Machinery
N.Ireland
A top quality diet ‘best investment’ poultry farmers can make – specialist
Dairy
Prevent calf pneumonia now to boost long-term performance
Beef
Putting a plan in place for feeding store and beef cattle this winter
Machinery
German veg farmer helps develop laser weeding robot to reduce massive labour bill
Beef
Update from ABP’s UK red meat sustainability programme
ABP Food Group has published an update on its UK-based farmer-led programme aimed at helping beef and lamb producers to…
Machinery
Claas brings it all together for Agritechnica 2025
Next month’s Agritechnica is looming ever larger on the horizon, and one of the last pre-show events was recently held…
Rural Life
Watch: Footballer Haaland stocks up on steak and milk at local farm
Footballer Erling Haaland believes that the quality of meat and milk is “even better” when the animals are taken care…
N.Ireland
Rye can be used as an alternative to wheat in poultry rations
Ongoing research at Harper Adams University in Shropshire, UK, is confirming that hybrid rye can be used as an alternative…
Rural Life
Research: Public would pay more for meat with good farm welfare
A new tool for measuring the economic value of farm animal welfare improvements has been developed by researchers at the…
N.Ireland
Ruling on Red Tractor advert described as ‘unjust’
A recent Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) decision to uphold a complaint against an old Red Tractor advert has been branded…
Agri-Business
Call for action to give farmers more export opportunities
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has pressed the Secretary of State for Business and Trade to ensure that British…
Environment
Could soil’s ability to ‘remember’ drought ensure more resilience?
New research has found that microbial communities in soil have the capacity to remember and adapt to past environmental events,…
N.Ireland
FFA calls on NI agriculture minister to resign
Farmers for Action (FFA) is calling on Northern Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir to resign…
N.Ireland
Consumer spending on meat in NI up amid volume decline – LMC
New consumer data from the Livestock and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland (LMC) highlighted that Northern Ireland households demonstrated steady…
N.Ireland
Biosecurity and hygiene ‘biggest risks’ facing Irish poultry sector – DAERA
The Irish poultry sector has seen its economical stability levels strengthen significantly over recent months. However, the risk of biosecurity…
N.Ireland
UFU unanimously passes vote of no confidence in DAERA
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) vote of no confidence in the Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has…
N.Ireland
Fermanagh-based egg processors unveil £2.9 million investment
Ready Egg, which is a family-run egg processor based in Lisnakea, Co. Fermanagh, has announced that it has invested £2.9…