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Agricultural, Environmental, Countryside and Farming News from the UK and beyond.
| 2017-Mar-31 |
In one of the most ambitious conservation projects ever undertaken, 20 UK species facing extinction will be brought back from the brink thanks to £4.6 million from the National Lottery.
| 2017-Mar-31 |
Livestock farmers wanting to get more from their grass this summer should be walking their fields at least once a week during spring to monitor pasture quality.
| 2017-Mar-31 |
A North of England butcher will next week become the first in the UK to go for glory at Holland’s premier Easter prime cattle showcase, Paasvee 2017.
| 2017-Mar-31 |
C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 18 cattle, 6,031 prime hoggs and 3,596 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 30th March 2017.
| 2017-Mar-29 |
The National Sheep Association will be hosting a number of seminars and workshops as part of their NSA North Sheep Event which takes place on Wednesday 7th June.
| 2017-Mar-29 |
Inaugural Beef Shorthorn Society award goes to Queen’s University’s and CAFRE’s Orla Kelly.
| 2017-Mar-29 |
Triggering of Article 50 should mark an increase in certainty and stability for NOAH member businesses.
| 2017-Mar-29 |
Thomas Boothman, of Linton Hall Farm, yet again proved the standout performer at Skipton Auction Mart’s opening show and sale of ewes with lambs at foot.
| 2017-Mar-29 |
Good quality silage is a valuable asset for farmers, but getting it right requires care and attention to both the clamp and the ensiling process.
| 2017-Mar-29 |
The Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET) took to the road to demonstrate the might of its volunteer force as it aims to deliver its charitable remit to connect children with the countryside.
| 2017-Mar-27 |
86 pedigree registered Devons went under the hammer at Sedgemoor Auction Centre on Thursday 23rd March. With brisk trade for bulls, the average was up over £800 compared to Spring 2016.
| 2017-Mar-27 |
The future of the Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (LFASS) has been outlined by Fergus Ewing MSP, the Scottish Government's Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy and Connectivity.
| 2017-Mar-27 |
Pedigree Holsteins heifers reached a ceiling of 2,900gns at the monthly Dungannon Dairy Sale, hosted by Taaffe Auctions on Thursday 23rd March.
| 2017-Mar-27 |
Claas has proven that modern agricultural machines are not just high-tech products – they can also score with their appealing industrial design.
| 2017-Mar-27 |
Forage experts Germinal will highlight the multiple benefits of high protein forage crops at Grassland & Muck 2017 with demonstration plots and advice covering a range of modern cropping options.
| 2017-Mar-27 |
Scottish Land & Estates held the first in a series of peatland restoration events at Edinglassie, Huntly, Aberdeen, arranged in conjunction with the IUCN UK Peatland Programme.
| 2017-Mar-24 |
A pair of American barns at a new, purpose-built racing yard in Newmarket has won a national award.
| 2017-Mar-24 |
NFU President Meurig Raymond has welcomed the assurances given by the Secretary of State that Defra is fully resourced and primed for the complex negotiations about to get underway once the Article 50 notification is sent.
| 2017-Mar-24 |
Red Tractor has teamed up with Massey Ferguson to print 15,000 trailer stickers to help farmers spread the positive message of UK farm assurance.
| 2017-Mar-24 |
Dave Millett, from independent telecoms brokerage Equinox looks at the problems and the solutions to connectivity in rural areas.
| 2017-Mar-24 |
C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 18 cattle, 4,605 prime hoggs and 2,695 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 23rd March 2017.
| 2017-Mar-22 |
200 years of innovation and transparency marked on special anniversary for the modern livestock auction mart system.
| 2017-Mar-22 |
New Holland is showcasing the power of its T7 tractor range at a series of dealer events in March and April. The #WinningTeamTour will visit nine locations across the UK, from the South West of England, to Scotland.
| 2017-Mar-22 |
Earlier this year, Zetor Tractors a.s. Company signed a Contract of Cooperation with a new distributor from Israel, A. L. Tractors & Agricultural Machinery LTD.
| 2017-Mar-22 |
In the past two weeks SAC Consulting Veterinary Services has confirmed two diagnoses of Schmallenberg Virus infection in malformed lambs in two Scottish flocks close to the border with England.
| 2017-Mar-22 |
More than eighty farmers attended an evening meeting at The Wensleydale Pantry, Hawes, to find out the latest information on the Countryside Stewardship scheme.
| 2017-Mar-22 |
John Lamont MSP visited Larriston Farm in the Scottish Borders to witness the planting of over 1 million trees as part of a major new productive forest.
| 2017-Mar-21 |
Over the period up to the banking crisis in 2008 many banking products became more and more complicated with offerings such as Caps and Collars, Fixed Rate Options, Euro loans and promotions, which, at the time seemed attractive.
