Rachel Birch

LAMMA and Low Carbon Agriculture to join forces for 2026 event
LAMMA and Low Carbon Agriculture to join forces for 2026 event

The UK’s largest agricultural machinery and technology event, Lincolnshire Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers Association (LAMMA), has announced it will joins forces...

Police stop over 100 vehicles in agri machinery theft operation
Police stop over 100 vehicles in agri machinery theft operation

Over 100 vehicles were stopped and checked during the third phase of ‘Operation Ragworth’, a cross-county effort led by Wiltshire...

Australian red meat exports forecast to be $15.8bn in 2025-26
Australian red meat exports forecast to be $15.8bn in 2025-26

The Australian government has forecast it’s agricultural industry to reach a value of $91 billion (AUD) in 2025-26, which, if...

Farmers set to descend on London for ‘Pancake Day Rally’
Farmers set to descend on London for ‘Pancake Day Rally’

Farmers are set to descend upon London later today (Tuesday, March 4), to participate in what is being dubbed the...

RamCompare seeks new commercial farms for progeny testing
RamCompare seeks new commercial farms for progeny testing

RamCompare, the UK’s national progeny testing initiative, is seeking new commercial farms to join the project this season across England...

Adapted John Deere gives disabled man new lease on life
Adapted John Deere gives disabled man new lease on life

An adapted John Deere Gator has enhanced the mobility and independence of a disabled individual with a penchant for the...

Pregnant women advised to avoid contact with sheep
Pregnant women advised to avoid contact with sheep

The Public Health Agency (PHA) in Northern Ireland has advised pregnant women to avoid close contact with sheep this spring...

NI poultry sector ‘worried’ amid bird flu outbreaks – cllr
NI poultry sector ‘worried’ amid bird flu outbreaks – cllr

A Co. Tyrone-based councillor and farmer, has observed “concern and worry” among the Northern Irish poultry sector, amid rising cases...

Reed unveils new schemes, silent on inheritance tax at NFU conference
Reed unveils new schemes, silent on inheritance tax at NFU conference

Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Steve Reed, made a series of announcements during his speech at...

Report: UK organic market expanded by 7.3% in 2024
Report: UK organic market expanded by 7.3% in 2024

2024 saw the UK organic market expand by 7.3%, reaching a total value of £3.7 billion, double that of a...

Antrim tractor club raises £12,700 for Air Ambulance NI
Antrim tractor club raises £12,700 for Air Ambulance NI

Craigs Tractor Enthusiasts, an Antrim-based community group, have raised £12,700 in funding for Air Ambulance Northern Ireland (NI). Over the...

New VR tractor hazard test developed for learner drivers
New VR tractor hazard test developed for learner drivers

A new virtual reality (VR) hazard perception test has been developed to address the training gap for tractor drivers, in...

No poultry classes at 2025 Balmoral Show
No poultry classes at 2025 Balmoral Show

The Royal Ulster Agriculture Society, the organisers behind the Balmoral Show, were “disappointed” to announce that there will be no...

New research may reduce the need for fertilisers in farming
New research may reduce the need for fertilisers in farming

New research by John Innes Centre has discovered a biological mechanism in plants that make plant roots more receptive towards...

UFU to attend Pancake Day Rally in London
UFU to attend Pancake Day Rally in London

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has confirmed it will participate in the ‘Pancake Day Rally’ in London next month, in...

Sheep painting prodigy ‘Baanksy’ reportedly kidnapped
Sheep painting prodigy ‘Baanksy’ reportedly kidnapped

Baanksy, the painting sheep, has been declared missing from his home in South Africa, with his owners reporting him to...

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...