N.Ireland
Farming union urges politicians to back radical livestock worrying proposals
The Ulster Farmers’ Union is calling on local politicians to back proposals, recommended by the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC),...
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Agri-Business
Fox: 'Categorically untrue' food standards will be lowered post-Brexit
International Trade Secretary Liam Fox has rubbished claims food and farming standards will be lowered as the UK leaves the European...
Dairy
How one dairy farmer went from an employee to farm manager and business partner
LIC (Livestock Improvement Corporation), the New Zealand farmer-owned co-operative, held its Pasture to Profit Conference 2018 in Birmingham yesterday, October...
Agri-Business
Scottish farmers to receive £5.7 million reimbursement of EU crisis fund
Scottish farmers are to receive a combined £5.7 million in reimbursement payments from the European Commission this week. Payments under the...
Agri Politics
NFU officially unveils new London base
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has officially opened its new and improved base in the heart of Westminster to ensure...
Machinery
90 years and rolling since Europe’s first pneumatic tractor tyre
Continental claims to have launched the first pneumatic tractor tyre in Europe – back in 1928. As a result, it’s...
Dairy
First Milk to introduce major changes to members' payment system
First Milk has today announced a series of changes to its capital structure that will see the introduction of a...
Machinery
Tractor and combine sales remain ‘solid’ in the US, but Canada fares worse
September brought yet another “solid month” in terms of US (new) tractor and combine harvester sales. That’s according to the...
Machinery
Concerns mount over ‘protectionism’ in Russian machinery market
The VDMA – a German-based organisation representing the mechanical engineering industry – is reportedly concerned about protectionism in the Russian...
Agri-Business
LIC Pasture to Profit 2018: 'Control the controllable when it comes to your soil'
LIC (Livestock Improvement Corporation), the New Zealand farmer-owned co-operative, held its Pasture to Profit Conference 2018 in Birmingham yesterday, October...
Machinery
Are powered trailers the new four-wheel-drive?
The Nordic countries have a long and proud tradition of using the tractor to power the axles of trailers in...
Machinery
Lemken: New metal from a ‘golden oldie’
Lemken has extended the flexibility of its power harrows by developing a coulter bar unit, which is mounted via a...
Machinery
Major accolade for Massey Ferguson’s French tractor factory
Martin Richenhagen (pictured below), chairman, president and CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of AGCO Corporation, has been named a Chevalier (Knight)...
Machinery
Talk nicely to your loader! Here’s how…
Communication, we are told, is the key to every good relationship. Quicke has made that task a great deal easier...
Agri-Business
UFU among 21 NI industry bodies writing to May over Brexit labour concerns
Farming organisations are among a group of 21 Northern Ireland business organisations who have penned a letter to the Prime...
Agri-Business
Could you have what it takes to win the 2018 Wales Livestock Champion Award?
NFU Cymru and NFU Mutual are launching the search to find the best livestock person working within the agricultural industry...
Machinery
New tractor sales decline across Europe, but there’s a twist
The first half of 2018 saw tractor registrations in Europe decrease by around 5% compared to the first half of...
Machinery
Bale-shredding machine chops ‘5 times faster than a diet feeder’
According to Blaney, its Bale Shredder has been designed to save time and money when feeding and bedding livestock –...
