N.Ireland
Local avian influenza restrictions lifted around 2 outbreak farms in NI
Agriculture Minister Gordon Lyons has announced that the local Surveillance Zones around the two commercial poultry farms where Highly Pathogenic...
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N.Ireland
‘Ag Science might not be ‘sexy’ …but you’d be a fool not to follow your interests’
Ag science might not be as “sexy” as some other fields, but follow your interests and you’ll be rewarded with...
Machinery
John Deere appoints new agricultural division sales manager
Following John Deere’s recent business reorganisation in Europe, Brian D’Arcy has been appointed agricultural division sales manager for John Deere...
Agri-Business
FUW meets with BMPA to discuss Brexit concerns on meat exports
Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) members from Montgomeryshire, as well as the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA), have met with...
Agri-Business
Northern Ireland weighing up deposit return scheme for plastic bottles
Work is underway to review the feasibility of a deposit return scheme for single-use plastic bottles in Northern Ireland. Speaking in...
Agri Politics
Welsh farming unions raise concerns about future direction of Welsh agri policy
The Welsh farming unions and Wales YFC have written to the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs to express...
Agri-Business
McDonald’s walk-in announcement step in the right direction for suppliers
Moves to reopen McDonald’s stores for walk-in customers could help stabilise beef markets as the hospitality sector shutdown shows no...
Agri Politics
Tenant farmers show strong interest in BPS Lump Sum exit scheme
The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has published the findings of its survey of tenant farmer views on the Department for...
Agri-Business
How an Australian cattle rancher sold Microsoft $500,000 of carbon credits
Computing giant Microsoft has launched a new partnership with Australian farm Wilmot Cattle Company to use grazing cattle to offset...
Agri Politics
FUW appoints new group managing director
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) has announced a new role – FUW group managing director, who will oversee the...
Rural Life
New world record price of £28,455 fetched for a sheepdog at auction
A sale of sheepdogs at Dolgellau Mart in Wales brought with it a world record sale for a working sheepdog...
Agri-Business
FUW warns farmers to be on the lookout for potential scams
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) is urging members to be aware of scams and cold callers, as recent incidents...
N.Ireland
#Run1000 participants travel 2 and a half times around the world
Teams from the four nations across the UK and Ireland and one representing the ‘rest of the world’ have just...
Rural Life
Survey shows British people value farmers more than any other country
An international YouGov survey of more than 22,000 people in 16 countries reveals the most and least-respected professions. While scientists...
Agri Politics
NFU Cymru welcomes new chair of HCC
NFU Cymru has congratulated Catherine Smith on her appointment as the new chair of Hybu Cig Cymru (HCC). Food Business...
Rural Life
CLA calls for improved maintenance system to stave off flooding
Undertaking regular maintenance of England’s main rivers would help improve flooding in rural areas, the Country Land and Business Association...
Environment
Pollution regulations are a 'knee-jerk reaction and completely wrongheaded' - TFA Cymru
The Tenant Farmers Association in Wales (TFA Cymru) has said that the decision of the Welsh government to introduce new...
Rural Life
Dog attacks cost British farmers over £1.3 million in 2020
New statistics released by rural insurer NFU Mutual today (February 2) reveal the cost of dog attacks on farm animals...
