Agri-Business
N.Ireland
New NI Farm Safety Partnership Action Plan launched
Dairy
Autumn calving: Looking after the freshly calved cow
N.Ireland
Online sale sees £7,100 paid for Down bred Charolais heifer
N.Ireland
NI farmer and owl conservationist slams ‘ludicrous’ EFS
Rural Life
Winners announced for ‘Helping it Happen’ awards
Scottish Land & Estates (SLE) has revealed businesses, innovative partnerships, and individuals from across rural Scotland, who have been honoured at…
Machinery
AGCO fights back as TAFE takes to the courts again
The long-running quarrel between TAFE and AGCO had been rumbling along quietly in the background for some years but in…
Rural Life
Converting bare tenant farm into dairy unit in Scotland
By Chris McCullough Taking on a tenant farm is a huge challenge in itself, but for new entrant farmers to…
Dairy
Dairy advice: Management tips with next season in mind
This year has been a difficult one for farmers, but the dairy advice is to plan ahead for next year…
N.Ireland
Muir pays tribute to vets during BVA dinner speech
Northern Ireland’s Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir, paid tribute to the veterinary industry during his keynote…
N.Ireland
New Holland brings vision-based guidance to tractors
Tractor Guidance systems has, up until now, been mainly based on satellite networks such as GPS or Galileo, however, New…
N.Ireland
DAERA to host community meetings on Lough Neagh
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is set to host a series of meetings focused on the…
Rural Life
Cancer campaign urges farming community to ‘Nip it in the Bud’
Farmers and people living in rural communities are being urged to ‘nip it in the bud’ and get checked for…
Rural Life
Welsh dairy farmer named as first ever RAU Alumnus of the Year
A dairy farmer from Wales who has previously been named as Wales Woman Farmer of the Year and has received…
Agri-Business
FAO Food Price Index: Dairy and cereal prices rise in September
The benchmark for world food commodity prices increased for the month of September, with quotations up for all covered commodity…
N.Ireland
Checks and balances continue to impact on international grain markets
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has indicated that international grain markets edged higher over recent days. This trend…
N.Ireland
October has been dedicated to the promotion of wool
The month of October has been designated to the promotion of wool in Northern Ireland and the rest of the…
Rural Life
Elderly farmer served 6-month sentence for animal abuse
An elderly Welsh farmer has received a 6-month sentence, which was suspended for a year, after she pleaded guilty to…