Arable
British arable area declines by 2%
The latest planting and variety survey, from AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds, suggests a decline in the total cereal and oilseed...
Arable
The latest planting and variety survey, from AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds, suggests a decline in the total cereal and oilseed...
Rural Life
A total of over 2,500 acres of farm land has come on the market in the UK for a total of...
Grass
David Murphy from Co. Armagh has taken the lead in this years Yara Grass Prix, the competition which sees farmers...
Sheep
While sheep farmers across the UK had a near normal lambing period in 2015, lamb losses in Northern Ireland increased...
Dairy
First Milk has confirmed pre-tax losses of approximately £22m for 2014/15. The farmer-owned dairy co-op has processing operations in England,...
Beef
Supplies of cattle to the countries’ export meat plants continues to be lower than last year with some 36,000 less...
Beef
The national beef kill continues to fall with throughput currently some 4% lower since the start of the year compared...
Beef
Prime cattle supplies in the UK are expected to be tighter over next six months according to Quality Meat Scotland...
Dairy
Scotland’s Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead has confirmed that he will be providing additional support to dairy farmers on the...
Arable
The weather conditions in Ireland continue to be favourable for crop development and in general crop growth conditions throughout Europe...
Rural Life
The popular White Tailed Sea Eagle Viewing & Information Point at Mountshannon Pier in Co. Clare has reopened to the...
Opinion
British finishers are wincing at the most recent evidence that the UK’s prime beef cattle market is unacceptably volatile. And,...
World News
A sheepdog called Don in Scotland managed to take control of a tractor and cause delays on the M74 motorway...
Dairy
Laser guns are being used to measure methane emissions from dairy cows with the aim of breeding cattle for future...
Dairy
The dairy industries in England, Scotland and Wales are joining forces to launch an Action Johne’s disease campaign, which will...
Beef
The decision by meat plants in Northern Ireland to pull the price of beef over the last number of weeks...
Agri-Business
Dan Kelly’s Cider – which is produced by Boyne Grove Fruit Farm in Northern Ireland – is now hitting the...
Sheep
Many Scottish sheep flocks could be threatened by a rise in the incurable viral disease Maedi Visna (MV), according to...