Dairy
Breeding season: What is the potential impact of a retained placenta?
On farms where calving begins in mid-January, there will now be calves between nine and 10-weeks-of-age, and it may be...
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Agri-Business
Beef exports in Argentina reach record levels
Beef exports from Argentina have reached a record level, with official data showing the highest amount of foreign sales in...
Opinion
Reflection: Holly – the first sign of Christmas
The first sign of Christmas at home, was my father going out with a set of cutters and coming back...
Arable
How weeds adapt within a tillage system
It is now widely recognised that weeds adapt within a tillage system at various levels, and in various ways. This...
Arable
AHDB: Wheat and barley stocks tight - relative to demand
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is forecasting that UK wheat and barley stocks will remain tight, relative to...
Environment
£2.5m Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund opens for applications
The eighth round of the Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund has opened today (Monday, October 23) for applications. The £2.5 million...
Sheep
Moredun to lead development of sheep parasite vaccine
Moredun Research Institute has announced that it will lead a multi-institutional partnership to develop a vaccine for on-farm worm control...
N.Ireland
North’s poultry sector on full biosecurity alert
Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) chief executive, Wesley Aston, is advising all poultry farmers in Northern Ireland to maintain the highest...
Pig/Poultry
Shropshire farmer sentenced for unnecessary harm to poultry
A Shropshire farmer has been sentenced for causing unnecessary harm to his poultry following an investigation by the Animal and...
Environment
£11 million boost to help preserve Welsh wildlife
Nearly £11 million in new funding has been announced for the preservation of Welsh wildlife by Minister for Climate Change,...
Government
Extension on annual nitrogen limit until October welcome - FUW
A further extension of the implementation date for the 170kg/ha annual nitrogen limit from April 30, 2023 to October 31,...
Rural Life
First ever Welsh rural crime and wildlife strategy to be launched
The first ever made-in-Wales strategy to tackle wildlife and rural crime is to be launched at the Royal Welsh Showground...
Machinery
Tallis Amos appoints new agricultural sales director
Tallis Amos Group (TAG) has appointed Tom Shakeshaft as its agricultural sales director for the west area. According to the...
Agri-Business
NSA calls for more support for ag businesses to reach net zero targets
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has said that additional investment is needed to support agricultural businesses in meeting the sector’s...
Other
Defra appoints three board members to AHDB
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has appointed three board members to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development...
Government
New UK-France deal to bring 'energy security and independence'
A new deal signed today (Friday, March 10) by the UK and French governments will bring “more energy security and...
Government
Food security must be the number one priority - NFUS
The president of Scotland’s National Farmers’ Union (NFUS), Martin Kennedy, has called for the Scottish government to make food security...
Government
Wales appoints new chief veterinary officer
Dr. Richard Irvine has today (Friday, December 23) been announced as Wales’ new chief veterinary officer (CVO). Irvine is currently...