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High global demand sees UK red meat exports soar – AHDB
High global demand sees UK red meat exports soar – AHDB

Soaring global demand for beef has helped the value of British red meat exports reach a record high of £1.77...

Testing confirms presence of avian influenza in NI
Testing confirms presence of avian influenza in NI

The chief veterinary officer (CVO) for Northern Ireland (NI) has confirmed that highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 (commonly known as...

NI programme to include ‘fairer and more proportionate’ penalty system
NI programme to include ‘fairer and more proportionate’ penalty system

Members of Stormont’s Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, were briefed on the “fairer and more proportionate” penalty system...

£3.1m granted to rural community orgs in NI
£3.1m granted to rural community orgs in NI

Minister Andrew Muir has announced grants worth £3.1 million under the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA)’s Rural...

More community collaboration needed to tackle climate change in NI
More community collaboration needed to tackle climate change in NI

Minister Andrew Muir addressed an event focused on tackling climate change, explaining that greater cross-community and government collaboration is required...

Birth of Charolais triplets comes as surprise to farmer
Birth of Charolais triplets comes as surprise to farmer

Armagh farmer, Kyle McCall, enjoyed a career highlight and momentous occasion this week, when one of his Charolais cows gave...

Dairy farm fined £80k after worker dies in tyre explosion
Dairy farm fined £80k after worker dies in tyre explosion

A Lancashire dairy farm partnership has been fined £80,000 and ordered to pay £8,605 by Preston Magistrates Court, following the...

Sitka spruce as susceptible to bark beetle as Norway spruce
Sitka spruce as susceptible to bark beetle as Norway spruce

A new study on Ips typographus, the bark beetle which has caused widespread devastation to European forestry in recent years,...

Muir lists benefits of new NI farm support regime
Muir lists benefits of new NI farm support regime

Minister for the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), Andrew Muir, has outlined the benefits of his department’s...

Report: Farmers most trusted in food industry
Report: Farmers most trusted in food industry

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Food Trust Report 2024 has revealed that farmers are the most trusted group...

Research: More carbon storage under hedges than grassland
Research: More carbon storage under hedges than grassland

Scientists at the University of Leeds conducted research on the carbon storage potential of different soil types, discovering that soil...

Farmers to use ‘pre-loved’ toys to protest inheritance tax
Farmers to use ‘pre-loved’ toys to protest inheritance tax

As part of its Stop the Family Farm Tax campaign in protest of changes to inheritance tax, the National Farmers...

Report: 91% of farmers say poor mental health is a problem
Report: 91% of farmers say poor mental health is a problem

A recent study by rural charity, Farm Safety Foundation, also known as Yellow Wellies, revealed that 91% of British farmers...

Save British Farming stages tractor rally in London today
Save British Farming stages tractor rally in London today

Farmers from across the UK will converge on London later today (Monday, February 9), for the ‘Change your tune Starmer’...

New study shows crossbred calves recover faster from disease
New study shows crossbred calves recover faster from disease

New research by Penn State University, has found that dairy-beef crossbred calves are hardier than their purebred counterparts, demonstrating faster...

New lameness manifesto launched for UK dairy industry
New lameness manifesto launched for UK dairy industry

An ambitious new lameness manifesto, designed to eradicate the malady within the British dairy herd over the course of the...

Scottish egg producer endorses part of ‘new deal’ for farmers
Scottish egg producer endorses part of ‘new deal’ for farmers

A third generation egg producer from Scotland has tentatively welcomed the government’s so-called ‘new deal for farmers’, while stopping short...

Govt launches national consultation on Land Use Framework
Govt launches national consultation on Land Use Framework

The government has launched a consultation to devise a new, strategic approach to sustainable land use in England, equipping decision...