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Agricultural, Environmental, Countryside and Farming News from the UK and beyond.
| 2018-Sep-28 |
Further provisions for livestock farmers struggling to access animal feed have been introduced with immediate effect.
| 2018-Sep-28 |
Farmers are among the UK’s hardest workers – but long hours and a lack of holidays threaten to undermine the health and wellbeing of many working in the industry, an exclusive Farmers Weekly survey reveals.
| 2018-Sep-28 |
Farmers are among the UK’s hardest workers – but long hours and a lack of holidays threaten to undermine the health and wellbeing of many working in the industry, an exclusive Farmers Weekly survey reveals.
| 2018-Sep-28 |
With an entry forward of over 1600 sheep, buyers were able to be selective, with stronger sheep achieving a positive trade whilst sheep which had seen a harder summer sold at commercial prices.
| 2018-Sep-28 |
C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 28 cattle, 4,047 prime lambs and 6,718 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 27th September 2018.
| 2018-Sep-28 |
Now established as one of the leading agricultural events in the UK, Borderway Agri-Expo, on Friday 2 November will see new classes introduced this year.
| 2018-Sep-26 |
Large-scale solar power projects are set to make a comeback as costs decline – and landowners should act now to secure rental agreements.
| 2018-Sep-26 |
‘A cleaner and healthier environment for future generations’ was at the heart of the Government’s Agriculture Bill, launched earlier this month, but who will deliver it?
| 2018-Sep-26 |
The dispersal sale of the entire Ribble Aberdeen-Angus pedigree herd from Henry Rowntree, of Rowntree Farms, Gisburn, was deemed a runaway success by all concerned when staged at Skipton Auction Mart.
| 2018-Sep-26 |
There's a buzz - and definitely a few barks around the campus at Newton Rigg as students head back to the lecture rooms at the start of the academic year.
| 2018-Sep-26 |
Vets are calling for renewed vigilance and responsible sourcing after Defra announced that two cattle imported from France to England have tested positive for the Bluetongue Virus during post-import testing.
| 2018-Sep-24 |
An experienced manager in the agricultural machinery industry, Adrian Winnett, has been appointed General Manager at AgriArgo UK Ltd.
| 2018-Sep-24 |
At the National Ploughing Championship Dairymaster launched six versions of their high-performance Swiftflo Revolver cow rotary milking parlours due to market feedback and demand.
| 2018-Sep-24 |
Carlisle based, H&H Group Plc, are pleased to announce the appointment of Will Hamilton, of Bee Edge Farm, Coldingham in the Scottish Borders, as a Non- Executive Company Director.
| 2018-Sep-24 |
A state-of-the-nation review of cattle health and welfare has recognised progress in the fights against both BVD and Johne’s Disease, and big advances in udder health and mastitis reduction in dairy cows.
| 2018-Sep-24 |
The latest innovation in fencing equipment from Bryce Suma is a high output heavy-duty post driver that can be operated by a tractor of modest size and weight.
| 2018-Sep-21 |
The winners of the prestigious Dairy Industry Woman of the Year Award were announced at the fourth annual Women in Dairy Conference on Wednesday 19 September.
| 2018-Sep-21 |
Think before rushing in to drill winter wheat after the early harvest and now we’ve had rainfall, farmers are being urged.
| 2018-Sep-21 |
Red Rose exhibitors landed the principal honours in the two show classes staged at Skipton Auction Mart’s second annual shearling gimmer fixture.
| 2018-Sep-21 |
C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 12 cattle, 2,434 prime lambs and 3,586 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 20th September 2018.
| 2018-Sep-21 |
Veterinary consultant and senior lecturer at Queen’s University Belfast Simon Doherty was elected President of the British Veterinary Association at BVA’s annual Members’ Day.
| 2018-Sep-20 |
Farmers who are struggling to obtain funding for urgent or complicated projects can now secure finance through a new banking partnership.
| 2018-Sep-20 |
A leading agricultural college has joined forces with the UK’s largest forestry and timber harvesting company to meet a growing demand for woodland workers.
| 2018-Sep-20 |
A scheme, backed with £3m of funding, to help farmers reduce ammonia emissions from agriculture was officially launched on 18 September 2018.
| 2018-Sep-19 |
A top call of 8,000gns was the highlight of some standout prices achieved at a major dispersal sale staged on behalf of the Mellin family’s Hellifield-based Hull House Texel flock at Skipton Auction Mart.
