Environment
Beef
Defra identifies 2 calves ‘with blindness’ among bluetongue cases
N.Ireland
Machinery: Preparing the livestock trailer for mart season
Forestry
Extensive tree planting needed to hit net-zero livestock by 2050 – study
Arable
No return in sight for fungicide used to treat potato blight – GB Potatoes
Beef
AHDB: Beef and lamb price gap narrows driving shoppers to switch
As the price difference between beef and lamb continues to narrow, shoppers are “beginning to change their buying habits”, according to…
N.Ireland
Flooding ‘increases risk of avian influenza incursion’ – DAERA
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) advised poultry farmers that flooding can increase the risk of infections…
Machinery
Investment in state-of-the-art Claas baler factory
One year after opening a new prototype workshop, CLAAS yesterday inaugurated two new assembly lines at its Metz-Woippy baler site. The investment is…
Agri-Business
Defra launches free nutrient planning tool for farmers
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has launched a free, online nutrient management planning tool (NMPT-GB) that…
Arable
Scottish Quality Crops launches new website
The quality assurance body for grain grown in Scotland, Scottish Quality Crops (SQC), has launched a new website as part of efforts to…
Agri-Business
NFU Scotland releases paper calling for food labelling reform
Current UK food labelling regulations are “confusing, inconsistent and unfair” to the consumer and domestic producer, according to National Farmers…
Dairy
Retained cleanings and the potential knock-on effects
Retained cleanings can cause big issues on dairy farms during spring calving, and their knock-on effects can be very costly….
N.Ireland
France passes rules to ‘reduce the burden on farmers’
The government in France has passed new decrees intended to make it easier for farmers to create new cattle, pig,…
N.Ireland
‘No meaningful support’ for young NI farmers this year – UFU
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has criticised the Northern Irish government over the lack of support available to young farmers…
N.Ireland
NI farmers ‘essential allies’ in protecting environment – Countryside Alliance
The Countryside Alliance has criticised politicians in Stormont for portraying Northern Ireland farming families as “as the problem”, rather than…
Machinery
TAFE launches competition in India to win Massey DYNASMART tractor
TAFE – Tractors and Farm Equipment Ltd., the maker of India’s Massey Ferguson tractors, has announced the launch of Season…
N.Ireland
Demand for ‘high-performance pickups’ within agri-sector expected to grow
Pickups are no longer a “fashion statement”, they are now a very real necessity on many farms throughout Ireland, according…
Machinery
AGCO to display Fendt and Massey innovations in California
AGCO will exhibit award-winning equipment and new innovations from its Fendt and Massey Ferguson brands at the World Ag Expo in Tulare, California,…