Rural Life
Machinery
AGCO fights back as TAFE takes to the courts again
N.Ireland
Converting bare tenant farm into dairy unit in Scotland
Dairy
Dairy advice: Management tips with next season in mind
N.Ireland
Muir pays tribute to vets during BVA dinner speech
Machinery
New Holland brings vision-based guidance to tractors
Tractor Guidance systems has, up until now, been mainly based on satellite networks such as GPS or Galileo, however, New…
Environment
DAERA to host community meetings on Lough Neagh
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is set to host a series of meetings focused on the…
Rural Life
Cancer campaign urges farming community to ‘Nip it in the Bud’
Farmers and people living in rural communities are being urged to ‘nip it in the bud’ and get checked for…
Rural Life
Welsh dairy farmer named as first ever RAU Alumnus of the Year
A dairy farmer from Wales who has previously been named as Wales Woman Farmer of the Year and has received…
Agri-Business
FAO Food Price Index: Dairy and cereal prices rise in September
The benchmark for world food commodity prices increased for the month of September, with quotations up for all covered commodity…
Arable
Checks and balances continue to impact on international grain markets
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has indicated that international grain markets edged higher over recent days. This trend…
N.Ireland
October has been dedicated to the promotion of wool
The month of October has been designated to the promotion of wool in Northern Ireland and the rest of the…
Rural Life
Elderly farmer served 6-month sentence for animal abuse
An elderly Welsh farmer has received a 6-month sentence, which was suspended for a year, after she pleaded guilty to…
Agri-Business
Lakeland: New agreement on veterinary medicines is ‘critical’
A new sanitary/phytosanitary (SPS) agreement for veterinary medicines needs to be agreed between the UK and the European Union as…
N.Ireland
BVA to continue to fight to secure vet medicines in NI
Last night (Wednesday, October 2), president of the British Veterinary Association (BVA), Dr. Elizabeth Mullineaux reaffirmed the association’s commitment to…
N.Ireland
Mycoplasma bovis causing ‘significant losses’ on NI farms
Animal Health and Welfare Northern Ireland (AHWNI) has stated that the bacterial infection mycoplasma bovis is becoming “increasingly prevalent” and…
N.Ireland
Dairy Council NI is equally focused on home and export markets
The Dairy Council for Northern Ireland is equally committed to the effective marketing of milk products both at home and…
N.Ireland
Green growth to characterise future of dairy farming in NI
Dairy Council for Northern Ireland chief executive, Ian Stevenson, has confirmed that the milk sector is on a ‘green growth’…