Rural Life
Dairy
Dosing the herd ahead of winter housing
Beef
Irish members win top titles at 2025 Aberdeen Angus YDP Finals
Machinery
NI company wants to be ‘long-term partner’ to farmers with its Ronco range
Schemes
Countryside Stewardship Mid Tier scheme set to be extended – NFU
N.Ireland
Further sightings of Asian hornet confirmed in Northern Ireland
The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) has confirmed further sightings of Asian hornet in the Dundonald area of Belfast. It…
Agri-Business
Lidl GB to invest £30 billion in ‘British food and farming industry’
Lidl GB today (Wednesday, October 15) announced a “landmark”, five year £30 billion investment to support farmers, growers, suppliers and…
Arable
How to improve phosphorous uptakes by crops
The challenge of increasing phosphorous (P) uptake by crops on a consistent basis has recently been reviewed by UK-based consultancy ADAS….
Machinery
Amazone releases further details of autonomous fertiliser spreader
Although setting a fertiliser spreader should be a relatively simple task, it is in fact fraught with problems that make…
N.Ireland
DCNI chief executive to attend World Dairy Summit 2025
Dairy Council for Northern Ireland (DCNI) chief executive, Ian Stevenson has confirmed he will attend the World Dairy Summit 2025….
Rural Life
Watch: Generational renewal on an arable farm in Denmark
Generational renewal in farming is a key challenge across the EU, including Denmark. Recently, an informal meeting of agriculture ministers…
Agri-Business
UK farm orgs urge govt to change inheritance tax plans before Budget
Farming organisations have called on the UK government to consider alternatives to the proposed inheritance tax reform, ahead of the…
Agri-Business
Global milk outlook improved with annual output likely to grow by 1.9% – Ornua
The global outlook for milk has improved with annual output likely to expand by 1.9%, Ornua said. This will be…
N.Ireland
First Asian hornet sighting confirmed in Northern Ireland
The first confirmed sighting of an Asian hornet in Northern Ireland has been confirmed by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency…
N.Ireland
Ulster University welcomes first cohort of veterinary nursing students
Ulster University has officially welcomed the inaugural cohort of students to its new veterinary nursing degree programme, which is also…
Pig/Poultry
New case of bird flu confirmed in Hampshire flock
A new case of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1, also known as bird flu, has been confirmed in…
Dairy
Dairy advice: Foot bath cows to protect against winter lameness
As the end of the grazing season approaches, farmers should be considering foot bathing their cows to protect against winter…
Arable
Family of genes that rule growth, grain development in wheat identified
Rothamsted scientists have uncovered how a family of genes in wheat fine-tunes the plant’s growth and grain development. This is…