Sheep
Video: Welsh fire crews rescue sheep stranded for a week on island
This week, firefighters from Brecon Fire Station in Wales responded to a sheep that had been stranded on an island...
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Arable
Harvest 2025 on the Ards Peninsula delivers high yields
Arable farmers on the Ards Peninsula of Co Down have recorded high yields of both winter wheat and winter barley...
Arable
High global maize yield forecasts putting pressure on grain markets
There is now every possibility that global maize production could reach record heights in 2025. And the US is leading...
Beef
Great British Calf Week to focus on using data for farm decisions
The Great British Calf Week returns on September 10, 2025, focusing on how using data can help inform decisions on...
N.Ireland
Second wheat yields averaging 3.5t/ac in Northern Ireland
Growers in Northern Ireland are confirming second wheat yields in the region of 3.5t/ac at around 16% moisture. Merchants accepting...
Beef
New tool for suckler farmers to boost profit and reduce emissions
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development (AHDB) has launched a new genetic tool that measures the potential of an animal to...
Arable
Using microbes to boost disease and pest resistance within crops
Farmers could soon have the option to apply microbes to crops to reprogramme them to be resistant against pests, diseases...
Arable
Tillage: The benefits of grain analysis at harvest
Grain analysis at harvest is a very effective way of determining nutrient deficiencies within crops of all kinds. It also...
Beef
‘Significant’ rise in UK beef imports from Brazil, Australia and NZ
UK beef import volumes from Brazil, Australia and New Zealand have “significantly increased” this year. According to a recent beef...
N.Ireland
DAERA to host webinar updating public on bluetongue virus
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has confirmed that it is hosting a webinar in order to...
N.Ireland
UK and NI secure £19m deal to export pork to Mexico
12 businesses across England and Northern Ireland have secured approval to export pork to Mexico. The £19 million trade deal...
Environment
Environment Agency: Farmers should prepare winter slurry storage
The Environment Agency (EA) has reminded farmers that despite the dry summer weather, they should start preparing their winter slurry...
N.Ireland
Project seeking farmers to investigate crop physiology traits
New project set to boost weed competitiveness in sustainable farming A project led by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board...
N.Ireland
Winter barley harvest in closing stages across UK
The 2025 winter barley harvest is essentially competed across the UK, according to the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB)....
N.Ireland
Prospects for sheep trade ‘very strong at the moment’ – breeder
The fall-off in lamb numbers and growing consumer awareness of the costs required to produce high quality meat will drive...
N.Ireland
UK taskforce recommends ‘targeted’ bird flu vaccination trial in turkeys
A new report from a UK joint industry, cross-government taskforce has recommended a targeted on-farm vaccination trial in turkeys –...
Beef
UK store cattle price inflation above deadweight trade
Price inflation in the market for store cattle in the UK has remained mostly above that of the deadweight market...
Beef
Focus: Harvesting crops and producing eggs on Scottish farm
While eggs are the primary focus of Aberdeenshire’s Farmlay Eggs, the head of one the UK’s best-known names in egg...
