Machinery
Arable
Campaign to ban pre-harvest glyphosate backed by 60k signatures
Dairy
Farmers warned potential impact of heat stress far from over
Machinery
New Zetor Series 6 to be presented at UK arable event
N.Ireland
Court: Farmer gets suspended jail sentences in animal welfare case
Agri-Business
NZ red meat sector aims to grow exports to $23bn by 2035
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) is aiming to grow the export value of New Zealand’s red meat sector to…
Agri-Business
Analysis: China to reshape global trade flows for beef
China could reshape trade flows for beef globally, according to a market research organisation. DCA Market Intelligence has said that…
N.Ireland
UFU meets Sofina Foods on ‘future of NI pig producers’
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) met with senior representatives from Sofina Foods this week. The UFU said it pressed for…
Dairy
Irish dairy herd grows while British hits record low
Figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show that the Irish dairy herd grew last year, but it is a different…
Dairy
Making the most of your fertiliser with sulphur
When it comes to spreading nutrients this summer, it is easy to just throw out slurry and chemical fertiliser, but…
N.Ireland
US Sugar deploys fleet of autonomous John Deere tractors
By Chris McCullough A fleet of unmanned John Deere tractors have been deployed in south Florida by US Sugar to…
N.Ireland
Major food companies ‘lagging’ on methane targets – report
Just three dairy and coffee companies of a ranked 23 reported methane reductions for 2024 or 2025, with Danone leading…
Arable
New generation of fungicide leads identified by researchers
A new study from Rothamsted Research has helped to identify microbial compounds with the potential to become future fungicide leads….
N.Ireland
UK govt warned about lack of access to veterinary medicines in NI
The UK government has today (Friday, June 5) been warned about the impacts that post-Brexit arrangements are having on the…
Machinery
Kverneland introduces new f-drill model
Kverneland has introduced a new 6m f-drill model to its portfolio of power harrow drill combinations. This latest version combines…
Beef
FAO: Poultry meat surpasses beef & dairy growth over past 60 years
The global supply of terrestrial animal source food (TASF), driven mainly by egg, poultry and pig meat, has experienced a…
Beef
Falkland Estate slaughters 271 ‘untraceable cattle’ after investigation
Falkland Estate has confirmed today (Friday, June 5) that it will humanely cull 271 cattle on its farm in Fife…
Agri-Business
FAO: World food prices ‘broadly stable’ in May
The benchmark measure for world food commodity prices remained broadly stable in May. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations…