Rural Life
Nominations open for 2025 veterinary wellbeing awards
The 2025 British Veterinary Association (BVA) Wellbeing Awards, which celebrates workplaces that prioritise the wellbeing of employees, are now open...
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N.Ireland
MP: ‘Farmers have been crippled by bureaucracy’
The DUP’s agriculture spokesperson, Carla Lockhart has called for the Department of Agriculture, Enterprise and Rural Affairs (DAERA) to engage...
Rural Life
Countdown is on to major Scottish agricultural event
The countdown is on for the largest two-day Scottish agricultural event – which is set to take place on Sunday...
Agri-Business
WOAH report: Infectious animal diseases affecting new areas and species
The “spread, prevalence and impact of infectious animal diseases” is changing and bringing new challenges, according to a new report...
N.Ireland
Questions raised on ‘access’ to vet medicines in NI following new EU/UK deal
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) today (Monday, May 19) raised fresh questions on the issue of continued “access” to veterinary...
Agri-Business
Slump of up to 28% in US tractor sales in April – AEM
While it looks as if there is good ground for optimism here in Ireland in regard to tractor sales, the...
N.Ireland
Farm orgs call for cross-border cooperation on dog control
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) and the Ulster Farmers Union (UFU) are calling for immediate and coordinated all-island measures to...
N.Ireland
PSNI investigating 2 burglaries in rural villages
Detectives in Newry are investigating an aggravated burglary at the home of an elderly couple in Forkhill, Co. Armagh in...
Agri-Business
Danone acquires US plant-based nutritional formulas company
Danone has announced today (Monday, May 12) that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake...
Pig/Poultry
Rotating floor technology key to reducing pig house emissions
By Chris McCullough With around one billion pigs worldwide, the pork sector produces significant quantities of emissions per year that...
N.Ireland
FFA calls for end to ‘excessive red tape’ in UK agriculture
Farmers for Action (FFA) has called for the deregulation of agriculture in the UK. But what does this mean in...
Pig/Poultry
Court: Egg packers prosecuted for forging best before dates
The UK government has declared that criminals found responsible for re-packing eggs with fake ‘best before’ dates have been stopped...
Sheep
Police Scotland conduct investigations into two dog attacks
Police Scotland has appealed for information after livestock were killed and injured in two separate dog attacks in the Scottish...
Agri-Business
Entries for Young Vet of the Year open
Do you know an inspirational young or early career vet? Nominations for this year’s British Veterinary Association (BVA) Young Vet...
Machinery
Watch: Pottinger Terradisc well-matched to four-pot Fendt
When looking at a new tractor, there is always great advantage in having it working rather than driving around a...
Environment
New scheme supports Welsh farming in national parks landscapes
The Welsh government have launched a new funding scheme targeting farmers working in national parks and national landscapes (formerly areas...
Pig/Poultry
Disease-resistant pigs approved for sale in US
Pigs produced to be resistant to one of the world’s most costly livestock diseases, using technology developed by the Roslin...
Rural Life
Husband and wife sentenced after breaching animal welfare order
Two farmers from Orcheston, near Salisbury have been sentenced at Salisbury Magistrates Court after previously being found guilty of animal...
