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Agricultural, Environmental, Countryside and Farming News from the UK and beyond.
| 2019-Feb-27 |
Aspiring farmers were told "attitude is key" at an event for new entrants to the agricultural industry this week.
| 2019-Feb-27 |
Visits to some of the breed’s leading flocks will be a key feature of this year’s Texel Youth Development Programme Five Nations Event being held in southern Scotland in June.
| 2019-Feb-27 |
A new upgrade for the tractor cab air filtration system on Landini Rex 4 tractors provides top level Category 4 protection against spray contaminants and easy change-over between regular and carbon filters.
| 2019-Feb-27 |
Saffery Champness, the 12th largest firm of chartered accountants in the UK has analysed the VAT outcome of a Hard Brexit.
| 2019-Feb-26 |
10 years after its initial launch, the Campaign for the Farmed Environment will be relaunched as Championing the Farmed Environment to begin a new phase of its development.
| 2019-Feb-26 |
A new world record price for a working sheep dog bitch at an official sale of 14,000gns, was the standout highlight at the opening fixture of 2019 at Skipton Auction Mart.
| 2019-Feb-26 |
The National Sheep Association North Sheep event, has today announced that Booths Supermarkets are to support this year's highly anticipated event as a mainline sponsor.
| 2019-Feb-26 |
That is the key message the National Sheep Association has for the National Trust in its search for a more sustainable garment for staff and members to replace its current reliance on synthetic materials.
| 2019-Feb-26 |
There was a long distance success at Skipton Auction Mart’s annual Craven Champions highlight when Norfolk breeders Henry Harvey & Son, from Waxham Hall, Waxham, took the supreme championship.
| 2019-Feb-25 |
After a recent period of unpredictable weather conditions such as heavy snowfall, in some places, many are now experiencing what seems like an early mild spring.
| 2019-Feb-25 |
SCOPS has issued a five-question checklist to encourage farmers to consider which of their ewes to worm around lambing time.
| 2019-Feb-25 |
With the application window due to open in the coming weeks, farmers are being urged to act now if they want to take advantage of funding for the Countryside Productivity Small Grants Scheme.
| 2019-Feb-25 |
The overall winner of the Showmanship Championships at the 2019 Borderway UK Dairy Expo will be the recipient of a trip to attend one of the industry's most anticipated events, the European Confrontation being held in Belgium.
| 2019-Feb-25 |
The future of British milk is uncertain as the popularity of cow’s milk has been declining in favour of plant-based alternatives such as soy and almond milk.
| 2019-Feb-25 |
Silage stocks are running low on many farms this spring, after last year’s awkward grass growing season meant less conserved forage was made.
| 2019-Feb-22 |
YoungsRPS, which offers a broad spectrum of management and professional work in rural, development and commercial fields, has announced the appointment of Matthew Wallace.
| 2019-Feb-22 |
YoungsRPS, which offers a broad spectrum of management and professional work in rural, development and commercial fields, has announced the appointment of Matthew Wallace.
| 2019-Feb-22 |
Researchers from the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, have discovered a new biochemical pathway that may aid development of more resilient crop varieties.
| 2019-Feb-22 |
Plans to reintroduce the Golden Eagle to Wales prompted a call at the National Sheep Association Cymru Wales AGM for farmers to record predator attacks on sheep.
| 2019-Feb-22 |
JCB has been granted a preliminary injunction by a French court against Manitou which orders the company to stop producing telehandlers featuring a patented JCB productivity device.
| 2019-Feb-22 |
C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 21 cast cows, 4,256 prime hoggs and 3,868 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 21st February 2019.
| 2019-Feb-22 |
The connection of machine and field data is becoming increasingly important in modern agriculture.
| 2019-Feb-20 |
Responding to concerns raised by its members, the National Sheep Association is challenging proposals to release white-tailed sea eagles on the Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England.
| 2019-Feb-20 |
Skipton based Craven Cattle Marts General Manager and Auctioneer Jeremy Eaton has been honoured with a lifetime achievement award by the Northern Region of the National Sheep Association.
