Industry
Natural flystrike methods cut chemical use in farmer-led trial
Five UK sheep farmers have completed a one-year trial demonstrating that natural flystrike prevention methods can work alongside—or even replace—conventi...
From the fields and beyond
UK farming industry news
Supply chains, processors, retailers and the trade deals that decide what farmers are paid. Industry coverage from outside the press release: what’s moving, who benefits, who absorbs the cost, and where the next pressure point lands.
Industry
Early crop nutrient availability driver for forage maize production
Phosphate availability collapses below 8C soil temperature whatever you apply at drilling. What that means for forage maize nutrition and seedbed planning.
Industry
Somatic Cell Count in Dairy Cows: What High SCC Means and How to Reduce It
Why somatic cell count matters most before breeding: the 60-day window after calving starts, and what carrying a high-SCC cow into AI costs you.
Industry
Over 100 jobs in doubt as meat supplier edges towards closure
Donald Russell sliding towards closure is the kind of story that should make every premium supplier with sub-scale processing capacity rerun their.
Industry
Tips on managing a compact calving pattern in suckler herds
Suckler farmers who maintain a compact calving pattern are witnessing tangible benefits in herd fertility, weaning weights and labour efficiency, accordi...
Industry
NI farmers hit with £96m yearly bill from bovine TB, study finds
The new UFU/LMC/Dairy Council study puts the annual cost of bovine TB to NI farmers at £96 million, and the distribution is the part that should change…
Industry
Falling prices and palm oil trend raise concerns for UK dairy sector
Andersons puts agflation at 7.6% against 3% general inflation, with dairy output prices down 6.5% on the year, as manufacturers substitute vegetable fats.
Industry
Green light given to relocate key south east livestock market
South Oxfordshire District Council has given the green light to relocate one of the south east's most important livestock markets, in a decision describe...
Industry
AgriSearch appoints Norman McMordie as new chair
AgriSearch appoints Norman McMordie as new chair. What the leadership change means for NI farmer-funded agricultural research.
Industry
Ulster Bank warns of premium shift as NI farmland prices strengthen
Ulster Bank’s head of agriculture, Cormac McKervey, told BritFarmers that the traditional gap between bare land and property with farm buildings has virt...
