Forestry
New measures announced to combat spreading tree disease
The Forestry Commission has today (Thursday, April 14) introduced new measures to combat the spread of the tree disease Phytophthora...
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Agri Politics
Griffiths makes on-farm visit to examine Welsh Lamb project
The Welsh government’s Rural Affairs Minister, Lesley Griffiths, has visited a farm near Rhayader in Powys which is part of...
Government
Greater consideration needed regarding Welsh farms - report
The overall takeaway of a new report published today (Thursday, April 7) is that greater consideration should be taken by...
Agri-Business
Welsh man to study calf production in South America
Welsh man Charlie Cooper is planning on travelling South America to investigate the importance of rearing an efficient, sustainable and...
N.Ireland
Wildlife groups to legally challenge badger cull in NI
The decision to launch a badger cull in Northern Ireland (NI) is to be legally challenged in the courts by...
Government
£227m made available for Welsh rural economy
The Welsh government is making £227 million available for the Welsh rural economy over the next three years, Rural Affairs...
Rural Life
Dog owners urged to keep their animals under control
Dog owners are being reminded to keep their animals under control around sheep and other livestock as the lambing season...
Agri-Business
Red meat trade steady despite international disruptions
New HMRC figures have shown how the international red meat trade is making slow but steady progress since the Brexit...
Agri-Business
Royals sample Irish food during trip to Cahir Farmers’ Market
His Royal Highness, Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall visited Cahir Farmers' Market in Co. Tipperary today...
Sheep
Nematodirus forecast is back online and says hatching has started
The Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) group’s nematodirus forecast map is back online, after being unavailable for a...
Government
UK-wide fuel duty cut of 5p/L from this evening
Fuel duty across the UK will be cut by 5p/L, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak confirmed in his...
Arable
Implementing the cultural control of blackgrass
Tillage farmers in the UK have been left with cultural control as being the primary means of tackling blackgrass infestations...
Agri-Business
Poots calls on UK gov to help farmers
Northern Ireland Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots, has called on George Eustice, UK Secretary of State...
Rural Life
Charity regulator disqualifies former trustee as Welsh animal sanctuary winds up
The Charity Commission has disqualified one of the former trustees of an animal charity in North Wales, after an official...
Rural Life
National farming competition opens to showcase agri-careers
LEAF Education, in partnership with Coleg Cambria Llysfasi and Bayer, has launched its 2022 National Food, Farming and Natural Environment...
Dairy
Dairy-Tech 2022 set to feature over 300 exhibitors
Next month sees the return of one of the UK’s largest dairy events, Dairy-Tech 2022, taking place on April 7,...
Agri-Business
Online gateway launched for food and drink companies
A unique collaboration making it easier for food and drink companies in England, Scotland and Wales to adopt cutting edge...
Government
AHDB horticulture and potato levies to end in April
The UK government and the devolved government’s of Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland have agreed to end the statutory levy...
