Agri-Business
Environment
Peatland viruses playing ‘active role’ in ecosystem health – research
Beef
266 cases of bluetongue in GB in 2025 season – Defra
Rural Life
Animal health and welfare professor receives King’s honour
Dairy
Dairy advice: Time to draw up a herd health plan for 2026
N.Ireland
Rural homelessness going under the radar
Public awareness of rural homelessness is low, with many people assume the problem only happens in towns and cities. That’s…
Dairy
Dry cow management ahead of the calving season
Over the next few weeks, it is important to continually asses your dry cow management to ensure cows calve down…
Dairy
Getting facilities prepared ahead of the calving season
With the calving season rapidly approaching for spring calvers, getting the sheds, equipment and facilities ready must be bumped to…
N.Ireland
Letter to the editor: Value food? Then value producers – UFU
As another year draws to a close, it is a natural time to pause, reflect, and take stock. The past…
Beef
Rural focus revisit: Building a 150,000 head feedlot in Nebraska
A group of cattle feeders from Canada and the US have come together to develop a brand-new 150,000 head beef…
Machinery
Was Cyrus McCormick the greatest ever farm machinery innovator?
As the frontier line of the wild west pushed across north America, it encountered two major features: vast tracts of…
N.Ireland
Pupils draw on art for calendar safety messages
Twelve primary school pupils from across Northern Ireland were celebrated after their winning artwork was transformed into a calendar. The…
Agri-Business
FAO: 72,000 West Bank families need emergency agricultural assistance
More than 72,000 farming and herding families in the West Bank – nearly two-thirds of all agricultural families – urgently…
Machinery
Fendt’s latest take on autonomy has hybrid drive
Fendt is considered to be the leader when it comes to tractor digital technology, yet it has kept its intentions…
N.Ireland
Inheritance tax relief increase ‘step in right direction for farm families’ – UFU
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said today’s (Tuesday, December 23) announcement on inheritance tax “represents a step in the…
N.Ireland
Explainer: What are the changes to UK agricultural property relief?
Agricultural property relief and business property relief will be reformed from April 6, 2026 and increased thresholds were announced by…
Dairy
UK dairy farmers urged to take part in national survey
The Dairy Roadmap has launched a nationwide survey on the biggest issues facing the UK dairy sector – including economics,…
N.Ireland
Timber prices continue to hold up well
A leading figure in the timber industry has said that commercial timber prices are continuing to hold up pretty well….