Machinery
Auction report: TW mania at massive ‘on-site’ sale
A significant auction involving tractors and other equipment took place on Saturday, November 23, in West Row, Suffolk (England). The sale...
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Beef
£10,800 Limousin-cross 'Rizzo' leads 2019 Welsh Winter Fair
A Limousin-sired heifer from North Yorkshire took Supreme Champion ‘Rizzo’ at 30th Welsh Winter Fair held at Builth Wells on November...
Rural Life
Irish expats drive 900,000L of water to drought-stricken Aussie farmers
Hundreds of Irish people based in Sydney came together to transport thousands of litres of water from the Australian coast...
Agri-Business
Grain price: Little movement in price or some harvest reports
Winter planting of cereal crops remains at a standstill here in the UK and Ireland as wet weather dominated the...
N.Ireland
Appeal made for info on stolen tractor used in Louth ATM theft
An appeal for information has been made in relation to the stolen tractor used in the attempted theft of an...
Rural Life
Wife and her lover guilty of killing Hertfordshire farmer after he refused divorce
An estranged wife and her lover who plotted to kill a wealthy farmer after he refused to agree to a...
Rural Life
Video: Close call for driver following costly collision
Substantial damage was caused to a vehicle following a collision with a tractor towing what appears to be a power...
Agri-Business
Farmers For Action calls for Tesco boycott over vegan ad campaign
Agricultural lobby group Farmers For Action has backed calls urging shoppers and farming families to boycott Tesco. The retailer’s latest...
Machinery
Auction report: £94,000 (plus commission) for a gleaming County 1474 TW
A County 1474 TW sold for a very considerable £94,000 (no VAT; plus 6% buyer’s commission) today (Saturday, October 19) at...
Rural Life
Charges made after man was shot twice during Lancs farm incident
A man has been charged by police investigating an armed robbery on a farm in England, where the occupier was...
Rural Life
6 poachers trespassing on farmland ‘facing prosecution’
A number of men who were found to be poaching hare and trespassing on farmland in Co. Kildare are “now...
Agri-Business
UK weeding robot trials show chemical reduction of up to 95%
UK research trials of a new automated weed-killing robot have been able to reduce herbicide usage on crops by up...
Agri-Business
Whelan: No-deal tariffs will ‘wipe out total profitability’ from NI dairy
No-deal Brexit tariffs will “wipe out total profitability” from the Northern Irish dairy industry, group CEO of Dale Farm Nick...
N.Ireland
Peak District study trip to showcase innovative upland stock practices
A two-day study trip hosted by Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is offering upland farmers the...
N.Ireland
Machinery destroyed in latest of 4 farm arson attacks
Machinery was destroyed – along with a shed and a number of bales – in an overnight farm fire in...
Agri-Business
Report: Agricultural downturn contributed to severity of 2-month mountain blaze
A report into last year’s Llantysilio Mountain fire has found that a “lack of agricultural land management” contributed to the...
Arable
Funding partnership offers £250,000 to tackle top horticultural pest and diseases
A new research alliance has made £250,000 available for five projects to tackle high-priority pests and diseases threats for horticulture...
Rural Life
New Australian law will jail farm invaders for up to a year
A proposed new law in the Australian state of South Australia will create a new offence whereby animal rights activists...
