Dairy
Welsh Brexit consultation: 'Glaring lack of volatility tools'
Members of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Cymru Milk Board met this week to give their initial reaction to the...
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Agri-Business
Farmer and former MEP reappointed to AHDB board
Environment Secretary Michael Gove, with the approval of the devolved administrations, has reappointed George Lyon and Paul Temple to the...
Rural Life
‘Cloned’ tractor stolen from UK charity recovered in Ireland
A tractor, which was stolen from a donkey charity in the UK, was recently recovered in Ireland following a nine-month...
Pig/Poultry
Prime pig prices under seasonal pressure
Prime pig prices have started to come under some seasonal pressure, with the GB Standard Pig Price (SPP) gradually falling....
Agri-Business
AD and biomass slammed for eating up crop stocks as shortage looms
The National Sheep Association (NSA) is calling on policymakers to review the impact of renewable energy grants, saying the scheme...
Arable
2018 potato harvest could be down as much as 16% on last year
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) estimates that the total area in Great Britain planted with potatoes is 119,000ha;...
Dairy
Concern at growing gap in farm-gate milk prices
Ulster Farmers’ Union dairy committee chairman, William Irvine, has said farmers are “rightly concerned” about the growing gap in base...
Agri-Business
BASF closes €7.6 billion acquisition of businesses and assets from Bayer
Global chemistry firm BASF has closed the acquisition of a range of businesses and assets from rival Bayer. The transaction...
Dairy
Pioneering approach to protein could lower meal bills
Farmers could be needlessly spending thousands on higher levels of protein in cow rations, according to a dairy feed expert....
Agri Politics
Brussels to offer 'flexibility' to farmers dealing with droughts
The European Commission has said it will offer a number of measures, including increased flexibility, to help farmers grappling with...
Rural Life
NFYFC to cancel all future annual conventions
The National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs (NFYFC) board of management has ruled that the federation will cancel its 2019...
Beef
Scottish stakeholders meet to seek fodder shortage solutions
Scottish stakeholders met in Edinburgh on Wednesday (August 1) identifying solutions to the feed and fodder shortfalls to be faced...
Agri-Business
Welsh farmers voice concerns of 'lack of clarity' surrounding public goods
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Cymru’s Rural Affairs Board has voiced concerns around proposals to replace the Common Agricultural Policy in...
Dairy
Entry date looming for Northern Ireland multi-breed calf show
Budding showmen and women are reminded that entry forms for Northern Ireland’s 16th annual dairy calf show must be submitted...
Dairy
Entry date looming for Northern Ireland multi-breed calf show
Budding showmen and women are reminded that entry forms for Northern Ireland’s 16th annual dairy calf show must be submitted...
Agri-Business
First English AD plant certified in performance scheme
Bore Hill Farm has become the first anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in England to be certified under a new performance scheme....
Rural Life
Lucky escape: Cows cut from overturned trailer
Firefighters cut six cows from an overturned trailer outside Carlisle yesterday morning (Wednesday, August 1). Emergency services were called to...
Agri-Business
NI’s post-Brexit framework document gets the nod from union
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has welcomed the long-awaited publication of post-Brexit options for the farming industry in Northern Ireland....
