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3 Birmingham men jailed for illegal sheep butchery

March 30, 2020

Three Birmingham men have been jailed after admitting carrying out a campaign of barbaric illegal sheep butchery across Northamptonshire. Between June 22 and…

JCB to join ‘national effort’ to address ventilator shortage

March 30, 2020

Machinery

JCB is set to re-start production at one of its factories, which had been closed due to the coronavirus crisis, to take part…

What fertiliser do I need to spread to grow a crop of first-cut silage?

March 30, 2020

Beef

By Mark Plunkett, Teagasc soil and plant nutrition specialist Grass silage has a large nutrient demand and adequate nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and…

New AHDB report highlights export opportunities

March 29, 2020

Agri-Business

A new report by AHDB will arm exporters with crucial information on the Vietnamese marketplace as work continues to gain access for UK…

Dog attacks leave Anglesey farm ‘hanging in the balance’

March 29, 2020

Sheep

Anglesey farmer Esther Howie was left in a state of shock when she went for her routine check-up on the family Jacob’s flock…

Farm model mania the ‘perfect’ distraction in troubled times

March 29, 2020

N.Ireland

A specialist in making farm models and buildings is fielding lots of new enquiries at present as model mania is seen as the…

For sale: Small farm with potential, within Loch Lomond National Park

March 29, 2020

Rural Life

Galbraith brings to the market Old Kirk Farm, a compact livestock and amenity farm situated within a beautiful setting within the Loch Lomond…

Land managers asked to stop muirburn during Covid-19 pandemic

March 29, 2020

Rural Life

Moorland managers are being urged by Scottish Land & Estates not to undertake muirburn (controlled burning of heather) during the Covid-19 pandemic. This…

Applications open for UK heats of Worldskills butchery competition

March 28, 2020

Rural Life

Time is running out to register for one of the biggest butchery competitions in the UK. Hybu Cig Cymru- Meat Promotion Wales (HCC)…

BASIS relaxes rules on CPD point collection

March 28, 2020

Arable

With much of the country working from home and most industry events cancelled, BASIS has taken the decision to relax its CPD requirements…

Grain price: Up and down this week

March 28, 2020

Agri-Business

Wheat markets showed substantial increases this week, but there was volatility in the market. MATIF wheat for May moved from €191.25/t on Friday,…

Dairy focus: Milking 300 Jersey-cross cows on a grass-based system in the US

March 28, 2020

Dairy

In this week’s dairy focus, AgriLand caught up with Bernard Ryan from Tipperary, who is working on a grass-based dairy farm in the…

Muller to take on 300 new employees to meet panic-buy demand

March 28, 2020

Agri-Business

Muller has announced plans to take on an additional 300 key workers to help feed the nation amid unprecedented consumer demand for dairy…

Department encourages farmers to phone-in cattle movements

March 27, 2020

Agri-Business

A new, extended telephone service has been set up by Northern Ireland Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots to avoid delays in the movement of…

Ewe health issues: Getting to grips with mastitis this lambing season

March 27, 2020

Sheep

As we enter into the busy lambing period, farmers across the country are more than likely going to come across a number of…

GDT platform ‘will continue to remain fully operational’

March 27, 2020

Agri-Business

The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) trading platform will “continue to remain fully operational” with auctions to continue as normal, according to the international…

NI agriculture minister halts all routine farm inspections

March 27, 2020

Agri-Business

All routine farm inspections will be paused until 30 April 2020, Northern Ireland’s Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots has confirmed today (March 27).…

Feed the Nation: 11,000 sign up to ‘Land Army’ style scheme

March 27, 2020

Rural Life

More than 11,000 people have signed up to a new ‘Land Army’ style scheme to help farms across the UK weather coronavirus-driven labour…

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