N.Ireland
ABP: Tyrone site to continue to 'receive and process cattle'
ABP Food Group has confirmed that all main operations on its ABP Linden Dungannon facility are “unaffected” despite a review...
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Sheep
Study: Sheep involved in human livelihoods for 11,000 years
Sheep have been intertwined with human livelihoods for over 11,000 years. As well as meat, their domestication led to humans...
Environment
Climate charity aims to tackle peatland degradation
A new campaign and podcast from climate charity, Carbon Copy, has been launched in the UK to inspire more action...
Rural Life
Worcestershire farms increasingly blighted by fly-tipping - NFU
Worcestershire farms have become increasingly inundated with illegal fly-tipping activity, which NFU county adviser, Emma Hamer, has claimed, warrants a...
Agri-Business
NFU Scotland to host postponed tractor rallies this weekend
NFU Scotland has announced the rescheduling of its postponed tractor rallies, which will now go ahead this weekend, February 1-2,...
Dairy
British dairy production set to rise in 2025 - AHDB
British dairy production is forecast to grow by 1.1% in 2025, according to the latest report from the Agriculture and...
Agri-Business
MP calls for chancellor to meet farmers over inheritance tax
A Scottish MP has spoken in parliament to call for the chancellor to meet with farming unions about the impact...
Environment
Govt refuses emergency use of pesticide on sugar beet
The government has announced it has rejected an application for the emergency authorisation of a neonicotinoid pesticide on sugar beet...
Beef
TB steering group meets with CVO about eradication policies
Northern Ireland’s chief veterinary officer (CVO), Brian Dooher has met with the new bovine tuberculosis (TB) partnership steering group for...
Agri-Business
Nebraska agri data privacy bill challenges digital future
Once again it appears that the movement to have agriculture wired up to a fully digital future has been challenged,...
Arable
Fungi gene could be key to better wheat disease control
A critical gene in pathogenic fungi could be the key to significantly improved wheat disease control measures. It is believed...
Machinery
Krone enters haulage market with MB Agro Truck
Krone has joined the gap between farming and road transport with the recently announced GX 520 AgriLiner trailer which is...
Pig/Poultry
Avian influenza prevention zone implemented in Wales
The Welsh government has today (Thursday, January 30, implemented a nationwide ‘avian influenza prevention zone’ (AIPZ), to combat the spread...
N.Ireland
Non-derogated manure export submission date extended - UFU
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has successfully lobbied the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) to secure an extension for farmers...
Rural Life
North Wales police arrest 6 men in connection with theft of cattle
North Wales Police have confirmed the arrest of six men in connection with the theft of 14 cattle from a...
Environment
Greenpeace wins nitrogen legal case against Netherlands
A court in the Hague has ruled in favour of Greenpeace in their landmark legal battle against the Dutch state,...
Agri Politics
NFU petition to No. 10 includes over 270,000 signatures
A petition with over 270,000 signatures has been handed in to No. 10 Downing Street by National Farmers’ Union (NFU)...
Environment
New report highlights human cost of TB on health and wellbeing
A new report commissioned by the Farming Community Network (FCN) has explored the health and wellbeing impacts of bovine tuberculosis...
