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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...

Chinese market for UK pork exports set to expand – AHDB
Chinese market for UK pork exports set to expand – AHDB

The UK pork industry is set to benefit from a surge in demand for its pork exports with the newly...

FUW urges Welsh government to reinstate agri-budget to 2023 level
FUW urges Welsh government to reinstate agri-budget to 2023 level

The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) has reiterated its calls for the Welsh government to safeguard farm funding ahead of...

Pet farm renews calls to crowdsource £40,000 to save it
Pet farm renews calls to crowdsource £40,000 to save it

Nunny’s pet farm in Lincolnshire is making a renewed appeal to the public in its bid to crowd-source £40,000 in...

Farmers urged to prepare ahead of Storm Darragh
Farmers urged to prepare ahead of Storm Darragh

NFU Mutual has urged farmers to prepare ahead of this weekend’s arrival of Storm Darragh, as the Met Office issues...

Dairy UK wins ‘milk’ trademark appeal against oat drink brand
Dairy UK wins ‘milk’ trademark appeal against oat drink brand

The UK Court of Appeals have ruled in favour of Dairy UK in its case against Oatly, the Swedish Oat...

330kg of cheese donated to veterans in Christmas ceremony
330kg of cheese donated to veterans in Christmas ceremony

The Annual Ceremony of the Christmas Cheeses took place yesterday (Wednesday, December 5) to kickstart Christmas festivities, with cheesemakers from...

Driver sentenced after pleading guilty to horse collision
Driver sentenced after pleading guilty to horse collision

A man in his 70s has been sentenced and prosecuted by York Magistrate’s Court after he pleaded guilty to driving...