Agri-Business
SRUC researchers awarded nearly £700k for livestock emissions project
Researchers from Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) have been awarded nearly £700,000 for equipment which will form part of an ultra-modern...
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Dairy
Waitrose introduces free range cream products
Waitrose has introduced free range cream across some of its own label range with the aim of promoting higher animal...
N.Ireland
Farmers ditch plastic twine in favour of biodegradable alternative
Farmers are turning to biodegradable twine in lieu of “nightmare” single-use plastic twine to bind hay bales, according to Innovative...
Rural Life
Trailer, quad, tools and £400 of fresh produce stolen from Dorset farm
An old trailer, hand tools and a dark grey CT MOTO quad bike have been stolen from Attisham Farm, Pilsdon,...
N.Ireland
DAERA urges farmers to remain vigilant to bluetongue threat
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is urging farmers in Northern Ireland to remain vigilant to the...
Agri-Business
Arla Foods reports profit of €167 million in first half of 2024
Arla Foods has reported a net profit of €167 million for the first half of 2024 as well as a...
N.Ireland
Plano fills Pottinger’s shallow cultivation gap
There has been much attention paid to ultra shallow cultivation over the last few years, and at a recent launch...
Dairy
Organic Herd increases October milk price by 2ppl
Organic Herd has announced a 2ppl increase in its member milk price effective from October 1, 2024. This follows a...
N.Ireland
Study: Farmer-led badger vaccination effective against TB
Research on a farmer-led badger vaccination programme has been published in the British Ecological Society journal and has found that...
N.Ireland
Breeding ruminant livestock that produce less methane is achievable
Breeding ruminant livestock that produce less methane while, at the same time, achieving higher levels of performance, is feasible. It...
N.Ireland
Successfully reducing the age at slaughter of beef cattle
Reducing the age at slaughter of beef cattle is a very efficient and achievable way of reducing methane production and...
N.Ireland
DAERA extends switchover date for new livestock tags
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has extended the switchover date when ‘UK’ prefix livestock tags can...
Pig/Poultry
Egg producers no longer have to change labelling during bird flu outbreaks
Egg producers and packers will no longer need to change how eggs are labelled during an outbreak of avian influenza...
N.Ireland
First UK bluetongue case detected in 2024/25 season
The first case of bluetongue virus BTV3 in the 2024/25 vector season has been detected in England, the Department for...
Pig/Poultry
APHA to lead £2.3m project to 'fill knowledge gaps' on bird flu
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is set to lead a £2.3 million research project to “fill knowledge gaps”...
Agri-Business
Arla Foods to offer mozzarella blocks at GDT events
Arla Foods is set to begin offering mozzarella blocks Global Dairy Trade (GDT) events to UK and EU based customers...
N.Ireland
Watch: Ferguson prototype tractor arrives ‘home’ in Belfast
The prototype black tractor created by Henry ‘Harry’ Ferguson has returned home to Belfast, and is now on display at...
Machinery
Fliegl takes the Cargos concept beyond forage harvesting
It was in May 2022 that Claas unexpectedly announced the sale of its Cargos range of forage harvester wagons to...
