Rural Life
UK establishes group to tackle ruminant endemic diseases
A new cattle and sheep industry group is set to be established in the UK, according to a statement from...
Rural Life
A new cattle and sheep industry group is set to be established in the UK, according to a statement from...
Agri-Business
Moves in grain price over the Christmas period were positive, although the same moves weren’t huge. LIFFE wheat for January...
Dairy
Sexed semen now accounts for almost one in three inseminations in the UK, according to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland farmers have been invited to learn more about healthy soils at the next Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB)...
Agri-Business
The next monitor farm meeting to be held in Co. Down, Northern Ireland will look at whether farmers could be missing...
Tillage
A recent outbreak of Phytophthora infestans – also known as ‘late blight’ – in UK tomato crops is likely to...
Pig/Poultry
A UK-wide pork advertising campaign which was almost halted by vegans has managed to boost sales in the industry by...
Pig/Poultry
Industry leaders have welcomed the latest figures showing that the pig industry in the UK reduced its antibiotic usage by...
Pig/Poultry
A complaint made by vegan group Viva! regarding the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) ‘Pork Midweek Meals’ campaign has been...
N.Ireland
The first Northern Ireland farmer has been picked to join AHDB’s Monitor Farm programme – and already he hopes to...
Beef
There is increasing pressure on factories to pay more for cattle, as the factory/farmer beef price stalemate has continued and both...
Beef
There has been little movement in the prices beef factories are offering for steers and heifers. Many have opted to...
Tillage
In farming, the conventional and organic world might not seem the easiest bedfellows, but they met in peace for a...
N.Ireland
Four varieties of British potato seed sent to Africa have performed strongly at three Kenyan trial sites, with yields similar...
N.Ireland
An agreement to progress lifting the British beef ban on exports to China is a vital first step in unlocking...
N.Ireland
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is currently seeking applications for two new members to join its main board,...
N.Ireland
With a push towards lower subsidies, no likely advances towards GM and foreign competition on the cards – growers in...
Dairy
A group of farmers in Scotland, who banded together to negotiate the first post Milk Marketing Board milk price contract,...