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...
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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...
Machinery
In the mix: What’s new about Lemken’s latest high-speed harrow?
Lemken has been busy promoting the “mixing efficiency and high forward speed” of its compact disc harrows since 2001. The...
Rural Life
Search is on for Welsh Dairy Stockman of the Year
Nation Farmers’ Union (NFU) Cymru and NFU Mutual have once again launched the search for the Dairy Stockman of the...
Machinery
Lemken buys specialist Dutch company to combat ‘reduced acceptance of chemicals’
Lemken has acquired Dutch company Machinefabriek Steketee BV in a bid to expand its crop-care product portfolio. The deal will...
Dairy
Arla's UK income hits £961 million
Arla Foods’ UK arm has seen its revenue grow by 2.3% in the first half of 2018 with a net...
Agri-Business
2 stolen tractors found 26 miles away with false plates
Two stolen tractors worth more than £200,000 have been found with false number plates 26 miles away from the Chorley farm...
