Agri-Business
Farmers sought for pioneering grass management programme
Beef and sheep farms are needed for a new GrassCheck project which will help farmers across Great Britain improve management of...
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Agri-Business
New pilot scheme to bring 2,500 seasonal workers to UK farms
A nationwide pilot to bring migrant workers to UK farms has been announced by the Home Secretary and Environment Secretary...
Agri-Business
DNA from up to 4 animals found in UK meat samples
DNA from animals not on the labelling was found in over a fifth of meat samples tested in 2017 in...
Agri-Business
Cuts to Scotland's LFASS payments 'unacceptable'
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Scotland has called for Cabinet Secretary Fergus Ewing to hold LFA support at current levels during...
Agri-Business
New Livestock Information Programme 'pivotal' for UK farming
The Government’s new Livestock Information Programme is going ahead and going to plan, according to an update made to key...
Agri-Business
Scottish Government announces plans to create Animal Welfare Commission
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has welcomed the Scottish Government’s plans to establish a new Animal Welfare Commission to ensure...
Agri-Business
Union to host drop-in session for 'Steps to Change' documents
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Scotland will today host politicians and researchers to discuss its ‘Steps to Change – A New...
Dairy
Princess Royal talks cows, robots and grass on Lakeland Dairies visit
HRH Anne, The Princess Royal, made many friends among Lakeland Dairies’ staff and suppliers as she opened the firm’s new...
Dairy
Princess Royal talks cows, robots and grass on Lakeland Dairies visit
HRH Anne, The Princess Royal, made many friends among Lakeland Dairies’ staff and suppliers as she opened the firm’s new...
Agri-Business
Red Tractor telly advert to go live next week
UK farm assurance scheme Red Tractor will launch its first ever TV advertising campaign next week in a prime-time slot....
Arable
New 'Jacuzzi in a bag’ system to allow growers to up yields while using less
An award-winning high-yield farming system developed by a Cardiff University graduate is currently being trialled in Wales. Entrepreneur and Cardiff...
Agri Politics
Westminster joins NFU to Back British Farming
MPs are set to join the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) and members of the public to show their support for...
N.Ireland
Lakeland Dairies officially opens new ‘state-of-the-art’ facility
A new “state-of-the-art” facility has been officially opened by Lakeland Dairies in Newtownards, Co. Down, today (Wednesday, September 5). Supported...
Arable
Final call for sugar beet growers to claim their share of levy refund
National Farmers Union (NFU) Sugar and British Sugar are making a final call for eligible sugar beet growers to claim...
Dairy
Netherlands insights could reduce UK ammonia emissions
British farmers and industry experts visited the Netherlands to learn how on-farm changes have helped the country reduce its ammonia...
Agri-Business
Top rural researcher named as new SCRR science director
A well-known researcher at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) has been named as the new scientific director of the Scottish Consortium for...
Agri-Business
UK researchers win funding for grass pea project in Sub-Saharan Africa
A groundbreaking UK research project to cultivate grass pea in drought-prone areas of Africa has been awarded £1.2 million funding....
Dairy
Promar results warn farmers to plan ahead to understand cost implications
The National Milkminder matched sample for June 2018 highlights that feed costs are likely to make or break dairy farm...
