Arable
Beef
AFBI: Livestock production at heart of a circular economy
Environment
Letter to the editor: NZ urgently needs more forestry
Machinery
Teenager named the UK’s youngest qualified digger driver
Machinery
Pottinger adds auto functions to 4-rotor rake
N.Ireland
Cross-border agri-trade rules ‘frustrating’ – NI Ag Committee chair
Continuing restrictions on cross-border animal movements into Northern Ireland (NI) have been described as unfair by the chair of Northern…
Environment
Public consultation launched in Northern Ireland on plastic pollution
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAREA) in Northern Ireland has launched a public consultation on a ‘Plastic…
Agri-Business
Study simplifies method for analysis of soil carbon
The total carbon content of soil is a hot topic at present, with much discussion on how much there is,…
Machinery
Dispute settled as TAFE and AGCO formalise a divorce
In what has been one of the more dramatic events in the machinery industry world this year, TAFE and AGCO…
Agri-Business
New deputy chair of AFBI board announced by NI minister
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir has appointed Siobhan McCauley as the new deputy chair of the Agri-Food…
Dairy
UK’s less intensive dairy in good place to benefit from new EU deal
The UK’s less intensive dairy sector, and the good global outlook for dairy generally, leaves that sector in a good…
Agri-Business
NFU member and egg producer wins court case on business rates
The Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of an egg producer and National Farmers Union (NFU) member regarding the…
Environment
Defra: How to deal with this summer’s dry weather
With predicted heat waves due over the coming weeks, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is advising…
N.Ireland
Dale Farm co-op reports an increase in turnover to £722.4m
The Northern Ireland co-op, Dale Farm, has reported a 14% year on year jump in turnover to £722.4 million for…
Agri-Business
Dewulf’s ZB2 updates give greater bunker capacity
Dewulf’s major changes to its ZB2 harvester, its two-row bunker machine that now enjoys greater capacity and is claimed to…
N.Ireland
UFU: ‘Bureaucratic overkill’ will hit cross-border machinery trade
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has slammed “bureaucratic overkill” which it has warned will impact cross border used agricultural machinery…
N.Ireland
DAERA: Funding available for sustainability research in NI
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has today (June 30) launched a new £250,000 small business research…
N.Ireland
Gallery: CAFRE celebrates 2025 graduates
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) in Northern Ireland celebrated the achievement of degrees, diplomas, and certificates…