| 2019-Feb-20 |
Charolais sold the most bulls, had the highest average and best clearance rate of the spring round of the Stirling bull sales. There were 121 bulls sold representing an 83.5% clearance.
| 2019-Feb-20 |
After only its second show Dairy-Tech has secured itself as the platform for showcasing ground-breaking concepts and innovation.
| 2019-Feb-20 |
Stuart Watson and Rachel Groves both join Argo Tractors in different roles.
| 2019-Feb-20 |
Vaccination can help create herd immunity to lungworm, but the oral treatment has to be given twice, four weeks apart, with the latter dose given two weeks before turnout.
| 2019-Feb-18 |
Many of Cumbria's foremost dairy farmers will be exhibiting dairy cattle at Borderway UK Dairy Expo, including Penrith's Crossfell Holsteins, P & J Mattinson of Rosewain Farm, Wigton and JA & Y Raven of Priestcroft Farm, Mealsgate.
| 2019-Feb-18 |
Signing up to the Countryside Stewardship Scheme could help farmers bridge what looks to be the inevitable funding gap which will open up when basic payments start to fall in 2021.
| 2019-Feb-15 |
The British Veterinary Association has responded to the Food Standards Agency 2018 slaughterhouse survey, which has finally been released following pressure to make the data public.
| 2019-Feb-15 |
JCB has announced an exciting partnership with a new British motor racing team as the company continues to expand its presence in global markets.
| 2019-Feb-15 |
C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 30 cast cows, 4,811 prime hoggs and 5,229 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 14th February 2019.
| 2019-Feb-15 |
Farmers in England may be eligible for a payment worth up to £750/ha if they choose to take their Basic Payment as a one-off cash sum, according to preliminary calculations by Strutt & Parker.
| 2019-Feb-15 |
A new group has been launched that will exchange expertise across Europe to help in the fight against climate change and restore some of our most vital habitats.
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| 2019-Feb-15 |
A charity social night staged by Settle Farmers Club raised the grand sum of £3,700 for two breast cancer charities - Knitted Knockers UK and Airedale Breast Unit Trust Fund.
| 2019-Feb-15 |
H&H submit plans for the cutting-edge developments to their Newtown St Boswells Auction Mart Site to Scottish Borders Council.
| 2019-Feb-13 |
The Hill Farming All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), will work towards building a productive, profitable and sustainable uplands farming sector post-Brexit.
| 2019-Feb-13 |
Government plans to end the Feed-In Tariff (FiT) for new solar schemes from 31 March 2019 are triggering a spate of mis-selling in the renewables market.
| 2019-Feb-13 |
New government proposals could see the costs of probate soar to nearly 40 times the current fee, leaving executors having to shell out up to £6,000 from their own pocket.
| 2019-Feb-13 |
Messrs Harvey from Beeswing, in Dumfries, are in top place in NMR’s Holstein production herd ranking for the third year running, while breed average trend shows more milk but improved cell count and calving interval.
| 2019-Feb-13 |
Floodex 2019 takes place alongside IRRIGEX 2019 for the first time at Peterborough Arena, 27-28 Feb.
| 2019-Feb-11 |
The BVA has warmly welcomed plans to offer free certification training for vets to help meet increased demand for this service in the event of a no deal Brexit.
| 2019-Feb-11 |
The Tenant Farmers Association is urging landlords for a steady as you go approach to rent review discussions with tenants as the next round of spring farm rent reviews get underway.
| 2019-Feb-11 |
Dumfriesshire farmer Andrew McCornick has been re-elected unchallenged to the position of President of NFU Scotland.
| 2019-Feb-11 |
From the first shipment of frozen meat from Picton in 1882 until the UK joined the then common market in 1972 New Zealand agricultural success was mainly based on supplying British consumers.
| 2019-Feb-11 |
Two impressive young black Limousin bulls from the Westhall Herd, sold for 11,500gns and 11,000gns respectively to top the sale of Limousin bulls held at Stirling on Monday 4th February 2019.
