Rural Life
Romantic sheep farmer pulls off unique marriage proposal
A romantic sheep farmer in the UK pulled off a unique, farming inspired marriage proposal over the Christmas period. Stephen...
UK
Machinery
Irish buyers 'big players' at UK vintage sales
Irish buyers are big players at vintage machinery sales in the UK thanks to a favourable currency exchange rate, according...
Sheep
Irish sheepmeat exports to France and UK climb
The volume of Irish sheepmeat exported to both the UK and France climbed during the first three quarters of 2016,...
Agri-Business
UK consumers spending less on beef and lamb
UK consumers have spent less on beef and lamb in recent weeks, with expenditure on beef falling during the 12...
Agri-Business
‘Access to the Single Market vital for the UK food industry’
UK food producers are calling for tariff-free access to the Single Market, as well as continued access to a competent...
Beef
North/south R3 heifer beef price difference jumps to nearly €100
Farmers in Northern Ireland were getting close on €100 more for 280kg R3 heifer carcasses than farmers down south during...
Beef
Bluetongue levels rise in France, risk level of reaching the UK downgraded
To date there has been 283 new outbreaks of Bluetongue disease reported in France during the month of November, figures...
Machinery
Second-hand farm machinery sells for over €4m at auction
A steady number of Irish buyers attended a second-hand machinery auction in the UK recently, which had a sales total...
Dairy
UK cheese manufacturer offering 30p/L (33.5c/L) for February milk
Somerset-based cheese manufacturer AJ and RJ Barber has announced a 6p/L (6.7c/L) farmgate price increase to occur over the next...
EU
Calls for seasonal work permit scheme for non-EU workers in the UK
There is an urgent need for a substantial trial of a seasonal agricultural permit scheme for non-EU workers in the...
Beef
Over 140 new outbreaks of Bluetongue reported in France
In the second half of October there has been 143 new outbreaks of Bluetongue disease in France reported to the World...
Dairy
'Tariffs could cause issues for cross-border dairy trade post-Brexit'
Any imposition of tariffs on UK exports to the EU once Brexit happens could cause particular issues for the cross-border...
N.Ireland
Brexit deal must have strong cross-border dimension
A Brexit deal must be reached, which minimises any potential disruption in cross border trade on the island of Ireland,...
Agri-Business
Fears grow concerning the re-introduction of Irish border controls
The increasing prospect of a hard Brexit deal for the UK heightens the prospects of the Irish border being re-established...
EU
UK farmer's union strengthen Brexit strategy
The National Farmers Union (NFU) has moved to refocus and strengthen its strategy on Brexit in both its government and...
Dairy
UK milk production set to fall by 1 billion litres in 2016
The volume of milk produced on UK dairy farms is expected to fall by a massive one billion litres in...
Agri-Business
UK moves a step closer to leaving the European Union
The UK has moved a step closer to leaving the European Union (EU) after its Prime Minister, Theresa May, put...
Sheep
Irish sheepmeat exports to the UK up 21% in the first seven months of 2016
The volume of Irish sheepmeat exported to the UK has jumped 21% year-on-year during the first seven months of 2016,...
