Agri-Business
Arable
Scottish Quality Crops launches new website
Agri-Business
NFU Scotland releases paper calling for food labelling reform
Dairy
Retained cleanings and the potential knock-on effects
N.Ireland
France passes rules to ‘reduce the burden on farmers’
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,…
N.Ireland
DAERA outlines capping rates for farm sustainability payments
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has outlined the capping rates that will be applied on Farm…
N.Ireland
Calls growing across Ireland for a more flexible slurry spreading season
Pressure continues to build across the island of Ireland for the introduction of more flexible slurry spreading seasons. A number…
Agri-Business
Trade exhibition focussed solely on slurry planned for RUAS HQ in October
A bespoke, slurry-related trade exhibition will be hosted at the headquarters of the Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) on the…
N.Ireland
Demand for mid-range telescopic handlers continues to grow
Demand for mid-range telescopic handlers that can operate effectively on family farms continues to strengthen. Flexibility, in tandem with good…
N.Ireland
Farmer fined at Antrim court for water pollution offence
A court in Northern Ireland has fined a farmer for a water pollution offence that resulted in a fish kill….
Dairy
The challenge of milking cows near the front line in Ukraine
By Chris McCullough Milking cows near the front line of the war in Ukraine is a huge daily challenge but…
Dairy
The key to rumen development this spring
With spring calving well underway, farmers must start focusing on the rumen development of their young calves. Rumen development is…
Beef
Ensuring safety at calving on suckler and dairy farms this spring
The spring calving season is fast approaching on both suckler and dairy farms across Ireland and is a high-risk period…