Arable
Emergency approval of blight fungicide for organic potatoes
The Chemicals Regulation Division (CRD) in the UK has approved Funguran Progress for emergency use on organic potatoes to control...
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Sheep
Stoc+ project encourages flock keepers to regularly assess body condition
Vets are encouraging sheep farmers to conduct body condition assessments to maximise the productivity of their flocks and reduce potential...
Agri-Business
UK internal market paper to ‘enshrine unfettered access’ to Britain for Northern Ireland
Plans to legislate for an even playing field in the UK’s internal market have been revealed by the UK government...
Arable
Blight fungicide given emergency approval for use in England
England’s Chemicals Regulation Division (CRD) has approved the use of Funguran Progress to control late blight in organic potato crops....
Agri-Business
£2 million fund to grow Scottish forestry and farm businesses
Scottish Forestry is making over £2 million available to tree nurseries, small forestry businesses and farmers to help them gear...
Dairy
NFU Cymru launches dairy contracts consultation virtual roadshows
Following the recent launch of a long-awaited Dairy Contracts Consultation across the UK, NFU Cymru has launched a series of...
Agri-Business
Members of UK's new Trade and Agriculture Commission announced
Retailers, farming unions, consumer, hospitality and environmental bodies from across the UK have been named as members of the Government’s...
Rural Life
‘This is private land’: Farmer confronts 4X4 over trespassing
The frustration of dealing with trespassers on private land was voiced recently by well-known Welsh farmer and media personality, Gareth...
Agri-Business
New campaign urges consumers to 'Make It' with lamb
The first phase of a campaign encouraging consumers in Great Britain to ‘Make it’ with lamb is set to launch...
Agri-Business
British beef information campaign reaches 17 million consumers
The second year of a campaign by the British levy bodies has succeeded in reaching 17 million people. The initiative,...
N.Ireland
‘I want to continue raising the voices of women in agriculture’
“I want to continue raising the voices of women in agriculture.” That’s the perspective of 28-year-old Ruth Parkes from Armagh...
N.Ireland
‘I want to continue raising the voices of women in agriculture’
“I want to continue raising the voices of women in agriculture.” That’s the perspective of 28-year-old Ruth Parkes from Armagh...
N.Ireland
‘I want to continue raising the voices of women in agriculture’
“I want to continue raising the voices of women in agriculture.” That’s the perspective of 28-year-old Ruth Parkes from Armagh...
Dairy
Holstein UK elects new president and trustees
Members of Holstein UK have elected a Shropshire dairy farmer as their new president. The Annual General Meeting (AGM) took place...
Rural Life
FUW members re-elect presidential team at virtual council meeting
Members of the Farmers’ Union of Wales have re-elected their presidential team at a special virtual meeting of the union’s council....
Sheep
Weaning: Avoid ‘one size fits all’ approach, warns vet
A mid-Wales vet has encouraged farmers to consider three main aspects when weaning lambs, in order to promote the long-term...
Agri-Business
British Wool denied access to UK coronavirus support fund
Farmers unions across the UK have urged their retrospective governments to intervene after British Wool was refused access to a...
Agri-Business
Major Welsh food wholesaler Castell Howell issues job loss warning
One of Wales’ biggest food wholesalers, Castell Howell, has warned it is facing the possibility of making major redundancies because...