| 2018-Sep-19 |
With the theme Next Step Future Farming, the technology group GEA is presenting efficient solutions around the topics of digitization and networking at this year's EuroTier.
| 2018-Sep-19 |
The highest price at the 40th anniversary NSA Wales & Border Ram Sale went to a Blue Faced Leicester ram. The 12,000 guinea sale was the highlight of a day that saw good rams sell well, but that otherwise reflected the current political and weather concerns.
| 2018-Sep-19 |
Over 45 farm and rural professionals attended the third annual farm walk organised by leading local accountants PKF Francis Clark and very kindly hosted by David, Sue and Tom Simmons of Riviera Produce, Connor Downs, just outside Hayle in Cornwall.
| 2018-Sep-18 |
There was a good crowd around the Lleyn ring at the NSA Ram Sales at Builth Wells on Monday 17th September although buyers had distinct budgets in mind hence many rams could be bought from 300 - 450gns.
| 2018-Sep-18 |
A simple blood test could be used in the future to predict the health and productivity of dairy cows, research shows.
| 2018-Sep-18 |
Individual fatty acids have now been identified with a major positive impact on returns from dairy farming.
| 2018-Sep-17 |
Kuhn Farm Machinery has upgraded its range of Profile trailed mixer wagons with the addition of a telescoping and tilting distribution conveyor belt.
| 2018-Sep-17 |
With winter housing fast approaching, dairy farmers are being advised to review their cow hygiene products as simple changes can be made to support hygienic milk production whilst saving on costs of teat disinfectant.
| 2018-Sep-17 |
NMR launched its new herd analysis tool inGENEious at the UK Dairy Day. Available to all milk recorded herds, inGENEious can interrogate the herd’s up-to-date genetic and genomic data and provide a more accurate breeding strategy.
| 2018-Sep-17 |
Two Westmeath farmers son's were
putting up an electric fence for strip grazing in the rain, coming in wet and late for football training. They asked their parents would it be possible to have a moving fence.
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| 2018-Sep-14 |
On 12th September, the Government introduced a new Agriculture Bill, setting out the framework for agricultural policy once we leave the European Union.
| 2018-Sep-14 |
On farm trials uniting information from precision technology are paving the future of dairy management, giving farmers easily accessible real-time information on cow health.
| 2018-Sep-14 |
A breeding plan using only sexed dairy semen and quality beef semen offers dairy farmers economic, genetic and herd health improvements according to a new industry booklet launched at Dairy Day on 12 September, in Telford, Shropshire.
| 2018-Sep-14 |
C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 20 cattle, 3,078 prime lambs and 5,620 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 13th September 2018.
| 2018-Sep-14 |
Fall in new confirmed TB cases in Gloucestershire and Somerset demonstrates progress in delivering 25-year TB Strategy.
| 2018-Sep-13 |
Judging top class animals requires years of experience both in exhibiting and judging, and at this year’s Dairy Show the judges have an impressive history of awards and events behind them.
| 2018-Sep-13 |
Herdwick sheep were top of the flocks when taking both championship and reserve championship honours at Skipton Auction Mart’s annual Rare & Native Breed Sale.
| 2018-Sep-13 |
A new Drover Training Scheme has been developed by independent training professionals Animal-I, by request of the Livestock Auctioneers Association, and in co-operation with AHDB.
| 2018-Sep-13 |
Kuhn Farm Machinery has introduced a dust control system to its range of straw bedders: available as an option on new equipment, or as a retrofit upgrade for existing machines.
| 2018-Sep-12 |
The new Agriculture Bill has fired a starting gun for England’s farmers to manage post-Brexit change, according to the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers.
| 2018-Sep-12 |
Michael Gove sets out major post-Brexit policy to invest in the environment and take back control for farmers after almost 50 years under EU rules.
| 2018-Sep-12 |
With temperatures across the UK forecast to remain slightly higher than average for the remainder of September and into early October, many farmers are taking advantage of warmer soil conditions and seizing the opportunity to reseed or overseed older leys.
| 2018-Sep-12 |
A comprehensive report into Defra’s Brexit preparations by the National Audit Office claims that Defra has been prevented from consulting with the veterinary profession over the shortage of vets by DExEU.
| 2018-Sep-11 |
Derbyshire’s David Pownall ruled the roost at the Craven Feather Auction show and sale staged at Skipton Auction Mart.
