Dairy
British cheese legend honoured with major industry award
Well-known agri-food manager Norman Ruby picked up the British Cheese Board (BCB) Industry Award at the annual International Cheese and...
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N.Ireland
Man airlifted to hospital after falling into slurry tank
A man had to be airlifted to hospital after falling into a slurry tank on a farm in Limavady, Co....
N.Ireland
Man airlifted to hospital after falling into slurry tank
A man had to be airlifted to hospital after falling into a slurry tank on a farm in Limavady, Co....
Arable
Are you pelletwise? Growers urged to consider 4 key steps this pellet season
As the slug pellet application season fast approaches, the agricultural industry is being urged to implement enhanced metaldehyde stewardship. Alison...
Beef
Iconic Scotch beef supplies could be under threat
Scottish beef industry representatives have written jointly to Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy Fergus Ewing raising their concerns about...
Agri-Business
Cut flower research centre remit to include crop protection
Funding for The Cut Flower Centre has been confirmed for a further five years, with a broadened remit to research...
Agri-Business
Major veterinary takeover to see Origin name phased out
VetPartners has continued the expansion of its farm division with the acquisition of one of the UK’s leading production animal...
Rural Life
£46,000 granted for Welsh Farm Safety promotion 'milestone' in tackling the issue
The announcement that the Wales Farm Safety Partnership will receive £46,000 to promote Health and Safety within the agricultural and...
Machinery
Smaller 6R Series tractors get ‘one push’ controller
In continental Europe, John Deere has announced that the CommandPro joystick (pictured above) will become available on other (smaller) 6R...
Environment
Farmers urged to respond to call for evidence on tariff scheme for renewables
The Government has published a series of documents detailing the proposed closure of the Feed-in Tariff Scheme for renewables and...
Machinery
New breed of combine: Case IH’s latest harvesters break cover
This week Case IH is launching its Axial-Flow 250 Series combine harvesters at an event in Dresden, Germany. One such machine –...
Agri-Business
Defra Secretary's comments welcomed...but more clarity is still needed
Comments made by Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Michael Gove that is it “overwhelmingly likely” the...
Machinery
Meet the man who will head up SDF (Same Deutz-Fahr) here
SDF (Same Deutz-Fahr) has appointed Graham Barnwell as its new UK and Ireland country manager. Graham has spent most of...
Machinery
Trump’s tariffs: What are US machinery manufacturers saying?
The Trump administration has placed “harmful tariffs on imports that are having a considerable impact on the machinery manufacturing industry”....
Machinery
Auction report: 'Best of the rest' from July sale at Cambridge
Monday, July 9, saw the latest monthly Cambridge Machinery Sales auction take place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale grounds in Sutton,...
Sheep
Sir Bryner Jones Award: Meet Wales' most efficient sheep enterprise
A 700-ewe hill sheep farm has been picked for an award celebrating Wales’ most efficient and effective enterprises. As the...
Machinery
US machinery firm back in action after ‘major tornado’
Vermeer – a US company best known in farming circles for its hay and forage machinery – was hit by...
Agri-Business
Feeding Britain: Report says food regulations could be suspended in event of no deal
In the latest Feeding Britain Food Brexit Briefing, food policy specialists have urged the Government and the consuming public to...
