Beef
Warwickshire Police authorises 'trained farmer' to shoot bull at large
Warwickshire police responded to an incident in Brinklow yesterday (November 3), where an escaped bull had to be shot after...
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Beef
NZ beef and lamb farm group says climate policies ‘out of step’
Beef and Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ), a organisation representing cattle and sheep farmers in New Zealand, has said that the...
Agri-Business
25% will use air fryer to cook all or part of Christmas meal – AHDB
New consumer research data released by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) today (Tuesday, December 3), forecasts a number...
N.Ireland
Big improvements to cargo box on John Deere Gator
Off road utility vehicles, such as the Gator have long moved on from glorified quads and are now a quite...
Sheep
NSA launches new survey into sheep worrying by dogs
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has launched a new survey which aims to gain insight into the severity and impact...
Machinery
John Deere: Profits plunge as accounting year closes
John Deere has taken a huge hit to its profits in its agricultural division over the last year, with a...
Agri-Business
Arla's methane-reducing feed additive trial sparks controversy
Arla Foods’ recent announcement of its new trial with British farmers and retailers, to examine the efficacy of Bovaer, a...
N.Ireland
Small Woodland Grant Scheme reopens in Northern Ireland
Leading forester, John Hetherington, is welcoming the reeopening of the Small Woodland Grant Scheme (SWGS) by the Forest Service for...
N.Ireland
Projected supply and demand estimates for 2024/2025 UK cereals
The first official UK supply and demand estimates for UK cereals, covering the 2024/2025 season, have been published. Compiled by the Agricultural...
N.Ireland
Farmer convicted in court over TB notice
A farmer in Northern Ireland has been convicted in court in relation to failure to adhere to rules regarding a...
N.Ireland
Claas opens UK facility to boost digital awareness
Computing and IT, as they were once known, were never going to leave farming alone. There has indeed been a...
Environment
85% of English rivers contaminated with bee-killing pesticides
Bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides were found to be present in 85% of rivers tested in England in 2023 and 2024 by...
N.Ireland
Organisation questions pre-movement bTB testing in NI
Northern Ireland’s Pedigree Cattle Trust has strongly questioned the principle of pre-movement bovine tuberculosis (bTB) testing in Northern Ireland. This...
Beef
29% of sheep slaughtered without pre-stunning in 2024 - FSA
29% of sheep and 11% of goats slaughtered in England and Wales are done so without first being stunned, according...
Environment
2.5m awarded to university led net zero research into agri sector
A new project aimed at developing a common accounting framework for the UK farming and food sector to measure and...
Dairy
Chinese dairy imports to improve in 2025 – Rabobank
Chinese dairy imports could improve by “2% year on year” in 2025, according to a new Rabobank report. This would...
Rural Life
Morrisons introduces 'Tractor Tuesdays' by offering farmers 25% off in café
Morrisons launches ‘Tractor Tuesdays’, introducing a 25% discount for farmers in all its cafés every week on from December 3,...
N.Ireland
Association of Equipment Manufacturers: 4WD tractors defined
Over in America, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) keeps an eye on tractor and combine sales figures, publishing a...
