N.Ireland
Dairy
Irish dairy herd grows while British hits record low
Beef
Making the most of your fertiliser with sulphur
N.Ireland
US Sugar deploys fleet of autonomous John Deere tractors
N.Ireland
Major food companies ‘lagging’ on methane targets – report
Arable
New generation of fungicide leads identified by researchers
A new study from Rothamsted Research has helped to identify microbial compounds with the potential to become future fungicide leads….
N.Ireland
UK govt warned about lack of access to veterinary medicines in NI
The UK government has today (Friday, June 5) been warned about the impacts that post-Brexit arrangements are having on the…
Machinery
Kverneland introduces new f-drill model
Kverneland has introduced a new 6m f-drill model to its portfolio of power harrow drill combinations. This latest version combines…
Beef
FAO: Poultry meat surpasses beef & dairy growth over past 60 years
The global supply of terrestrial animal source food (TASF), driven mainly by egg, poultry and pig meat, has experienced a…
Beef
Falkland Estate slaughters 271 ‘untraceable cattle’ after investigation
Falkland Estate has confirmed today (Friday, June 5) that it has humanely culled 271 cattle on its farm in Fife…
Agri-Business
FAO: World food prices ‘broadly stable’ in May
The benchmark measure for world food commodity prices remained broadly stable in May. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations…
Agri-Business
Beef no longer the ‘centrepiece’ of British menus – AHDB
While restaurants in the UK have started to expand their menus after several years of “tighter menus”, the proportion of…
N.Ireland
Police appeal for information following theft of 47 cattle in Armagh
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) have appealed for information to help further their investigation into the theft of…
Arable
ADAS launches new crop rotation planning tool
ADAS has launched a new crop rotation planning tool, aimed at helping growers assess the benefits and trade-offs before making…
Pig/Poultry
Bird flu prevention zones lifted across Great Britain – Defra
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced that the prevention zones for avian influenza, commonly known…
Schemes
Defra reveals ‘near-final’ SFI scheme details for 2026
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has unveiled the “near-final scheme information” for this year’s Sustainable Farming…
N.Ireland
£2m announced for Northern Ireland Community Infrastructure Fund
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Andrew Muir has confirmed that an additional £2 million in funding is being…
Arable
How are combinable crops faring across the UK?
The Agricultural and Horticultural and Development Board (AHDB) has confirmed a general decline in the condition of combinable crops in…