| 2018-Sep-11 |
A new #VaccinesWork campaign running from early September to the end of October will explore the role vaccines can play in helping to protect health and welfare in all farm animal sectors.
| 2018-Sep-11 |
The massive two-day sale of North of England Mule gimmer lambs at Hawes is one of the diary bookings in a many a shepherd’s calendar every September, when sheep farmers converge on the small market town in the middle of the Yorkshire Dales to buy breeding stock.
| 2018-Sep-11 |
The pivotal role of Europe’s biggest ram sale in developing key sheep breeds in the UK will be highlighted at the 40th anniversary sale. The event will be attended by HRH The Princess Royal at the Royal Welsh Showground on Monday 17th September.
| 2018-Sep-11 |
Two more sightings of Asian hornets have been confirmed and surveillance activity is underway at Liskeard and Hull.
| 2018-Sep-10 |
A four-week NFUS Campaign pilot to have Scotch Lamb included in school meals in Tayside has been deemed a success.
| 2018-Sep-10 |
Allflex, part of the Antelliq Group, has announced that it has acquired Agrident, the German-based agricultural technology company specialising in RFID data capture systems used in process control and animal management systems worldwide.
| 2018-Sep-10 |
Cattle breeding company, Mastergen, has announced the opening of its own semen distribution centre in a move which reflects the company’s rapid expansion.
| 2018-Sep-10 |
A nationwide pilot scheme to bring migrant workers to UK farms was announced by the Home Secretary and Environment Secretary on Thursday 6 September.
| 2018-Sep-07 |
Reduced summer grass growth and winter forage concerns have highlighted the importance of feed intakes and conversions on dairy farm profitability and have demonstrated the need to review current breeding programmes in the UK.
| 2018-Sep-07 |
New Holland will demonstrate its Topsoil Mapper for the first time in the UK at Tillage Live 2018. It will be available through New Holland dealerships from 2019.
| 2018-Sep-07 |
C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 32 cattle, 2,811 prime lambs and 4,754 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 6th September 2018.
| 2018-Sep-07 |
The breed record for a Jacob sheep was shattered not once, but twice at a scintillating Northern Area Jacob Sheep Breeders’ 43rd annual show and sale at Skipton Auction Mart.
| 2018-Sep-07 |
Businesses, farmers and the rural community are invited to contribute items to go under the hammer, to benefit some of Cumbria’s best-loved charities.
| 2018-Sep-07 |
A standout season in the show arena continued for Julie and Anna Pennell, with a championship and reserve championship double at the 127th annual Wensleydale Longwool Sheep Breeders Association show and sale at Skipton.
| 2018-Sep-07 |
Local breeders landed the principal honours in both the show ring and on price at the Beltex Sheep Society’s annual early autumn two-day pedigree breed highlight at Skipton Auction Mart.
| 2018-Sep-07 |
At Ross on Wye Auction Centre on Thursday 6th September the sheep ring was busy for most of the day with plenty bidders across all sections including several for large numbers.
| 2018-Sep-07 |
Animal Nutrition Specialists Announced as Mainline Sponsor for North of England’s Key Sheep Event, NSA North Sheep 2019.
| 2018-Sep-05 |
With the debut of its JAGUAR 960 TERRA TRAC model, CLAAS has become the first manufacturer to launch a forage harvester with a factory-integrated crawler track system.
| 2018-Sep-05 |
The Lleyn Sheep Society Sale at Ruthin Mart on Monday 3rd September rose above many people pre-sale predictions with shearling ewes seeing only one pen unsold at the end of the day.
| 2018-Sep-05 |
Farmers are being urged to consider suitable insurance cover ahead of rams going out to field through tupping season, as the industry is championed during Love Lamb Week.
| 2018-Sep-05 |
The Farmer Network operating in Cumbria and the Yorkshire Dales has always recognised the importance of supporting young people to enter the farming industry.
| 2018-Sep-05 |
The Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (R.A.B.I) is delighted to announce the appointment of Alicia Chivers as its new chief executive. Alicia will take over from Paul Burrows in November 2018.
| 2018-Sep-05 |
Good labour management will be tackled head on at this year’s Dairy Show, with seminars targeted at helping farmers get the best results when recruiting and retaining staff.
| 2018-Sep-05 |
As the NSA Wales and Border Ram Sales celebrates it's 40th anniversary, an early supporter was Her Majesty The Queen Mother. She regularly sent consignments of her beloved North Country Cheviot sheep from her Flock at the Castle of Mey.
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