Beef
Dairy
Getting starter ration into newborn calves this spring
Beef
EuroStar Index ’emotive but effective at getting farmers engaged’ – ICBF CEO
N.Ireland
Watch: Cross-border TB pilot launched at Donegal farm
Rural Life
Scottish Young Farmers raise £100,000 for The Big Build
N.Ireland
DAERA awards £4m to project focused on sustainable use of slurry
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has awarded a company £4 million to advance sustainable utilisation of…
N.Ireland
UFU calls for ‘overhaul’ of NI compulsory order and vesting rules
An “overhaul” of the compulsory purchase and vesting system in Northern Ireland has been called for by the Ulster Farmers’…
Agri-Business
Morrisons commits £1.6bn to British farming for 2026
Morrisons has announced it is committing over £1.6 billion to British agriculture and food production in 2026. According to Morrisons,…
Rural Life
Company boss fined £1.4m for illegal dumping on sites including farmland
A waste company owner has been ordered to hand over more than £1.4 million for illegally dumping in excess of…
N.Ireland
Market prospects for most NI agri-sectors ‘seem stable’ for 2026 – Danske Bank
Danske Bank’s head of agriculture, Rodney Brown, is cautiously optimistic regarding the prospects for agriculture in Northern Ireland in 2026….
Rural Life
Watch: High speed police chase of hare coursing suspects in Cambridgeshire
Five dogs have been seized by Cambridgeshire police following a high speed chase which resulted in the arrest of five…
Dairy
Vaccination underway in South Africa as FMD declared a national disaster
By Chris McCullough South Africa has finally declared its foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak a national disaster and is…
N.Ireland
Investigation ongoing into theft of trailer and power tools in Co. Armagh
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is investigating the theft of a trailer and various power tools from a…
N.Ireland
DAERA: Final days to share views on mandatory EID for calves
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has issued a final call for views on mandatory electronic identification…
N.Ireland
‘Transformative’ new livestock breeding strategy launched in NI
Sustainable Ruminant Genetics (SRG) has today (Tuesday, February 17) officially launched a document which sets out its “vision and priorities…
Machinery
Case IH to expand dealer network across northern England
Case IH has announced that it will be strengthening its dealer network across Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Cheshire with an expansion…
Machinery
K-Two Machinery announces partnership with Canadian manufacturer
British manufacturer Redrock Machinery has recently announced its partnership with the Canadian manufacturer, Penta Equipment, highlighting opportunity for growth internationally….
Pig/Poultry
35% of KFC chicken to be sourced from British farms after £10m boost
KFC UK and Ireland has announced that it will be increasing its annual spend on British chicken by approximately £10…