The Farmers’ Union of Wales says Irish fodder aid schemes highlight and add to concerns in Wales over the impact months of wet weather are having on fodder supplies and prices. Diminishing fodder supplies in the Republic of Ireland led the Irish Government to introduce…
Apr 9, 2018Read More
The National Association of Agricultural Contractors (NAAC) is delighted to announce that that shearers will be allowed to enter the UK this year, in a time-limited window, to provide a vital source of highly skilled and experienced staff for shearing contractors removing the wool of…
Mar 20, 2018Read More
Today (19th March) HRH The Prince of Wales attended Louth Livestock Market, to announce that Louth will be a new location for year three of The Prince’s Farm Resilience Programme, and meet with key stakeholders involved in saving the mart. HRH took the opportunity to…
Mar 20, 2018Read More
New research reveals that UK farmers are planning to invest more in animal welfare than any other aspect of their farm business in 2018. This comes as McDonald’s UK unveils a half million-pound capital grant scheme to help dairy farmers deliver animal welfare initiatives. The…
Mar 8, 2018Read More
West Sussex organic farmer John Pitts, has launched a new video to explain what it really means to choose organic. The passionate farmer reveals the challenges behind the award-winning organic dairy and arable farming enterprise The Woodhorn Group. The video outlines The Woodhorn Group’s holistic…
Jan 22, 2018Read More
LAMMA, the UK’s largest farm machinery, equipment and agricultural services show, has been unable to open to the public today due to safety reasons. High winds overnight caused serious damage to stands and structures across the East of England Showground, forcing the event to be…
Jan 18, 2018Read More
Farming and the environment must go hand-in-hand and producing quality, home-grown food is critical to the future of the country, say’s the NFU. It follows publication this morning of the Government’s 25 year Environment Plan. Theresa May revealed details of the long-awaited and wide-ranging 150-page…
Jan 12, 2018Read More
The role of CHeCS biosecurity measures in reducing the risk of a TB breakdown has been recognised in new Government rules, which will see participants in CHeCS TB herd accreditation programmes exempt from more frequent testing. The new Government rules, likely to be introduced in…
Jan 12, 2018Read More
The Organic Research Centre, a leading independent research charity, is inviting UK farmers to participate in a new EU-funded project called DIVERSify which is investigating how to maximise the performance of crop mixtures (or plant teams) to improve yields while reducing the reliance on inputs.…
Dec 7, 2017Read More
Kia has unveiled a new all-electric version of Niro at the 5th International Electric…
Claydon, a pioneer in direct strip seeding technology, has appointed AG-Group as the sole…
West Sussex organic farmer John Pitts, has launched a new video to explain what…
On 16 April 2018, Telford Magistrates’ Court fined the 55 year-old £16,000 and ordered…
Water level management authorities across the country are continuing to raise significant concerns at…
The German CHP specialist ETW Energietechnik has delivered natural gas CHP units with selective…
Over 300 farmers have signed to Arla’s new R500 programme designed to help future…
Over the past fifteen years Merial Animal Health and Boehringer Ingelheim’s avian and swine…
A ban on live animal exports would be ‘remarkably shortsighted’ given the uncertainty around…
