N.Ireland
MP accuses Reeves of ‘burying her head in the sand’
Upper Bann MP, Carla Lockhart, has challenged the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves to prioritise the repair of her...
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Rural Life
4 lynx illegally released into Scottish Highlands - RZSS
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) has announced it has successfully captured a total of four wild lynx, which...
N.Ireland
NI charity offers ‘substantial financial contribution’ to agriculture students
A charity in Northern Ireland is offering “a substantial financial contribution” to students on agriculture programmes this year. According to...
Sheep
NSA seeks policy enthusiasts for complementary London trip
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has announced it has opened applications for young sheep farmers with a particular interest in...
Agri Politics
January 25 named as 'National Day of Unity' to stop the family farm tax
The National Farmer’s Union (NFU) have announced it will stage a ‘National Day of Unity’ on January 25, as they...
N.Ireland
FFA: IVF calf project to reduce emissions is ‘backward step’
Farmers for Action (FFA) spokesperson William Taylor, has indicated that food security should be the priority for production agriculture not...
Dairy
Introducing Hilda: Could this IVF calf transform the UK dairy industry?
A scientist in Scotland has hailed the birth of an IVF calf, that hails from a research project to develop...
N.Ireland
UFU to hold NI tractor rallies in protest over ‘family farm tax’
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has announced that it is holding six tractor runs, one in each county, in Northern...
N.Ireland
MP: ‘Double standards’ as some border checks for Ireland suspended
DUP Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs spokesperson, MP Carla Lockhart has accused the EU of having “double standards” as some seal...
Environment
Environmental groups call for more organic farms in England
The government should aim for 10% of farmland in England to be organic to deliver on climate and nature goals,...
Agri Politics
Unions join forces to protest against UK inheritance tax
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU), National Farmers’ Union (NFU), NFU Scotland and NFU Cymru are stepping up their #StopTheFamilyFarmTax campaign...
Pig/Poultry
Bird flu detected in third poultry farm in Watton
The UK government has announced that an additional outbreak of bird flu (avian influenza) has been detected at a third...
Agri-Business
Brussel sprouts hit a growth spurt this Christmas - Tesco
Brussel sprouts are expected to have benefited from a notable growth spurt this season, with Tesco predicting crops to be...
Pig/Poultry
Bird flu confirmed in two commercial turkey farms in England
The UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has confirmed that highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) has...
Dairy
Confirmed bluetongue cases in GB rise to 185 – Defra
The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has today (Sunday, December 15) confirmed that the total number of...
N.Ireland
US agri exchange students recount their positive time in NI
Two American exchange students have called Co. Antrim home for the past three months, spending their “fall semester” studying agriculture...
N.Ireland
Defra report: Decrease in ‘food secure’ households in UK
There is a notable decrease in food secure households in the UK according to a report from the Department for...
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,...
