N.Ireland
Muir reappoints members of nature conservation council
Minister for Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Affairs Andrew Muir has reappointed three members of the Council for Nature Conservation and...
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Forestry
New report aims to show how forestry sector can benefit farmers
Strengthening the relationship between the farming and forestry sectors will be one of the key themes at the launch of...
N.Ireland
Biosecurity and hygiene ‘biggest risks’ facing Irish poultry sector – DAERA
The Irish poultry sector has seen its economical stability levels strengthen significantly over recent months. However, the risk of biosecurity...
Rural Life
How to protect livestock during firework season
RSPCA Assured has advised farmers on how to help their livestock cope with the upcoming festivities, as an estimated 6.16...
Agri-Business
APHA field trials for bovine TB vaccine enter final phase
Progress is being made towards a cattle vaccine and companion skin test for bovine tuberculosis (TB), with the Animal and...
Agri-Business
Defra confirms there will be no U-turn on inheritance tax reform
The Minister of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Dame Angela Eagle has put an...
Agri-Business
Lidl GB to invest £30 billion in ‘British food and farming industry’
Lidl GB today (Wednesday, October 15) announced a “landmark”, five year £30 billion investment to support farmers, growers, suppliers and...
Arable
Defra publishes first 2025 grain and oilseed harvest estimates for England
The Department of Environment, Food and and Rural Affairs (Defra) has published the initial grain and oilseed harvest estimates for...
Agri-Business
WOAH confirms 2 outbreaks of lumpy skin disease in Spain
The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) has confirmed two outbreaks of lumpy skin disease (LSD) in Spain. The first...
Beef
Survey: Small abattoirs critical to farming and meat businesses
850 farmers and land managers across the UK responded to an online survey which aimed to better understand the importance...
Environment
‘Why don’t you muck off?’ – AHDB
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is relaunching its Muck Free Truck campaign with a new ‘Muck Off!’ slogan...
Arable
AHDB releases its final UK Harvest 2025 report
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has gone public with its final UK Harvest 2025 report. As many might...
World News
UK lifts import ban on Hungary after FMD outbreak contained
The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced that the import ban put in place on Hungary,...
N.Ireland
‘Rural crime is more than farm theft’ – MLA
The East Derry MLA, Claire Sugden has said that rural crime must be understood as more than thefts from farms,...
N.Ireland
PSNI unveils new campaign to tackle ‘rural crime’
A new campaign focusing on rural crime, which is led by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and various...
N.Ireland
20 NI farms signed up to new initiative to reduce GHG emissions
A total of 20 farms in Northern Ireland have signed up to the newly launched initiative, UK Dairy Carbon Network....
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...
Beef
UK vet practice sounds warning after livestock hemlock poisoning
A veterinary practice based in south west England has sounded a warning to farmers on the possibility of livestock poisoning...
