Rural Life
Welsh farmhouse breakfasts raise nearly £15,000 for charity
The Farmers’ Union of Wales annual Farmhouse Breakfast Week has raised more than just awareness of the great food farmers...
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Agri-Business
Scottish farm income falls by £57 million
Scottish farm income is estimated to have fallen by a total of £57 million in 2018, after increasing in 2017. The...
Agri-Business
Inequalities in digital infastructure treat rural population as a second-class
A Welsh farmers union has slammed inequalities in the UK’s digital infrastructure claiming rural dwellers are treated as “second-class citizens”...
Agri-Business
MPs table ammendments to Agriculture Bill
The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has welcomed the support it has received from a number of MPs in tabling important...
Beef
Project calls for farmers to 'shout about the sire'
With only 23% of sires currently registered on passports, AHDB Beef & Lamb is urging farmers to start recording to...
Agri-Business
HCC forums discuss traceability and value in meat processing
Traceability, technology and adding value to produce were the main topics for discussion at two forums organised by Hybu Cig...
Machinery
Average power of new tractors sold in the UK climbs to 167hp
As we previously reported, 12,102 new agricultural tractors were registered in the UK during 2018. That’s according to data from the...
Machinery
How many new tractors were registered in NI last year?
Data relating to registrations of new tractors in Northern Ireland (and across the UK) has just been released by the UK-based AEA (Agricultural...
Agri-Business
'Disastrous' impacts of leaving the customs union and single market 'already being felt'
FUW president Glyn Roberts has warned that the disastrous impacts of leaving the EU, the customs union and single market...
Agri-Business
NFU Cymru members hear from new First Minister
New First Minister for Wales Mark Drakeford set out his views on Welsh agriculture and the potential impact a ‘No-deal’...
Agri-Business
Time for a 'common sense' diet trend urges HCC chairman
The chairman of Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) has urged those looking to make New Year lifestyle...
Machinery
NI dealer wins ‘Tractor Sales Performance Award’, but which one?
Claas has singled out dealers, from across the UK and Ireland, for accolades at its annual ‘Dealer Awards‘. The announcements...
Agri Politics
Brexit: 'British farming has lost the one thing which gave it confidence'
Farming organisations and lobby bodies have warned that British agriculture faces a precarious future following last night’s House of Commons...
Rural Life
£240,000 January boost for countryside communities
Eight rural communities across the UK are being given a helping hand by countryside charity, The Prince’s Countryside Fund, which...
Rural Life
Winners announced for NFU’s Farmvention competition
The National Farmers Union has today announced the winners of its national STEM competition, Farmvention. Nine primary schools have all...
Sheep
Pedigree ram nominations open for fifth year of RamCompare
The search is on for the country’s best rams as pedigree breeders are invited to put forward the rams they...
Environment
Scottish Government rows back on LFASS cuts
The Scottish Government has rowed back on its decision to cut LFASS payments by 60% in 2020. Rural Economy Secretary Fergus...
Agri-Business
Access to Japanese market to be worth up to £127 million to UK beef and lamb
News Japan will reopen its market to British beef and lamb after almost a quarter of a century could be worth as...
