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Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Carla Lockhart MP is urging farmers to prioritise their health and stay safe around slurry following a ‘near miss’ incident with slurry gas in recent days. The incident occurred near Larne in Co. Antrim and involved two men, one aged in his 30s...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Lidl has today (Friday, April 26) announced a £500 million investment into the British pork sector to address recent sector-wide challenges. These challenges include rising costs, a Chinese import ban on EU pork and butcher shortages, which led...

Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland Yara has reported that first-quarter earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) in 2024 were $435 million compared to $487 million in first quarter of 2023, a decrease of 11%. Net income was $16 million ($0.07cents per...

I’m in England for a week. I’ve had to organise some parts to send to Kenya. This morning i popped into my local New Holland dealer for some parts. Four pieces for the rear linkage weren’t in stock but they will come from Daventry and be in the dealers by tomorrow morning. Very good. Four...

Hi, I'm new to the forum, I have a goal I've been thinking about for some time to help bring smart tech and smart sensors to British farmers, in a way that gives the most options and best value. Preferably in a way that doesn't lock people in to one 'system', but that overall that helps...

Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland NFU (National Farmers’ Union) Scotland has written to Scottish government to enable farmers, crofters and growers to continue to produce high quality food against the backdrop of one of the “most challenging springs” on record. Agricultural businesses...

Greetings. I've decided to reach out and see if I can gather some ideas about any aspects of keeping 1,500 sheep you care to discuss. I'm in the Northeast US. I've had 120 +/- ewes for the last 5 years and now looking to expand to 1,500 for a solar park grazing contract. Winters are wet and...

Destroyed OSR as a reliable break crop in the U.K. while welcoming in imports grown using chemicals they banned here on the flimsiest of evidence for populist reasons. If that isn’t duplicitous then I don’t know what is. At the next election when I go into the polling station I’ll remember this.

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs (NFYFC) has elected John Lee as its new president. Young Farmers’ Clubs (YFCs) voted unanimously to elect the farming and rural leader at the NFYFC annual general meeting (AGM) in Leamington Spa...

Aye up, We have been asked several times to supply medicated feeds at our feedstore. We can’t do that because we don’t have an SQP. That person would hold the qualification required to approve the supply of veterinary medicines through the store. We most likely won’t get into wormers etc...

Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland At first glance, the Ineos Grenadier is little more than a revamp of the old and much missed Land Rover Defender, but such an assumption is totally misplaced as becomes immediately apparent when encountering one in the flesh. The new vehicle does...

some pretty generous grants about, all seemingly based on reducing out put. we know from sheep and cattle prices, numbers are short, if they were not, prices wouldn't be where they are. the world is getting more dangerous by the day. And yet, politicians here, from all parties, think we can...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Royal Scottish Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RSABI) is set to release a cover of ‘Stand by Me’ with around 100 members of the Farmers’ Choir. The charity, which provides emotional and financial support to people in Scottish...

Only 6 weeks in to his new post as CEO of AHDB , Graham Wilkinson finds time for a key trip (read jolly) to meet USDA in America Back at the ranch , Red Tractor today laud an initial review commissioned by AHDB from the Birnie Consultancy on key beef and lamb assurance differentiators . a 77...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland GSC Grays is urging farm businesses to “embrace resilience” and strategic planning to navigate through the current challenges facing the sector. Record rainfall has significantly increased the financial pressures on farm businesses, GSC Grays...

Written by Francess McDonnell from Agriland Lakeland Dairies has blamed a “challenging year” for a €300,000 drop in turnover to €1.6 billion in 2023 compared to €1.9 billion in 2022. The co-op today (Wednesday, April 17) also reported a slump in operating profits from €32.5 million in 2022...

Farmers face many challenges in the modern world of agriculture. The Up Acre platform is breaking ground by revolutionising land diversification and supporting struggling landowners. It is a free-to-use online tool that can transform the landscape for farmers trying to sustain their farms in an...

I received an email the other day promoting Andersons Seminars as there's now an online one apparently. Has anyone on here attended these Seminars in the past? If so, what are your thoughts on their value for money? https://theandersonscentre.co.uk/shop/andersons-2024-seminar-online-version/

Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland A survey of UK consumers completed by farming charity, Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI) revealed a “strong public backing” for fair prices and protecting farmers’ mental health. There were 1,039 respondents, of which 90% agreed that...

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland The Donard Methodist Church in Newcastle Co. Down are holding a Farmers’ Wellbeing Workshop on Saturday, April 20 from 10:00a.m until 3:00p.m. The workshop is being held at the 36-37 Central Promenade Newcastle, with free admission. The workshop came...