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The report highlights Biome Makers’ commitment to sustainability and the innovative use of its BeCrop technology.
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Written by Matt Hopkins from Precision Ag
New Global Insight Series report dives into the ways that technology is advancing the agriculture industry, specifically in the irrigation realm.
The post Global Insight Series Takes a Deep Dive Into Irrigation Technology appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.
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Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
Rural land and property consultancy GSC Grays has acquired the Carter Jonas office in Kendal, with the aim to continuing its expansion in the north of England and Scottish Borders.
Estate agency Carter Jonas has agreed to transfer its Kendal business to GSC Grays as of May 3, 2024.
As part of the arrangement, the eight-member team will transition from Kendal to the GSC Grays office in Kirkby Lonsdale over the next two months.
This aligns...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
The return of Forestry and Land Scotland’s (FLS) ‘Stay the Night’ initiative is set to provide a “boost” for small rural businesses.
The initiative has seen the addition of new locations this season, including The Black Isle, Loch Lomond, Loch Awe and Aberdeenshire.
The Stay the Night initiative allows visitors to stay overnight responsibly in FLS-managed forests, of which there are 40 stretching from the Scottish Borders to the Highlands...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
A team of staff from Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) and EID Cymru will climb three of Wales’ highest peaks ahead of mental health week.
Mental health week will take place from May 13-19, 2024, and this year’s theme is ‘Movement: Moving more for our mental health’.
The team of 18 staff will set off in the early hours on Saturday, May 11, at the bottom of Yr Wyddfa.
They will then tackle Cadair Idris and then Pen y Fan in a...
Written by Agriland Team from Agriland
An initiative called Plough On aimed at tackling rural isolation and loneliness in Northern Ireland has been developed after Tyrone-based Rural Support group’s research found that both issues are growing problems, especially in the farming community.
Plough On’s objective is to tackle rural isolation and loneliness and increase social opportunities for older male farmers.
The Kircubbin Plough On group was established in October 2021 and has 26 men...
Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has confirmed that winter wheat crops are in a very poor state across England, Scotland and Wales.
Courtesy of its most recent crop update, the organisation pointed out that, nationally, the wheat crop is in one of its poorest states in recent times – for this stage of the year.
Winter wheat has suffered from an unsatisfactory crop establishment and overwintered in very wet soil...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
Grass experts at Barenbrug are urging growers to “go softly” with their first cuts, after the wettest 18 months ever recorded in England.
Barenbrug’s agricultural manager, Janet Montgomery, said that while grass is “amazingly resilient”, it is not invincible.
Montgomery said the issue lies in the soil beneath the grass more so than the grass itself.
“With all that rainfall – 1,695.9mm, to be precise – soils have been thoroughly saturated...
Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland
The quality of a company’s product emerging from its factory will depend on several factors, and cost is not always the major item.
What is most important, is the desire to make something that will work as it should, and for a long period of time.
Fleming Agri Products Ltd., located in Derry, is hugely conscious of this, which is little surprise given that the company management and many of its staff are from farming backgrounds.
This elevates...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced £4 million in funding for a new research and containment facility to tackle emerging threats to tree health.
The new facility will be at the UK’s Forest Research Alice Holt Research Station in Surrey, and will aim to better equip the country in managing risks posed by pests and pathogens.
Defra said the battle against tree-disease spreading beetles such as the...
Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland
The 2024 World Farmers’ Organistion (WFO) annual meeting will take place from June 17 to June 21 at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) premises in Rome, Italy.
The event will convene hundreds of farmers of all sizes and sectors, family farmers, young and women farmer leaders, farmers’ organisations and agricultural cooperatives from across the globe.
Also in attendance will be other relevant stakeholders such as...
Written by Louise Hickey from Agriland
The discovery of a case of classical Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in Scotland will not impact negligible risk status for Northern Ireland, the agriculture, environment and rural affairs minister, Andrew Muir has confirmed.
The announcement comes following restricted movements that have been put in place at impacted premises after a positive case of BSE was identified on a farm in Ayrshire.
Movement restrictions are also in place at three...
Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland
The successful establishment of a new vehicle brand is no mean feat and now that INEOS has the Grenadier name up and running, it is expanding the product range to fill further niches in its target markets.
The latest version to hit the showrooms is the Grenadier Commercial, a customised version of the 4X4 that qualifies owners to reclaim VAT and receive lower benefit-in-kind tax rates.
Replacing the existing two-seat Utility Wagon in the model...
Written by Francess McDonnell from Agriland
The board of Lakeland Dairies has confirmed that the base price for milk supplied in April has been held from last month.
A base price of 41.9c/L – based on 3.6% butterfat and 3.3% protein – will be paid for April milk in the Republic of Ireland (ROI).
The base price includes the 0.5c/L Sustainability Incentive Payment and also a 1c/L Input Support Payment introduced last month, which continues to be paid on top of the base price.
This means...
Written by Francess McDonnell from Agriland
The board of Lakeland Dairies has confirmed that the base price for milk supplied in April has been held from last month.
A base price of 41.9c/L – based on 3.6% butterfat and 3.3% protein – will be paid for April milk in the Republic of Ireland (ROI).
The base price includes the 0.5c/L Sustainability Incentive Payment and also a 1c/L Input Support Payment introduced last month, which continues to be paid on top of the base price.
This means...
‘Unable to meet the community’s expectations’: Australia to ban live sheep exports in 2028
Written by Tory Shepherd from the Guardian
Government promises $107m package for industry to transition, after years of campaigning against trade
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Australia’s live sheep export trade will end on 1 May 2028, the federal government has announced, after years of campaigning by animal welfare advocates.
Labor’s long-held policy...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
The modernised Veterinary Medicines Regulations (VMR) will apply from Friday, May 17, with the aim of maintaining the UK as an attractive place to develop and market veterinary medicines.
The Veterinary Medicines Regulations of 2013 set out the controls on the marketing, manufacture, distribution, possession, and administration of veterinary medicines and medicated feed.
The Veterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024 were...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
Nerys Wright has joined the National Sheep Association (NSA) as the regional manager of its eastern region.
Wright takes on the role from previous NSA eastern region manager Josh Brock, who stepped down from the role at the end of last month.
NSA eastern region includes the counties of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Northampton and Suffolk.
The NSA said Wright joins the association with a “huge amount of...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
King Charles III has been announced as the patron of the Royal Highland Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS).
Queen Elizabeth II was a patron of the Scottish agricultural society for 70 years, with RHASS saying she was “invaluable” to communities across Scotland, the UK and the Commonwealth.
Commenting on the announcement of King Charles III’s patronage, RHASS chief executive Alan Laidlaw said:
“We are honoured and humbled that King...
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With the rise of #blight resistant strains in Europe and Ireland, #potato growers face a potential challenge in the season ahead. In this video, Tom Astill and Emily Harrod discuss considerations for integrated disease management, including: - Varietal selection - Reducing inoculum - Fungicide selection - Alternating modes of action