Environment
Beef
Organic beef and sheep production is ‘wholly sustainable’ – farmer
N.Ireland
AFBI confirms appointment of new CEO
Arable
Global wheat production levels coming under pressure
Agri-Business
Tesco invites agri-tech innovators to take part in competition
Environment
Farmers urged to report slurry spills after incident kills over 1,500 fish
The Environment Agency (EA) has reminded farmers of the importance of reporting pollution incidents when farming following a situation in…
N.Ireland
Soil Association aiming to boost presence in Northern Ireland
The Soil Association is looking at ways of increasing its level of on-the-ground activity in Northern Ireland from both a…
Beef
NFUS warns falling livestock prices threaten Scottish production
NFU Scotland (NFUS) has warned that declining cattle and pig prices are placing increasing pressure on producers and risk undermining…
Agri-Business
US red meat and poultry production levels set to rise
Red meat, pig and poultry production in the US is forecast to exceed 2026 output levels next year.This is according…
N.Ireland
NI agriculture minister launches £2.2m rural grant
Northern Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Andrew Muir has launched a £2.2 million capital grant for rural…
Dairy
Managing calves as they are turned out to grass
The poor spring has lead to a lot of farms still having calves housed despite weaning taking place a number…
Dairy
Embryo survival: The key to success this breeding season
Considering how advanced breeding has got, it is easy to get so caught up in statistics and what is being…
N.Ireland
Meet the teenager who created a farm management tool
Ben O’Connor, aged just 16, is already a serial entrepreneur, whose latest creation is a piece of farm management software…
Dairy
Dairy Focus: Making best use of grazing land on a Norway farm
By Chris McCullough Most dairy farmers have received that fateful call from neighbours, or indeed police, informing them the cows…
Agri Politics
Farm groups welcome Wales’ new rural affairs minister
Several Welsh farm groups have welcomed the appointment of a new minister for rural affairs following the recent Senedd election….
Agri-Business
Brazil’s meat giant flags ‘robust global demand’ in first quarter
Brazil’s JBS, the world’s largest meat processor and owner of Moy Park, has reported record net revenue of more than…
Environment
Trials show environmental risks of turning grassland into arable
Field trials have confirmed the environmental risks linked to the conversion of permanent or improved grassland to arable farming. The…
N.Ireland
CAFRE and UFU to host beef conference and farm visit
A beef conference and farm visit will be held at the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) Greenmount…