Arable
BASIS: 40 years of setting standards for UK farming
Standard setting, training and auditing organisation, BASIS Registration, is celebrating its 40th year of service to agricultural and related industries...
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Arable
Chinese buyers explore further UK trade opportunities
Chinese cereal buyers have made a special visit to the UK to explore new opportunities for importing wheat and barley...
Agri-Business
Tractor stolen in overnight raid in Co. Kildare
A tractor has purportedly been stolen in Co. Kildare in recent days. The tractor – believed to be a Deutz-Fahr...
Agri-Business
Tractor stolen in overnight raid in Co. Kildare
A tractor has purportedly been stolen in Co. Kildare in recent days. The tractor – believed to be a Deutz-Fahr...
Agri-Business
Chief vet and renowned physicist to speak at RCVS Fellowship Day
The chief veterinary officer and an author, broadcaster and professor of physics are set to address the Royal College of...
Agri-Business
£6 million awarded to explore impact of pesticides and chemicals
Researchers have been awarded £6 million to investigate the effects of potentially hazardous chemicals, such as pesticides, on UK habitats...
N.Ireland
Farmer convicted of 3 animal movement charges
A farmer was convicted of three animal movement offences at Dungannon Magistrates’ Court today (Monday, August 13). These comprised one...
N.Ireland
Farmer convicted of 3 animal movement charges
A farmer was convicted of three animal movement offences at Dungannon Magistrates’ Court today (Monday, August 13). These comprised one...
Agri-Business
Farmers ‘happy’ with Roundup despite landmark US verdict
A landmark lawsuit in the US linking glyphosate – the key ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup – to cancer has led to...
Sheep
One of Europe’s largest store lamb auctions draws over 15,000 sheep
An entry of approximately 15,500 store lambs – a mixture of ewes and wethers – will be sold at one...
Agri-Business
Several anti-inflammatory drugs suspended amid safety concerns
The Veterinary Medicines Directorate has suspended several key anti-inflammatory drugs for food-producing animals that contain the inactive substance diethanolamine (DEA)....
Agri-Business
60,000 seasonal workers a year needed to feed Britain
As many as 60,000 seasonal workers a year are needed to plant, pick, grade and pack over 9 million tonnes and...
Agri-Business
Loan scheme launched to help Scottish farmers battling trying year
The Scottish Government has announced it will launch a new loan scheme giving farmers early access to their direct payments....
Rural Life
Sussex farmer trampled by own livestock
A Sussex farmer who was found dead in a field was likely trampled to death by his own cattle, police...
Agri-Business
'Government must come clean on 'No-Deal' Brexit'
The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) is urging the Government to come forward with clear advice about the implications of a...
Machinery
12 tractors stolen from outbuildings in Co. Down…in one heist
Detectives in Northern Ireland are appealing for witnesses following the theft of 12 tractors from a property on the Killynure...
Machinery
12 tractors stolen from outbuildings in Co. Down…in one heist
Detectives in Northern Ireland are appealing for witnesses following the theft of 12 tractors from a property on the Killynure...
Arable
4 appointments for new AHDB Arable team
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has announced four potato-focused appointments to join the newly formed Arable Knowledge Exchange...