| 2017-Mar-21 |
Why is in-parlour feeding again the preferred option for profit conscious milk producers?
| 2017-Mar-20 |
The Farming Minister, George Eustice, has visited Coverdale in the Yorkshire Dales to see the trial of a new style of agri-environment scheme.
| 2017-Mar-20 |
While Scottish growers have been battling Ramularia leaf spot for nearly 20 years, it’s a disease all barley growers need to be wary of.
| 2017-Mar-20 |
The number of cattle on Scottish farms and crofts has reached its lowest level since the 1950s, according to figures in the latest farm census.
| 2017-Mar-20 |
Fullwood has launched a new pedometer-based fertility monitoring system which offers extremely accurate heat detection as well as enabling herd managers to easily recognise underlying conditions such as cystic ovaries, embryonic losses and non-cycling cows.
| 2017-Mar-20 |
The National Sheep Association is thrilled to announce it has teamed up with IAE to give away four lamb weigh crates during 2017 as part of a membership recruitment prize draw.
| 2017-Mar-20 |
The National Trust has outlined ambitious plans to help reverse the decline in wildlife on all land in its ownership – including an aim to create 25,000 hectares of new habitats by 2025.
| 2017-Mar-20 |
Global nutritional health company Diamond V summarized recent research and development on non-antibiotic solutions for animal health, animal performance, and food safety during VIV Asia in Bangkok.
| 2017-Mar-17 |
Tesco is the latest partner to start using Dairy Pro to accredit training workshops for its milk producers.
| 2017-Mar-17 |
Managing any kind of farming operation brings with it unique organisational challenges. Whether you are raising livestock or involved in agriculture, there is always one significant obstacle to effective communication and coordination of activities.
| 2017-Mar-17 |
Plants possess molecular mechanisms that prevent them from blooming in winter. Once the cold of winter has passed, they are deactivated.
| 2017-Mar-17 |
Major work is set to take place at the Great Yorkshire Showground to take show jumping facilities up to international levels.
| 2017-Mar-17 |
The National Sheep Association is delighted to announce that Chief Executive Phil Stocker has been made an Associate of the Royal Agricultural Societies.
| 2017-Mar-17 |
C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 7,012 prime hoggs and 3,991 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 16th March 2017.
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| 2017-Mar-15 |
ADA is delighted to announce that Defra have given the green light to a number of pilot projects to propose to “de-main” certain sections of main river across the country.
| 2017-Mar-15 |
The NFU has welcomed the conclusions of the European Chemicals Agency which say the scientific evidence ‘did not meet the criteria to classify glyphosate as a carcinogen, as a mutagen or as toxic for reproduction’.
| 2017-Mar-15 |
Skipton Auction Mart’s latest monthly Saturday livestock collective sales and Agri-Trader auctions of machinery, reclaim and salvage, furniture and collectives again created widespread interest and a solid turnout of hundreds of vendors and prospective purchasers.
| 2017-Mar-15 |
Borderway UK Dairy Expo held at Borderway Mart, Carlisle on Saturday 11th March 2017 saw a showcase of firsts for this key annual event.
| 2017-Mar-15 |
Expert testimonies about the impact of Brexit on agriculture will be submitted to the Government by the Yorkshire Agricultural Society.
| 2017-Mar-13 |
From 10 March 2017, farmers and land managers can apply for the Mid-Tier and Higher Tier of Countryside Stewardship.
| 2017-Mar-13 |
JCB is launching two new wheeled skid steer loaders - bolstering the company’s reputation as a leader and innovator in the skid steer market.
| 2017-Mar-13 |
Over 80 people gathered from across the north of England at Newton Rigg College, under the banner of the Uplands Alliance. The purpose was to discuss building a future for the Northern Uplands post Brexit.
| 2017-Mar-13 |
The programme for phasing in Making Tax Digital became clearer following the Budget – smaller farm businesses have quarterly reporting to HMRC deferred says Jamie Younger of Saffery Champness.
| 2017-Mar-13 |
H&H Land and Property have welcomed a recently released response from the Government to a consultation carried out last year on a variety of planning matters including rural planning.
| 2017-Mar-10 |
The annual round of Scottish farm inspections is underway with unofficial reports suggesting failures around cattle ID and tagging are continuing at an unacceptably high level.
| 2017-Mar-10 |
Zetor, the European tractor brand has been busy early this year. The latest models, have been introduced in the first two months of this year in the UK, Ukraine, Hungary, and also in Kentucky, US.
| 2017-Mar-10 |
Scientists from the British Geological Survey and NRM Laboratories have found a novel way of using soil data to assess soil fertility.
