N.Ireland
Co. Down farmer fined following welfare charges
A Co. Down farmer was today fined and sentenced to three months in prison, suspended for two years, on animal...
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Agri-Business
Champion Limousin manages Interbreed Reserve at Great Yorkshire Show
In what turned out to be outstanding weather conditions, the quality of the cattle exhibited at the Great Yorkshire Show...
N.Ireland
Co. Armagh farmer fined following welfare charges
A Co. Armagh farmer was today (Monday, July 16) fined and sentenced to three months in prison, suspended for two...
Agri-Business
2018 Great Yorkshire Show branded 'one of the best ever'
More than 134,000 visitors flocked to the 160th Great Yorkshire Show, which organisers have hailed “one of the best ever”....
Machinery
Video: Take a glimpse inside ‘Deutz-Fahr Land’
Deutz-Fahr opened its new tractor factory – the so-called ‘Deutz-Fahr Land’ – last summer. The plant is now busy producing tractors...
Machinery
Mecalac takes over production of Pichon loaders
The Mecalac Group, which is based in Annecy, Haute-Savoie, France, will take over production of a range of compact wheel loaders...
Dairy
Farmers urged to take action on Johne's as national deadline nears
Farmers are urged to take action now to ensure they are ready for the beginning of the second phase of...
Sheep
New sheep guides to focus on top ram traits
Sheep breeders looking to produce lambs that meet target specification now have access to two new manuals from Agriculture and Horticulture...
Rural Life
'Quick thinking' ploughing halts crop fires across England
Fire crews and farmers worked together over the weekend to stop the spread of fires across fields of standing crops....
Arable
£1.2 million research project to breed disease and weather resilient crops
The Harper Adams University Fresh Produce Research Centre (FPRC) and University of Warwick Crop Centre have recently been jointly awarded...
Machinery
The no-nonsense tractor that comes with a ‘built-in’ 25% grant
This unusual-looking tractor (pictured above) is the XT3-243K; it’s produced by Ukrainian company XTZ. It’s notable for its articulated (pivot-steer) chassis;...
Rural Life
Farm Safety Week: Aberdeen farmer tells how kick left his ligaments 'like broken cables'
As this year’s Farm Safety Week gets underway from Monday, July 16 until Friday, July 20, farmers from across Scotland...
Machinery
‘Whole new experience’ for visitors to Fendt factory
For end-users and fanatics alike, the Fendt Forum in Marktoberdorf (Germany) is the gateway to the Fendt world. It houses...
Agri-Business
Industry visits to inspire new robotics and crop quality research
Students from the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) £1.4 million PhD programme visited food and agricultural businesses to boost...
Beef
ABP Food Group awarded World’s Best Fillet Steak
ABP Food Group won 29 awards at the World Steak Challenge 2018 which took place in London on Wednesday, July...
Machinery
1989 Land Rover given a ‘new lease of life’
An “old classic” Land Rover 90 has been given a “dramatic new lease of life” in Killarney, for the benefit...
Opinion
Gove must put the needs of production agriculture first as he plans for the future
Organisations, such as the National Sheep Association, seem to think that keeping Michael Gove MP as Secretary of State at...
Agri-Business
'Sentences for rural crime must act as a deterrent'
The NFU raised its concerns with the solicitor general that the sentences given for rural crime do not act as a strong...
