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RVC awarded grants to advance vaccine research into BB and bTB
RVC awarded grants to advance vaccine research into BB and bTB

The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) announced it has received two grants from the International Veterinary Vaccinology Network (IVVN) to advance vaccine...

Bird flu detected in third poultry farm in Watton
Bird flu detected in third poultry farm in Watton

The UK government has announced that an additional outbreak of bird flu (avian influenza) has been detected at a third...

2024 master’s class in agri-food business graduate from CAFRE
2024 master’s class in agri-food business graduate from CAFRE

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has issued its congratulations to the College of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Enterprise...

Brussel sprouts hit a growth spurt this Christmas – Tesco
Brussel sprouts hit a growth spurt this Christmas – Tesco

Brussel sprouts are expected to have benefited from a notable growth spurt this season, with Tesco predicting crops to be...

Regenerative food firm wins £50k in new RAU competition
Regenerative food firm wins £50k in new RAU competition

A company which supports regenerative food production methods through unique partnerships with farmers, foresters, and landowners, has been announced as...

Low Carbon Agriculture Show opens registration for 2025
Low Carbon Agriculture Show opens registration for 2025

The Low Carbon Agriculture Show 2025, the UK’s only event dedicated to sustainable farming and carbon reduction practices, is returning...

US agri exchange students recount their positive time in NI
US agri exchange students recount their positive time in NI

Two American exchange students have called Co. Antrim home for the past three months, spending their “fall semester” studying agriculture...

Muir deems animal welfare among his ‘top priorities’
Muir deems animal welfare among his ‘top priorities’

Northern Ireland’s Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir, has declared that animal welfare will be among his top...

Video: Farm shop employee gets run down by fleeing shop lifter
Video: Farm shop employee gets run down by fleeing shop lifter

An employee of a family-run farm shop in Richmondshire, was knocked down by a car while attempting to stop a...

94% of Welsh farmers have received 2024 BPS payments
94% of Welsh farmers have received 2024 BPS payments

As of today, 94% of farmers have received their full or residual Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) payments for 2024, according...

British Society of Animal Science defends Bovaer
British Society of Animal Science defends Bovaer

The British Society of Animal Science (BSAS) has defended Arla’s controversial trial of Bovaer, a feed additive designed to reduce...

Six John Deere tractors issued for road maintenance in Devon
Six John Deere tractors issued for road maintenance in Devon

Devon County Council has reportedly invested in a fleet of six new John Deere tractors to assist its highway maintenance...

Government injects £343m into rural economy
Government injects £343m into rural economy

The government has today (Wednesday, December 11) confirmed, it has injected more than £343 million into the rural economy in...

NSA Cymru names recipient of lifetime achievement award
NSA Cymru names recipient of lifetime achievement award

The National Sheep Association Cymru (NSA), has named David Pittendreigh as the 2024 recipient of the NSA Bob Payne Award...

Seaweed supplements proven to cut methane emissions in cattle by 38%
Seaweed supplements proven to cut methane emissions in cattle by 38%

A new study by the University of California, Davis, discovered that feeding a seaweed supplement in pellet format, to grazing...

Mad cow disease identified in Scotland
Mad cow disease identified in Scotland

A case of atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly referred to as mad cow disease, has been confirmed in a...

Govt announces £200m investment into Weybridge
Govt announces £200m investment into Weybridge

The government announced a £200 million investment into Weybridge, the the UK’s primary research and laboratory testing facility, yesterday (November...

Dairy Council for NI names Sports Nutrition Award winner
Dairy Council for NI names Sports Nutrition Award winner

Ulster University student Jennifer Connolly, has been named as this year’s winner of the Dairy Council for Northern Irelands’ ‘Sports...