animal feed

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland AB Agri has completed its purchase of the agri-tech and genomic testing company National Milk Records (NMR). NMR provides management information and testing services to the UK dairy industry and collects milk samples from virtually every dairy...

Was on a Superg farm walk this week talking about over seeding grass and clover https://www.super-g.eu/ It was interesting to see very little difference between the 3 plots on both farms. Control v slotseeding v rotor seeding. In terms of yields, protein or energy. There was a rise in the...

Written by Colm Ryan from Agriland Reducing agricultural emissions will require a reduction in livestock in Wales, according to a new report published today (Tuesday, July 25). The Wales Centre for Public Policy (WCPP), which is co-funded by the Welsh Government, sets out in the report how...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB) is to head up a new research and breeding programme, developed to assess the feasibility of chickpea production in the UK. Christened ‘Cicero’, the £500,000 project has received funding support from...

A new research project aims to explore the potential for domestic production and pump-prime the UK’s first chickpea breeding programme. ‘Cicero - developing chickpea as a novel source of domestic UK protein’ is a two-year, £500,000 feasibility study led by the crop science organisation NIAB...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Lowering the crude protein content of diets can substantially reduce ammonia emissions from dairy cow manures. This is one of the findings of a major four-year project currently underway at Northern Ireland’s Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute...

Russia started targeting ukraine’s Sea ports. All vessels sailing on the black sea going to Ukrainian ports will be treated as potential military targets Wheat went up yesterday on the European stock exchange by 8.2% and US market by8.5 %

Written by Colm Ryan from Agriland Urgent action is needed for UK farming to be sustainable, a new report by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) think tank has said. However the report, Reaping the rewards: Cultivating a fair transition for farming, adds that farmers should not...

“Barley is one of the world’s most prevalent crops and crucial to the global food and drink sector. It is obviously integral to the whisky industry here in Scotland, as well as a vital source of animal feed and malt for beer, so the relevance of this study cannot be understated" It may be known...

How can we become carbon neutral? Progress update from Bishop Burton Net Zero iFarm A recent review of the carbon footprint at Bishop Burton, one of our Net Zero iFarms in East Riding, Yorkshire, has shown a carbon reduction of 2,441 tonnes of CO2 e between 2020 and 2022. Despite the farm being...

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According to a new report, there is up to 45% increase in commercial return for nature-friendly farms. The report ‘Farming at the sweet spot – how farming with nature can make you happier, healthier and wealthier’, was conducted by Nethergill Associates and was published today (Friday, June 23)...

Written by Charlotte Morrey from Agriland According to a new report, there is up to 45% increase in commercial return for nature-friendly farms. The report ‘Farming at the sweet spot – how farming with nature can make you happier, healthier and wealthier’, was conducted by Nethergill...

Finlay Carson MSP June 2023 Science for Sustainable Agriculture From every conceivable direction, the Scottish Government’s position on gene editing places Scotland’s farmers and growers at a disadvantage. Now the wind in Europe appears to be blowing in the opposite direction, and with...

Written by Charlotte Morrey from Agriland The dairy co-operative, Dale Farm, grew its turnover for the 12 months to March 2023 to £728 million. The co-op’s turnover in the previous year was £591 million. Dale Farm, which is owned by 1,300 farmers in Northern Ireland, England and Scotland...

this should be funny but has creeped the sh!te outta me.....someone introduced me to an 'AI writing thingy'.....in fun i asked it to 'write a funny poem about an incompetent sheep farmer' in a land of sheep there was a farmer called jim......whose farming skills were rather grim. he'd stumble...

Let’s start a harvest 23 thread! So how far do we all think we are from starting? Winter barley rapidly ripening here early start is on the cards. First week of july maybe, rape just starting to lose its greenness also!

Fifty successful innovative projects have been announced from four key competitions in the latest Farming Innovation Programme milestones. Following the completion of four substantial competitions under the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs’ (Defra) Farming Innovation Programme...

Hey team, We're testing a platform to help farmers sell wonky and surplus produce direct to food production and retail business. We think there is a real opportunity to reduce food waste and improve the profitability of businesses on both side of the equation. We want to improve farmers...