Agri-Business
New NFYFC chairman encourages young farmers to put their ‘green’ feet first
The new National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs (NFYFC) chairman is calling on young farmers to support the environment in...
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Dairy
Holstein UK announces youth team for Libramont 2019
The Holstein European Championship will welcome two talented and ambitious Holstein Young Breeders who have been selected to represent Holstein...
Rural Life
NFYFC to host first ever Oxford Farming Conference fringe event
Young people are set to share their views on how the next generation feel about the future of agriculture at a...
Beef
Grahams Nicki leads Red Ladies sale at 20,000gns
A strong year of pedigree Limousin sales closed with a robust trade at the Red Ladies Derby and Weaned Calf...
Arable
New AHDB contact for arable farmers in North West
Michelle Nuttall has joined AHDB as a new arable knowledge exchange manager for the North West. Covering the counties of...
Agri-Business
Newcomers and quality lead the way at the Winter Stock Festival
This year’s East of England Winter Stock Festival in Peterborough saw a strong selection of well turned out animals. Experienced...
Rural Life
Several suspected stolen quads recovered in Lancashire raid
A ‘day of action’ aimed at targeting travelling criminals who commit rural crime has been hailed as a success as...
Arable
Wanted: AHDB seeks 7 new Monitor Farms for England
AHDB is on the hunt for seven more farm businesses to host the next phase of its Cereals & Oilseeds...
Environment
Wildlife farmer of the year announced at Belfast event
Bellaghy man David Arrell has won the ‘wildlife farmer of the year’ title at the Farming Life awards. Over 300...
Dairy
First Milk Responsible Farming Awards winners announced
First Milk members who have demonstrated excellence have been recognised through the British farmer-owned dairy co-operative’s inaugural Responsible Farming Awards. The...
Rural Life
Praise for officers who responded swiftly to farm fire
Two Cumbrian police officers have been praised for their swift action and bravery after they woke a farming family to...
Agri-Business
New UK-first bovine semen processing lab opened
A cutting-edge semen processing lab in Cumbria opened on Monday (September 16) will harness the same technology used for human...
Government
Measures to fight TB unveiled as new data shows badger cull halves disease
Reductions in new outbreaks of bovine TB have been recorded in Gloucestershire and Somerset following the completion of licensed four-year...
Sheep
Which English area is ‘top of the flocks?'
More than 15 million sheep graze the English countryside and as Love Lamb Week begins, data has revealed the top...
Agri-Business
From living in a yurt to producing the 'creme de la creme' of British beef
A young South Cumbria couple who kick-started their farming career by crowdfunding while living in a yurt has gone on...
Agri-Business
2 stolen tractors found 26 miles away with false plates
Two stolen tractors worth more than £200,000 have been found with false number plates 26 miles away from the Chorley farm...
Sheep
Breed record smashed at Carlisle Beltex sale
This year’s Beltex Premier Sale in Carlisle saw a top bid of 65,000gns lead the trade and set a new...
Rural Life
Lucky escape: Cows cut from overturned trailer
Firefighters cut six cows from an overturned trailer outside Carlisle yesterday morning (Wednesday, August 1). Emergency services were called to...
