J Riley Beet Harvesters (UK) Ltd, well-known as the UK importer of Vervaet machinery, has vastly expanded its slurry machinery portfolio with the addition of Bomech, Vogelsang, Kumm-Technik, TBL and Evers products. To handle sales of the new lines Rileys welcomes Sion Williams as sales…
Oct 18, 2023Read More
Some of the country’s most talented and dynamic farmers are battling it out across the 15 categories up for grabs at this year’s British Farming Awards, which highlight the exciting and pioneering work being carried out across UK agriculture.Alongside farming’s core sectors including dairy, beef,…
Aug 15, 2023Read More
More than £14 million is to be made available to unlock innovation and develop solutions in the farming sector in two new research and feasibility competitions under the Farming Innovation Programme, Defra announced on Wednesday 2 August. It is part of the government’s delivery…
Aug 8, 2023Read More
Anglo Scottish Asset Finance have announced the appointment of Andrew Laird as Head of Agriculture & Food for UK & Ireland. Andrew will be responsible for establishing new Agriculture and food division, offering bespoke finance solutions to the sector, and building on Anglo Scottish’s strong…
Jul 21, 2023Read More
The pulling of milk contracts in the Aberdeen area by a large diary meant that Roy Mitchell of Lofthillock Farm, Inverurie, Aberdeen, had some tough decisions to make. After much soul-searching, Mitchell decided that his dairy herd had to go, he would finish some beef…
Mar 6, 2023Read More
Combined heat and power (CHP) engines are one of the most crucial components on an on-farm anaerobic digestion (AD) plant, converting biogas into usable heat and electricity. As the UK AD industry continues to mature, many of the CHPs originally installed on farm-based biogas plants…
Jul 14, 2022Read More
A Honda Pioneer UTV and a Fourtrax ATV are both essential to the smooth running of a family-owned livestock farm on the Leicestershire/Northamptonshire border. Trading as EM Eaton & Son, the Eaton family has farmed the 100ha farm for five generations. Jason Eaton manages…
Mar 30, 2022Read More
The drone market has experienced significant growth in recent years. And as both hobbyist and professional users alike take great interest in exploring the capabilities these devices have to offer, this growth is set to continue, with a huge 76,000 drones projected to be flying…
Sep 1, 2020Read More
The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has now paid almost 99% of eligible farmers under the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS 2020). The latest figures from the RPA show that BPS payments worth £1.76 billion were made to farmers by 29 February. This is an improved position…
Mar 4, 2020Read More
A new technology that converts biogas into a high-grade liquid fuel that can be used as a direct replacement for fossil fuels is being showcased for the first time at Alliance Dairies in Florida on February 18, 2019. The process developed by UK-based technology company…
Feb 14, 2019Read More
The European Parliament has today (25 October 2018) approved new legislation to come into force in 2022, banning the prophylactic use of antibiotics in farming. Preventative antibiotics can be routinely given to farm animals – particularly to pigs and poultry – to compensate for the…
Oct 25, 2018Read More
Crown Estate Scotland has announced that a first-time tenant will take over the management of a farm on its Glenlivet Estate. