N.Ireland
John Deere brings tractor control to walker combines
In it’s latest quarterly report to shareholders, John Deere promised a swath of new product launches for 2024 and 2025,...
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Environment
Scotland: More than 10,000ha of peatland restored in the past year
10,360ha of damaged peatland has been restored in Scotland over the last year, with the aiming of reducing harmful emissions...
Agri-Business
'Diverse and desirable' Aire Valley dairy farm comes to the market
The “diverse and desirable” modern dairy farm, Greenbank Farm, has been brought to the market by GSC Grays with a...
Rural Life
3 boys 'deliberately' set bales alight in Staffordshire - police
Staffordshire Police officers are appealing for information after three young boys, aged between 10 and 12, are believed to have...
Rural Life
Scottish Borders farm with country house comes to the market
A Scottish Borders farm with a four-bedroom country house and two-bedroom cottage on 137.7ac has been brought to the market...
Rural Life
Man dies after collision between car and crop sprayer
A man in his 50s has died following a serious road traffic collision involving a crop sprayer in Wissett, Suffolk,...
Agri-Business
Stay the Night initiative to 'boost' small rural businesses
The return of Forestry and Land Scotland’s (FLS) ‘Stay the Night’ initiative is set to provide a “boost” for small...
Machinery
Union’s anger as New Holland offers 4% pay rise
500 workers at the Basildon plant of New Holland are threatening strike action over what they claim is a broken...
N.Ireland
Crop monitoring report: Wet weather hampering Irish crops
Wet weather conditions in north-west Europe, especially Ireland and parts of the UK, negatively affected the yield potential of crops...
N.Ireland
MP urges farmers to stay safe with slurry following ‘near miss’
Carla Lockhart MP is urging farmers to prioritise their health and stay safe around slurry following a ‘near miss’ incident...
N.Ireland
UFU brings consumers ‘behind the farm gate’ for beef week
In honour of Great British Beef Week 2024, from Tuesday, April 23 to Tuesday, April 30, the Ulster Farmers’ Union...
N.Ireland
Two men taken to hospital after ‘near miss’ slurry gas incident
Two men were taken to hospital for treatment following an incident involving slurry gas on a farm in Co. Antrim...
N.Ireland
Springtime Sparklers sale set to return to Omagh
The Springtime Sparklers Sale is set to return to Omagh, Co. Tyrone next week for what is a important date...
Agri-Business
UK pig meat Q1 production at lowest volume since 2017
UK pig meat production has fallen 2.5% year-on-year, with production in the first quarter of 2024 totalling 227,000t. This is...
N.Ireland
Climate change reporting duties to be placed on NI public bodies
New regulations are to be placed on public bodies in Northern Ireland (NI) for carrying out climate change reporting duties....
Other
Shropshire: Vets and farmers rescue 33 cattle from overturned lorry
A team of vets have been called “heroes” for helping to save 33 cattle from an overturned lorry in Gobowen,...
N.Ireland
Basildon stays busy after 60 years of building tractors
Tractors powered by internal combustion have been around for for just over 120 years now, and for half of that...
N.Ireland
What does a jet ski, tractor and slurry spreader have in common?
As the wet weather continues to drive some farmers to despair across the island, some may have considered diversifying the...
