Agri-Business
Dramatic UK wheat decline as barley production increases
UK wheat production for 2020 was estimated at 10.133 million tonnes in provisional figures released by the Department for Environment,...
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Sheep
Choosing your sheep stock for the future
An ambassador for a Welsh sheep genetic improvement project is encouraging farmers to carefully select rams and ewes in the...
Environment
83% of farmers could be carbon neutral within 15 years - Barclays
Barclays has teamed up with Nigel Owens MBE, world-renowned rugby union referee and Welsh cattle farmer, to launch a new...
Agri-Business
Race is on for NI firms to secure US customers for beef
Thousands of Northern Irish farmers will soon see their produce represented in the US as two of the region’s major...
Agri Politics
FUW expects 'angry reactions' to NBA proposals
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) President Glyn Roberts says he expects angry reactions at a forthcoming meeting of the...
Arable
Budweiser UK now sourcing 100% of its barley from British farms
Budweiser Brewing Group has announced it has achieved its goal of sourcing 100% of the barley used for its UK-produced...
Rural Life
10 thefts of GPS systems recorded in Yorkshire in just 2 days
Police in East Yorkshire have reported a total of 10 thefts of GPS equipment from farms across the area of...
Pig/Poultry
Market prices well up despite potential 'clouds on the horizon'
According to analysis by Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC), new data on abattoir throughput from the Department for...
Sheep
FUW calls on consumers and industry to make wool 'first choice'
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) is calling on consumers; politicians; and the construction, craft and fashion industries to support...
Agri Politics
'New Covid-19 restrictions will not change how we work' - BVA
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has responded following Covid-19 updates issued by governments in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland,...
Rural Life
Appeal for info following the theft of 4 Simmental cows during the night
Police in Devon launched an appeal for information following the theft of four Simmental cows from a barn in Paignton....
Arable
Keep an eye out for the flea beetle in oilseed rape crops
Farmers who planted oilseed rape should be keeping an eye out for the flea beetle in oilseed rape crops, or...
Arable
Keep an eye out for the flea beetle in oilseed rape crops
Farmers who planted oilseed rape should be keeping an eye out for the flea beetle in oilseed rape crops, or...
Rural Life
13 thefts of GPS from tractors recorded over the weekend
Lincolnshire Police have reported that 13 incidents of GPS thefts from tractors were reported between September 17 and September 19...
Rural Life
Police seize ‘large cultivation’ of cannabis plants from farm
Police have seized 100 cannabis plants after finding a large cultivation on a farm in Wales in recent days. Dyfed-Powys...
Rural Life
Farmers warned to be vigilant after a spate of tractor navigation thefts
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) is urging farmers to be vigilant following reports by South Wales Police that there...
Beef
UK beef heads stateside for the first time in nearly 25 years
UK beef will be heading across the Atlantic Ocean for the first time in 24 years after three UK processors...
Agri-Business
UK fined more than €3.5 million for failure to make progress eradicating TB
The European Commission has fined the UK at least €3.5 million over the last two years for a lack of progress...
