Machinery
New Merlo range to be unveiled at Ploughing Championships
The new Merlo Medium Duty Turbofarmer range is to be unveiled at the 2015 National Ploughing Championships in September. The...
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Dairy
'Herd health improved with Lely milking robots'
The introduction of Lely robotic milking technology has been viewed by many dairy farmers as an opportunity to get out...
Rural Life
10 simple jobs to ensure your garden is in tip-top shape
Anyone planning on doing some gardening at the weekend or indeed over the next couple of weeks here are 10 jobs to...
Machinery
John Deere appoints new Branch Customer Support Manager
Bob Holt has been appointed Branch Customer Support Manager for the UK and Ireland at John Deere Limited. Holt replaces...
Agri-Business
Aldi’s and Lidl’s fresh meat sales growth outstrips UK's top supermarkets
Fresh meat sales in Aldi and Lidl in the UK are growing faster that the top four supermarkets there, according...
Dairy
Dairygold cuts 1c/L for June milk while Carbery to pay just short of 29c/L
The Carbery Group has confirmed a milk price for June of approximately 28.9c/L (including VAT and an SCC bonus of...
Agri-Business
'UK supermarket pricing practices could be in breach of consumer law'
Some UK supermarket pricing practices could be in breach of consumer law, for misleading or confusing consumers through pricing and...
Dairy
Aurivo’s June milk price cut by 2c/L
Aurivo is paying 28c/L (including VAT) for June milk, down 2c/L on the previous month. “We have no option but...
N.Ireland
Tractor driver dies after colliding with Honda 4x4
A man in his 80s has died in mid-Ulster after the tractor and trailer he was driving collided with a...
Arable
Two GM crops get the green light to be imported into Europe
Two genetically modified (GM) crops have received the green light for import into the EU from the European Food Safety...
Dairy
Robotic milking will allow Cork farm expand by 40%
Increased milk production, grassland management and herd health are all major benefits of the Lely robotic milking system, according to...
Agri-Business
We'll be buying 25% of our groceries online in 10 years new report says
A new report by Rabobank says that we will be buying 25% of our groceries online by 2025. The report,...
Dairy
More EU milk channelled into skim milk powder and butter
The continuation of the Russian import ban is translating mainly into lower exports of cheese despite a strong re-direction of trade to...
Pig/Poultry
Exchange rate hits EU pork producers as prices fall
EU pork prices dropped in the second quarter (Q2) of 2015, with limited exchange rate movements a factor in the...
Dairy
US farmers dump over 13m litres of milk they can't find buyers for
US domestic milk output is set to be the highest ever this year and US farmers are dumping their milk...
Arable
Exceptionally high EU sugar production in 2014/2015
2014/2015 has been confirmed to be an exceptional year for EU sugar production, according to the European Commission. It says...
Environment
Forestry thinning 'a crop management activity - not a profit earner'
The timing of thinning forestry for the first time depends on a number of factors, according to Padraig Egan, General Manager...
Dairy
Scottish dairy herds down but total cow numbers up
The number of dairy herds in Scotland has decreased to 982, down 19 in the six months to July 1,...
