Machinery
Auction report: 'Best of the rest' from July sale at Cambridge
Monday, July 9, saw the latest monthly Cambridge Machinery Sales auction take place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale grounds in Sutton,...
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Sheep
Sir Bryner Jones Award: Meet Wales' most efficient sheep enterprise
A 700-ewe hill sheep farm has been picked for an award celebrating Wales’ most efficient and effective enterprises. As the...
Machinery
US machinery firm back in action after ‘major tornado’
Vermeer – a US company best known in farming circles for its hay and forage machinery – was hit by...
Agri-Business
Feeding Britain: Report says food regulations could be suspended in event of no deal
In the latest Feeding Britain Food Brexit Briefing, food policy specialists have urged the Government and the consuming public to...
Environment
Beavers released in Forest of Dean marks first in 400 years
A pair of Eurasian Beavers have been returned to the Forest of Dean on Tuesday (July 24) for the first time...
Rural Life
Royal Welsh: Defra Secretary hails the success of Welsh food and farming sector
Environment Secretary Michael Gove joined Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns at the Royal Welsh Show in Llanelwedd on Tuesday (July 24)...
Dairy
New Autumn Calving Index to be launched in August
A new Autumn Calving Index (£ACI) has been developed by AHDB Dairy to help producers breed cattle suited to autumn...
Rural Life
Meet the 9 young farmers jetting off thanks to a travel scholarship
Nine young farmers from across Wales have financially benefited from this year’s Gareth Raw Rees Memorial Travel Scholarship. A total...
Agri-Business
Royal Welsh silver medals awarded to 2 society stalwarts
A total of 12 honorary awards were presented on the Royal Welsh Agricultural Show – including two of the society’s esteemed...
Machinery
‘Mass production’ of newest Zetor design kicks off
During recent days, the first Zetor Major tractors to feature a “new design” came off the production line at Brno (Czech...
Machinery
Problems afoot for UK tractor ‘type-approvals’ after Brexit?
CEMA – the umbrella body representing the agricultural machinery manufacturing industry across Europe – has warned of the consequences of a ‘hard Brexit‘...
Agri-Business
Tesco launches cost of production contracts for its 160 British lamb farmers
Tesco is set to make a multi-million pound investment in the British lamb industry by introducing improved cost of production...
Agri-Business
First Minister: Unfettered access to EU paramount for Welsh farming
First Minister for Wales, Carwyn Jones stressed the importance of UK Brexit negotiations maintaining full market access to the EU...
Pig/Poultry
Just a few days left to nominate for the 2018 Chris Brant Award
There are just a few days left to make your nomination for this year’s National Pig Association (NPA) Chris Brant...
Rural Life
French farmers bring Tour de France to standstill with protest
Protesting French farmers brought the Tour de France to a temporary standstill earlier today, with bales of hay reportedly being...
Arable
Trials find Sulphur response lower than expected
Sulphur (S) experiments conducted on winter oilseed rape have revealed that current recommendations do not the significant uplift anticipated by...
N.Ireland
170 now signed up for land mobility in Northern Ireland
John McCallister, the man in charge of Northern Ireland’s Land Mobility Programme, says demand for the new service continues to...
N.Ireland
170 now signed up for land mobility in Northern Ireland
John McCallister, the man in charge of Northern Ireland’s Land Mobility Programme, says demand for the new service continues to...
