N.Ireland
Elite breeders out in force at the 38th Royal Ulster Winter Fair
One of the biggest events in the agricultural calendar in Northern Ireland is underway today (Thursday, December 12) as elite...
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Agri-Business
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...
Environment
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...
Rural Life
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...
Agri Politics
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...
Environment
Government report calls for methane action plan
The Environment and Climate Change Committee has published its report ‘Methane: keeping up momentum’, which calls for the UK to...
Environment
Pioneering environmental baselining pilot gets underway
The first measurements of a pioneering environmental baselining pilot for agriculture start this month, with 170 farms from across England,...
Machinery
NH and JCB to showcase new models at LAMMA 2025
With LAMMA fast approaching, manufacturers are letting it be known that that not only will they be there, but also...
N.Ireland
DAERA extends competition deadline to recruit board members
The Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has extended the closing date for its competition to recruit non-executive...
Sheep
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...
N.Ireland
Bird flu: NI chief vet reiterates importance of biosecurity
Northern Ireland’s chief vet Brian Dooher has reminded all bird keepers of the importance of maintaining high biosecurity standards due...
N.Ireland
Half of NI farms impacted by inheritance tax changes – DAERA
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has said that around half of all farms in Northern Ireland,...
N.Ireland
Planting updates for GB: Winter wheat, barley and oats
According to the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB), winter wheat drilling is almost complete in England, Scotland and Wales. The...
N.Ireland
£900k DAERA competition funding for graduate research
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Minister Andrew Muir has announced the opening of the 2025 DAERA Postgraduate...
Agri-Business
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...
N.Ireland
Muir urges NI farmers to opt in to Beef Carbon Reduction Scheme
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland Andrew Muir is reminding farmers that the deadline is approaching...
Agri-Business
UFU condemns illegal NI livestock imports due to bluetongue risk
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is condemning the illegal importation of livestock into Northern Ireland from Britain due to the...
N.Ireland
Farm groups link up for tractor protest in London
Farm organisations along with those involved in tomorrow’s (Wednesday December 11) tractor protest at Westminster have come together under the...
