Agri-Business
‘Entirely illogical’: Poots defends decision to intervene over SES ammonia limits
Minister Poots has defended his decision to intervene over agricultural planning issues in Northern Ireland. Shared Environmental Services (SES), a...
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World News
German police investigate illegal workers in meat factories
German police have searched over 40 homes and businesses in an effort to crack down on foreign workers being illegally brought...
Rural Life
Arsonists set farmer's bale stack ablaze
A farmer in East Yorkshire has become the target of arsonists after having a bale stack set alight in his...
Rural Life
Major cannabis operation discovered in underground bunkers beneath farm sheds
More than £500,000 (€549,480) worth of cannabis was discovered in underground bunkers which were accessed within farm sheds in the...
Sheep
Welsh Government commits to increasing wool in public buildings
Wales has become the first of any UK nation to formally commit to using more wool in its public buildings....
N.Ireland
2,000 pigs die after blaze breaks out on Co. Down farm
Up to 2,000 pigs are believed to have died in a large blaze that broke out on a farm last...
Sheep
NSA challenges 'short-sighted' research on replacing sheep farms with forests
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has hit back at claims from new research that suggest traditional farming methods should be...
Sheep
Study claims sheep farmers could profit by shifting to forest
British sheep farmers could profit from allowing their land to naturally regenerate into forest – at least according to researchers...
Agri-Business
Calls for Northern Ireland environmental planning quango to be disbanded
Ulster Farmers’ Union president Victor Chesnutt has called for an environmental planning quango, which effectively stalled agricultural planning applications in...
N.Ireland
Livestock trailer carrying 12 cows overturns at roundabout
A tractor drawing a trailer with 12 cows in it overturned at a roundabout in England earlier today, Tuesday, July...
Rural Life
Farmers warned of surge in tractor GPS thefts
Farmers are being warned to ramp up security after a spate of thefts has seen tractor GPS equipment stolen from...
Sheep
Sheep management: Nematodirus and lameness issues arising on farms
Speaking to farmers over the last week, they have said that they have come across a couple of flock health...
Machinery
AGCO reports net sales of €1.76 billion for first 3 months
Multinational agricultural machinery giant AGCO reported its results for the first quarter, ending March 31, 2020 earlier this month. AGCO...
N.Ireland
Police stop man driving ‘in and out’ of farm yards with ‘offensive weapon’
Members of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) stopped and searched a vehicle which was reported to have been...
Agri-Business
Aileen Barron: Marketing trends and consumer behaviour in light of Covid-19
By Aileen Barron, Green Acre Marketing Already well reported is just how impactful, and, in some cases, challenging Covid-19 has...
Beef
Retailers accused of failing to stock British beef during Great British Beef Week
National Farmers’ Union president Minette Batters has said it is “inexcusable” to see some of the country’s biggest retailers failing...
Agri-Business
UK agricultural university offers drones to disinfect Covid-19 hotspots
An English agricultural university has offered to deliver drone sprayer training to qualified emergency services drone pilots, to enable them...
Rural Life
Farmers appeal for public to boycott 'dangerous' NHS lantern event
Farmers across the country have urged members of the public to boycott plans to light dangerous sky lanterns in a...
