World’s highest capacity combines’ get more clever
New Holland’s new CR Revelation combine range apparently takes automation “to a new level”. It comes with an award-winning ‘IntelliSense’...
Machinery
‘Management of vehicle paths is the key to reducing field damage’
“Management of vehicle paths is the key to compaction reduction.” That was the message emanating from a recent Case IH...
Dairy
Milk to feed price ratio tracks below 5-year average
After hitting a record high in October 2017, the milk to feed price ratio (MFPR) has been in decline ever...
Dairy
First robotic milking dairy farm to join Farm Excellence Programme
Two dairy units with very different approaches to milking have been added to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB)...
N.Ireland
Farmers For Action walk out of Ammonia Stakeholder Forum
A Northern Ireland farm lobby group has said that a number of “intolerable” issues and “lack of independent advice” have caused...
Government
New drone regulations under discussion...what's being weighed up?
Soon to be made official drone regulations could see users required to formally file flight plans in advance and even include...
Environment
Northern Ireland Environmental Farming Scheme inspections underway
Inspections for Northern Ireland’s Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) farms are about to begin. Participants will have already claimed for the...
Arable
Half a million boost for nitrogen and sulphur cereals research
Two new AHDB cereals research projects on nitrogen (N) and sulphur (S) management in oats and wheat have been bolstered...
Agri-Business
Fane Valley Group appoint latest recruit
Major farmer-owned co-operative Fane Valley Group has appointed a new health and safety manager. Hannah Chapman will join the major food producer...
