Rural Life
Sisters dubbed 'farming heroes' after tragedy strikes on their Shetland farm
Two sisters who took on the running of their Shetland island family farm after their father passed away have been...
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Dairy
UK dairy market sees almost 5% growth over the last year
The UK dairy market saw growth of 4.9% over the past year, driven primarily from a 4.4% upturn in prices,...
EU
Defra Secretary and Brexit Minister to attend Royal Highland Show
Four of the Government’s most senior politicians have confirmed they will attend the Royal Highland Show this week. The UK...
Dairy
Arla senior vice president named as new UK director
Leading European dairy co-operative, Arla Foods has announced Ash Amirahmadi, senior vice president – sales for the UK, will take the lead...
Arable
'Robots will support, not replace, growers in the future'
Cobots – robots that work with humans, rather than replace them – is the future of high-tech horticultural production, according...
Agri-Business
Union urges councillors to back £20 million Scotbeef plans
NFU Scotland has written to Aberdeenshire councillors asking them to back the Scotbeef planning proposals for development at Thainstone, Inverurie....
Agri Politics
Welsh union to put forward UK agricultural framework ideas
Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) president Glyn Roberts has raised concerns over the “stark contrast” between discussions on the future...
Beef
Report: Lim summer sale up by more than £400 on 2017
Following on from a strong sale period in early May, all eyes descended on Carlisle on Friday, June 15, for...
N.Ireland
Final year of NI ‘Test and Vaccinate or Remove’ badger project gets under way
The fifth and final year of the department’s Test and Vaccinate or Remove (TVR) Wildlife Intervention Research Project commenced today...
Arable
Multi-million pound boost for crop resilience
Research centres working to improve crop resilience, sustainability and quality have been granted £5.3 million of Government funding. The package, which...
Beef
£2 million Brexit support deal for Welsh red meat sector
A multi-million-pound package of support to help the Welsh agri-food industry prepare for Brexit has been confirmed by First Minister...
Agri Politics
Farmers’ Union of Wales AGM kicks off today in Aberystwyth
First Minister Carwyn Jones is among the speakers set to take to the stage this afternoon as the keynote speaker...
Agri-Business
Ukrainian officials take part in GB fact-finding visit
Food safety specialists from Ukraine gained a valuable insight into the work of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB)...
Rural Life
3 arrested following large-scale stawberry theft ‘worth thousands’ on UK farms
Three men have been arrested in connection with a large-scale theft of strawberries from fruit farms in the UK, in...
N.Ireland
2 rushed to hospital following underage tractor accident
Two teenagers were injured in an incident yesterday involving a tractor driven by an underage unlicenced driver in Northern Ireland....
N.Ireland
2 rushed to hospital following underage tractor accident
Two teenagers were injured in an incident yesterday involving a tractor driven by an underage unlicenced driver in Northern Ireland....
N.Ireland
Father and son hospitalised in slurry accident
Two north-west men have been airlifted to hospital following a slurry accident on a farm in Claudy, Co. Derry yesterday...
N.Ireland
Father and son hospitalised following slurry accident
Two north-west men have been airlifted to hospital following a slurry accident on a farm in Claudy, Co. Derry yesterday...
