N.Ireland
Dairy
Water availability key to boosting calf health
N.Ireland
DAERA engaged in ‘radio silence on key questions’ on bluetongue – UFU
N.Ireland
Vaccinating flock against bluetongue ‘obvious step to take’ – sheep breeder
N.Ireland
DAFM should ‘work swiftly’ with NI on bluetongue – ICMSA
Machinery
Bobcat introduces next-generation augers and trenchers
Bobcat announced the launch of its new range of auger and trencher attachments, which are compatible with a wide selection…
Agri Politics
Defra staff take part in agricultural training course worth £650k
The staff from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) are taking part in a programme that aims…
Arable
Research underway to tackle threat posed by new strains of yellow rust
A newly identified strain of yellow rust is threatening winter wheat crops, prompting a rapid and coordinated research response in…
N.Ireland
AHDB projects significant drop in UK maize imports
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is projecting a significant fall-off in the level of maize imported into the…
Environment
Largest farmer-led nature recovery project moves into delivery phase
Farmers across the Cotswolds have officially begun working on what is being described as the UK’s largest farmer-led nature restoration…
Arable
Beet growers to receive fairer prices under new pilot contract – NFU
Sugar beet growers across the UK will have the chance to trial a new forward index-linked contract option which will…
N.Ireland
‘Succession planning has never been more important’ – MP
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs of Northern Ireland (DAERA) is “asleep at the wheel” in terms of…
Rural Life
Leicestershire farmer fined £11k for cattle movement and TB testing offences
A farmer has been fined nearly £11,000 after Leicestershire County Council Trading Standards brought a prosecution for “extensive breaches of…
Dairy
Lakeland Dairies holds January milk price but introduces ‘input support’
The Lakeland Dairies Board today (Thursday, February 12) confirmed it will hold the price for milk for January. The board…
Environment
Dunbia advances sustainability plan with new project in UK
Dunbia, which is a division of Dawn Meats, has announced a new phase in its sustainability strategy for UK farmers….
Agri-Business
UK court bans Swedish oat based company from using ‘milk’ in marketing
The UK’s Supreme Court has ruled that the Swedish company, Oatly, cannot use the term “milk” when it is promoting…
N.Ireland
Availability of wheat in UK down year-on-year – AHDB
The total availability of wheat in the UK for the 2025/2026 grain trading year has been estimated at 16.138Mt by…
Agri-Business
King Charles visits mart to meet farmers and rural communities
King Charles III recently paid a visit to a Lancashire mart where he met local farmers and rural organisations who…