Machinery
Auction report: Ford / New Holland highlights from big October sale
Monday, October 1, saw the latest monthly Cambridge Machinery Sales auction take place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale grounds in Sutton,...
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Dairy
Brother and sister duo named OMSCo's Farm of the Year
Brother and sister farming partners Daniel and Claire Howlett of Wicton Farm, Herefordshire, have been awarded the Organic Milk Suppliers’...
Dairy
Dairy focus: Why one 700-cow farm decided to go down the robotic milking route
Milking 700 cows just outside Ardstraw, Jason Mitchell is the fourth generation of his family to milk cows in Co....
Agri-Business
AHDB launches one-stop guide to straw bedding alternatives
An updated resource from the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), Beef and Lamb, will help farmers find ways to...
N.Ireland
Second Alistair Sloss Memorial Tractor Run to take place tomorrow
A Co. Tyrone family who lost their father in a slurry accident two years ago are preparing to host the second...
Agri-Business
SRUC launches ‘crash course’ in animal breeding science
World-leading livestock scientists will next month deliver a ‘crash course’ in the latest animal breeding technologies at SRUC. Delivered by...
Beef
'Personally devastating': Farmer at centre of BSE outbreak speaks out
The Aberdeenshire farmer behind the herd where BSE was detected yesterday has spoken of his heartbreak following news the disease...
Agri-Business
Shortages, delays and lower standards likely in no-deal Brexit, vets warn
British Veterinary Association (BVA) president Simon Doherty has warned of the significant risks a ‘no-deal’ Brexit could bring to the...
N.Ireland
All-Ireland maps show scale of work needed to tackle NI’s BVD problems
BVD data from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland collated for the first time shows the stark contrast in...
Arable
International events shaking up world cereals and oilseeds markets
Strained trade relations between the US and China are having a fundamental impact on world grain markets, delegates at AHDB’s...
Beef
More cattle to be destroyed on Scottish BSE farm as a precaution
A number of other cattle are set to be destroyed as a precautionary measure on the farm in Scotland where...
Government
NFU seeks urgent Number 10 meeting to save farming from a no-deal crash out
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is seeking an urgent meeting with the highest level of Government, after the lack of...
Agri-Business
New licensing procedures introduced for NI imports of British semen
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture has announced it will introduce new licensing procedures for importing bovine semen into the region...
Agri-Business
New licensing procedures introduced for NI imports of British semen
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture has announced it will introduce new licensing procedures for importing bovine semen into the region...
N.Ireland
Four cattle rescued from slurry tank in south Armagh
Four cattle were reportedly rescued from a slurry tank in south Armagh this morning (Thursday, October 18), according to local...
N.Ireland
Four cattle rescued from slurry tank in south Armagh
Four cattle were reportedly rescued from a slurry tank in south Armagh this morning (Thursday, October 18), according to local...
Beef
BSE: What does the Scottish outbreak mean for the industry?
Scotland’s first BSE case in a decade has come as a shock to the entire industry; however, the consensus among...
Machinery
Lemken reaffirms its commitment to crop sprayers
Despite the recent self-confessed doubts about the future of chemical weed control, Lemken still felt the need to update and...
