N.Ireland
‘Big Night with Derek Ryan’ cattle market gig to go ahead
Organisers have confirmed this weekend’s Big Night with Derek Ryan gig at Ballymena Cattle Market will still go ahead. Members...
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Rural Life
Survey launched to reveal true extent of rural online bullying
The Countryside Alliance has launched a survey aiming to reveal the true extent of the barrage of online abuse facing...
Beef
1,600 farmers set to benefit from new multi-million pound beef deal
The UK’s largest supermarket chain has announced a new multi-million pound British Aberdeen Angus beef deal. 1,600 British farmers are set to...
Machinery
Auction report: Fancy a project...or even a run-about?
Major ‘on-site’ machinery dispersal sale (auction) events are something of a regular occurrence in the UK. One such on-site sale...
Agri Politics
NFUS president to join panel at Stirling Brexit and farming event
National Farmers’ Union Scotland (NFUS) president, Andrew McCornick, has confirmed he will take part in a seminal panel discussion on the...
Agri-Business
Interim report proposes 'radical changes' to UK farming regulation
A major simplification of the way the UK regulates farming has been proposed in an interim report published today by...
Arable
Strategic Farm water trials have ‘helped me sleep at night’
Trials on water use completed at Elveden Farms as part of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) Farm Excellence...
Rural Life
What's happening at the FUW Royal Welsh Show stand this year?
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) is looking forward to exploring and discussing the most important issues facing the farming...
Arable
First major cross-sector review of weed control measures announced
Two major British agricultural research organisations have issued a joint call for a review of weed control in UK cropping...
Sheep
AHDB launches ‘Fight the Fluke’ campaign highlighting importance of control
With farmers facing significant livestock losses from liver fluke, Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) Beef & Lamb and Moredun...
Agri-Business
NFU Cymru to stage ‘Brexit and Our Land’ consultation briefing events
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Cymru is urging farmers across Wales to make their voices heard in the Welsh Government’s ‘Brexit...
Dairy
Dale Farm raises June farm-gate milk price
The board of the UK’s largest farmer-owned dairy cooperative, Dale Farm, has agreed to increase its milk price for June...
Agri-Business
Straw and feed: Buyers urged to plan ahead, look at alternatives and collaborate
Straw and feed buyers, as well as those who grow for them, have been urged to plan ahead, look at alternatives...
Machinery
Latest self-propelled round baler ‘makes good operators even better’
Vermeer’s self-propelled round baler broke cover last year; the so-called ZR5 got its first public outing at Husker Harvest Days in the...
Dairy
Hitting 19,000L with robots at Holstein Premier Herd Open Day
More than 450 people descended on Boclair Holsteins for the Holstein UK Premier Herd Open Day earlier this summer. The...
Rural Life
Top young shepherds prepare to compete at NSA Sheep Event 2018
With less than a week to go until the flagship event of the National Sheep Association (NSA), Sheep Event 2018,...
Opinion
It’s imperative to make safety a priority on our farms at all times
Farm Safety Week 2018 kicks-off next Monday. It’s taking place at a time of year when farmers and contractors will...
Machinery
Auction report: Enough Fords to fill a field; check out these prices
Major ‘on-site’ machinery dispersal sale (auction) events are something of a regular occurrence in the UK. One such on-site sale was...
