Other
Highest UK wheat stocks on record
UK wheat stocks at the end of 2015/16 increased by 34% year-on-year to the highest on records going back to...
UK
Dairy
Arla UK increases milk price for September supplies as 'prices firm'
Arla UK has announced that it is to increase the milk price for September supplies of milk by 1.25c/kg (1.01p/kg)....
Dairy
British dairy herd shrinks significantly in the last year
The size of the dairy herd in Britain has decreased by 2% over the past year, the biggest annual drop...
Machinery
Original Massey Ferguson 135 to make big money at UK auction
A 1966 Massey Ferguson 135 with just 969 hours on the clock will be just one of the lots to...
Beef
Less 'attractive' Irish beef driving UK cattle prices higher
In addition to tighter supplies, the weakness of sterling and the consequent unattractiveness of Irish beef in the UK is...
Beef
Another hike in UK cattle prices last week
There was more upward pressure in the UK cattle trade again last week on the back of a tighter demand/supply...
Sheep
Lynx could soon be re-introduced to parts of the UK to the dismay of farmers
A local and national consultation is underway in the UK over plans to re-introduce wild lynx in parts of northern England...
Dairy
Dairy farmer protests loom in the UK as milk production slumps by over 10%
Dairy farmer protests are looming in the UK as milk production figures show a dramatic fall off in production on...
Sheep
US expected to give green light to British lamb imports
British lamb could soon be back on the menu in the US, with George Eustice, UK Minister for Farming, expected to...
Agri-Business
First signs of stabilisation for UK market post Brexit
The past week has seen some signs of stabilisation for the UK market, according to Daisy Higgins, of Bord Bia’s...
Arable
Crop circle of an alien appears in a field of wheat in the UK
Crop circles have been appearing in fields across the UK over the last number of weeks and no one has...
Agri-Business
British crops in danger of being left in the ground following Brexit
British crops could be left unharvested if foreign labour is restricted, following the recent Brexit vote the National Farmers Union has...
Beef
Prime beef price in Britain rises to almost €4.20/kg
The beef trade in the UK moved up across the board last week as the balance between supply and demand...
EU
New UK 'agriculture' minister could revisit ban on fox hunting
Andrea Leadsom, who has been put in charge of the UK’s agriculture portfolio, has said she could revisit the UK’s ban...
Dairy
Over 1000 dairy farms have shut in the last three years in the UK
Over 1,000 dairy farms have closed in England and Wales over the past three years, according to figures from AHDB...
Dairy
Latest UK milk production data shows significant fall
Milk production on dairy farms in the UK continues to fall as the poor farm gate prices continue to eat...
EU
Hogan commits to CAP payments for UK farmers until they leave
European Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan has confirmed that UK farmers will continue to receive EU payments until the UK completely leaves...
Pig/Poultry
Poultry farmers urged to be alert as bird flu hits the Netherlands
Following an outbreak of avian influenza (bird flu) in domestic laying hens in Friesland, the Netherlands, poultry farmers in the...