| 2017-Mar-10 |
The spring Budget has announced that the government will be asking for evidence to support the use of rebated gas oil (red diesel) to improve its understanding of eligible industries and current use.
| 2017-Mar-10 |
Sarah Dodds, Head of Agricultural & Rural Business at MHA MacIntyre Hudson, says there was little for the farming community to cheer about from this Spring Budget.
| 2017-Mar-10 |
C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 38 cattle, 6,068 prime hoggs and 3,925 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 9th March 2017.
| 2017-Mar-08 |
NFU Deputy President Minette Batters told an audience of policymakers within the UK food supply chain that the integrity of British produce must be the focus pre and post-Brexit.
| 2017-Mar-08 |
Feedback from cattle farmers during the 2016 grazing season suggests lungworm (husk) disease outbreaks are becoming more prevalent and unpredictable.
| 2017-Mar-08 |
Two new versions of Kuhn’s Performer have been added to the company’s range of non-powered, deep tine-disc cultivators: new 6 metre and 7 metre models join the existing line-up of 4 and 5 metre machines.
| 2017-Mar-08 |
Surprise and disappointment have been expressed by RUMA over a new fundraising campaign launched by the Soil Association, which RUMA fears could set back the significant progress being made on reducing use of antibiotics across the UK farming industry.
| 2017-Mar-08 |
Visitors will enjoy a fabulous assault on the senses at this year’s Royal Bath and West Show, with everything from live music and first class food to livestock showing and dancing diggers.
| 2017-Mar-06 |
Wensleydale has become one of two pilot areas in England for a new style of agri-environment scheme, in which farmers retain full control over the management of their land.
| 2017-Mar-06 |
Volac will be sponsoring a series of Clamp Talks at this year’s Grassland and Muck Event at Stoneleigh, Warwickshire on 24-25 May, 2017.
| 2017-Mar-06 |
Major reforms have been announced by the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) at a briefing held in London.
| 2017-Mar-06 |
There was a steady trade for Charolais cattle at the Northern Ireland Charolais Club sale held in Dungannon on Friday 3 March where the 33 bulls sold topped at 4,900gns with a clearance rate of 77%.
| 2017-Mar-06 |
For the sixth year running, Harrison & Hetherington’s Borderway UK Dairy Expo is all set to be staged at the Borderway Exhibition Centre, Carlisle, on Saturday 11th March 2017.
| 2017-Mar-06 |
At the "Machine of the Year 2017" awards ceremony held at SIMA, CLAAS won the Special Jury Prize for the Jaguar fitted with Shredlage crop processing technology.
| 2017-Mar-03 |
As we bid farewell to the winter months, the snowdrops are out, spring has sprung and we are beginning to see the start of land and farms coming to the property market.
| 2017-Mar-03 |
Zetor Tractors has extended its sales network with a new partner on the Croatian market who is going to become the distributor of the tractors: POD proizvodnja opruga d.o.o. Company.
| 2017-Mar-03 |
Massey Ferguson is proud to announce success at the SIMA Show in Paris, with a jury from 17 of Europe's leading farming magazines voting the MF 6718 S Machine of the Year in the mid-power tractor category.
| 2017-Mar-03 |
Figures newly released through RUMA suggest the UK pig sector is making significant changes in how it stewards antibiotic use in at least one key area, with a halving in prescribed antibiotics administered in feed for young pigs.
| 2017-Mar-03 |
NFU Scotland has highlighted the importance of Scottish agriculture as an employer to an influential committee in Westminster on Wednesday 1st March.
| 2017-Mar-03 |
Farmplan, part of Proagrica, has announced the release of Gatekeeper Express, a new entry level, cloud based crop recording solution.
| 2017-Mar-03 |
C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 28 cattle, 5,350 prime hoggs and 4,247 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 2nd March 2017.
| 2017-Mar-01 |
The arrival of spring also brings the forthcoming end of the 2016/17 tax year and with it a seasonal bounty of tax planning opportunities.
| 2017-Mar-01 |
Gross sales of pedigree Limousin cattle, sold at official British Limousin Cattle Society auction sales in 2016, increased in the year by over £300,000 to a figure of £5,646,159.
| 2017-Mar-01 |
The jury panel of the ‘Machine of the Year 2017’ award bestowed the coveted title to the New Holland CR and CX combines featuring Everest System, in the Combine category at the SIMA show 2017.
| 2017-Mar-01 |
A 4,700gns top call for a broken dog and a 2,000gns new record high for a youngster sold in the unbroken pup pen were the dual highlights of another highly successful working sheep dog sale at Skipton Auction Mart.
| 2017-Mar-01 |
As farmers begin to think about their spring spraying programmes they are being encouraged to sign up for BeeConnected, a new way for farmers to inform beekeepers of their intention to spray an insecticide.
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