| 2019-Feb-11 |
Changes to the MV Accreditation Scheme which came in to force from 1st January 2019 have been made to reduce the risk of MV infection arriving in flocks with new stock.
| 2019-Feb-08 |
Preparing for the challenges and opportunities that face UK agriculture will require lateral – and in some cases radical – thinking from farms and rural estates, according to Strutt & Parker.
| 2019-Feb-08 |
The winners of this year's best farm and rural attractions were announced at the National Farm Attractions Network annual conference and awards ceremony on 30th January.
| 2019-Feb-08 |
Philip Metcalfe and his dairy team from Metcalfe Farms, Leyburn, North Yorkshire have won the dairy industry’s top award; the NMR RABDF Gold Cup 2018.
| 2019-Feb-08 |
C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 16 cast cows, 4,298 prime hoggs and 4,414 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 7th February 2019.
| 2019-Feb-08 |
The food industry needs to unite behind the Red Tractor to avoid potential food security issues post-Brexit, NFU president Minette Batters has warned.
| 2019-Feb-08 |
The Environment Secretary has announced Tony Juniper is the preferred candidate for Chair of Natural England.
| 2019-Feb-06 |
With tens of thousands of tonnes of plastic waste being generated by the farming industry every year there is an increasing pressure for the industry to take immediate action to address the issue.
| 2019-Feb-06 |
"Halls of fame" was a phrase that readily sprang to mind when two different local farming families of the same name took principal honours.
| 2019-Feb-06 |
The British Veterinary Association President Simon Doherty has championed the vital and varied work of vets across England.
| 2019-Feb-06 |
Beef Shorthorn bulls sold to a top of 15,000gns on Monday 4th February at the breed society’s official annual spring fixture.
| 2019-Feb-06 |
The Rural and Industrial Design and Building Association launched the RIDBA Building Awards to recognise innovation and excellence amongst members in the industrial and agricultural buildings industry.
| 2019-Feb-04 |
The Scottish government are currently encouraging the submission of applications of the AECS Scheme, urging farmers to explore how they can benefit from AECS and access the environmental and economic opportunities of low-carbon farming.
| 2019-Feb-04 |
The 2019 Farmers Charity Auction held at Carlisle's Borderway Auction Mart attracted 100's of entries, brought in scores of bidders and raised over £58,000 for local causes.
| 2019-Feb-04 |
With the Brexit clock ticking, AHDB's latest Horizon report presents new insight into the potential impacts on the UK's trade in agricultural and horticultural goods.
| 2019-Feb-04 |
Jim Egan has sent out a rallying cry for people to pick up their binoculars and go bird-spotting for the Big Farmland Bird Count.
| 2019-Feb-04 |
A new regulator of SQPs (suitably qualified persons) is set to launch in 2019.
| 2019-Feb-04 |
The proposed new body for overseeing environmental legislation must be truly independent if farmers and land managers are to have confidence in it, the Agricultural Law Association has warned.
| 2019-Feb-01 |
No other tool is able to accurately predict when your calf should be sold to get maximum returns, says tenant farmer James Wright, who is the latest recruit to Breedr, developers of a unique livestock productivity app.
| 2019-Feb-01 |
Brian and Judith Moorhouse, who run the Aireburn pedigree Holstein Friesian herd at Hesper Farm picked up their first Craven Dairy Auction championship of 2019 at the second fortnightly show and sale at Skipton Auction Mart.
| 2019-Feb-01 |
With the lambing season upon us, sheep farmers are being asked to consider if they are supplying adequate energy to ensure the nutritional demands of the ewe are being met.
| 2019-Feb-01 |
Plant biologists at the University of Essex have secured £500,000 of funding to get a better understanding of how crops respond to different levels of stress in the environment.
| 2019-Feb-01 |
The British Veterinary Association has warmly welcomed plans for substantial reforms to the training and revalidation system for Official Veterinarians.
| 2019-Feb-01 |
C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 24 cast cows, 4,896 prime hoggs and 3,784 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 31st January 2019.
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