Machinery
Kuhn to take over French sprayer manufacturer Artec
Kuhn has announced that it has “signed an agreement to purchase all of the outstanding shares” of Artec – a...
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Agri-Business
Difficult year sees major shifts in Scottish farming
Poor weather affected the output of Scottish agriculture over the past year. According to the latest official data, sheep and...
Machinery
Bredal is building a new spreader test centre
Danish company Bredal – best known for its high-capacity, trailed fertiliser spreaders – has started work on a new ‘test...
Agri-Business
Brexit 'perfect time' for Government to address long-standing farm tenancy issues
The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) is calling for the Government to use Brexit as the “perfect time” to bring forward...
Agri-Business
British organic sector calls for clearer Brexit contingency measures
The Organic Trade Board (OTB) and the United Kingdom Organic Certifiers Group (UKOCG) are calling for a clear contingency plan...
Agri-Business
£3.6 million TB Excellence Centre to open in Wales
A new £3.6 million Centre of Excellence for Bovine Tuberculosis for Wales will open at Aberystwyth University later this year,...
Grass
Could working on your soil health reduce your fertiliser wastage?
With 40% of fertiliser lost to leaching and volatilisation, growers are being urged to improve soil health to increase nutrient...
Rural Life
Young Farmers launch week-long celebration of all things YFC
The National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs (NFYFC) has today started its week-long celebration of all things Young Farmers. The...
Environment
1.5° climate warming impacts ‘far greater than previously thought’
A limit of 1.5° in global warming is feasible – but will still have far greater implications than previously thought,...
Agri-Business
Welsh farmers to be paid £1,000 to complete benchmarking
A new £2.15 million benchmarking initiative to help beef and sheep farmers identify improvements to their businesses and prepare for...
Arable
EU cereal harvest drops due to summer drought
This summer’s drought has led to a significant drop in total EU cereal production – thought to be as much...
N.Ireland
Cattle worth £10,000 stolen in farm raid
Cattle worth £10,000 were stolen in a farm raid in Co. Tyrone last week, according to the Police Service of...
N.Ireland
Cattle worth £10,000 stolen in farm raid
Cattle worth £10,000 (€11,362) were stolen in a farm raid in Co. Tyrone last week, according to the Police Service...
Beef
Why 'Antibiotic-free' labelling may actually be harming the industry
Labelling products as “Antibiotic-free” has the potential to mislead the consumer by implying that meat or milk not marketed as...
Agri Politics
Welsh decarbonisation proposals criticised over lack of focus on impacts
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Cymru has warned that the Welsh Government’s greenhouse gas emissions consultation is likely to have been...
Machinery
Auction report: Combines and tractors in the mix at dispersal sale
An on-site auction was held at Bulldog Bridge Farm, Littleport, Cambridgeshire, on September 27. The sale was notable for an...
Agri-Business
Ag students’ vineyard celebrates record harvest
The Royal Agricultural University (RAU) vineyard at Down Ampney has seen a record year with the largest amount of grapes...
Dairy
European dairy markets cool as drought fears dissipate
European dairy prices are coming under pressure just as UK farmers are entering the expensive winter housed period. Intervention stock...
