Sheep
Record gimmer average at English National Texel Sale
Gimmers hit a new centre record average of £1,327.03 at the English National Texel Sale, Worcester, with a joint centre...
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Pig/Poultry
EU pig prices: Germany strengthens, while the UK slips
August has been a “month of two halves” for the EU average pig prices, pork industry analysts have said. At...
Arable
Full results: Wheat yields dip below 5-year average
Full results for the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) winter wheat trial sites show 2018 yields dipped by more...
Sheep
Prime lamb: Supplies remain 'tight' and prices 'firm'
The importance of religious festivals to Scottish lamb producers has been evident in the marketplace this month. Prime lamb prices...
Arable
Radical new approach for the AHDB Agronomists’ Conference 2018
The 2018 Agronomists Conference takes place this December and has expanded its reaches to include information on field vegetables, peas...
Rural Life
Cattle take McDonald’s drive-thru detour following escape
A number of cattle escaped from their trailer when it overturned beside a Welsh McDonald’s fast food outlet this morning...
Sheep
125,000gns bid takes Lanark top call as average rises 26%
The season-opening Scottish National Texel Sale, Lanark, saw a six-figure top call for a ram lamb from Myfyr Evans’ Rhaeadr...
N.Ireland
Mid-town manure mess explained
The town of Aughnacloy, Co. Tyrone, woke up yesterday (Thursday, August 30) to find its streets covered in a mess of...
N.Ireland
Mid-town manure mess explained
The town of Aughnacloy, Co. Tyrone, woke up yesterday (Thursday, August 30) to find its streets covered in a mess of...
Agri-Business
Beef processor raises over £100,000 for Hospitality Action
ABP Food Group’s renewables division Olleco has recently raised more than £100,000 for the UK charity Hospitality Action. The funds...
Dairy
First Milk announces September milk price boost
First Milk’s 800 suppliers will welcome news the board has decided to up its September milk price by 0.5p/L. The...
Arable
New panel members sought to support AHDB Horticulture
Horticultural growers are being sought to join the specialist advisory crop panels that support and shape the decisions made by...
Dairy
Arla takes unprecedented step to pay out entire 2018 profits
Directors of Arla have proposed to pay out the firm’s entire 2018 net profit to the firm’s farmer-owners in a...
Machinery
John Deere’s new 9000 Series foragers: The full details…
Building on the existing 8000 Series machines, John Deere has launched four new self-propelled forage harvester models – from 625...
Agri-Business
English Total Farm Income up 41% in 2017
Total Income from Farming (TIFF) in England increased by 41% last year compared to 2016. It brings the amount earned...
Pig/Poultry
UK half-year egg sales up by 187 million
British Lion eggs are in good health, with the latest figures showing sales continuing to rise for the 12th year...
N.Ireland
Overnight incident leaves town covered in ‘slurry’
An incident has occurred in Aughnacloy, Co. Tyrone, in which one of the village’s streets has been layered in a...
Machinery
Meet the mini monster tank tackling Scotland's gorse fires
He might only be a volunteer, but armed with his remote control ‘tank’, Cameron McCrae is the latest crucial addition...
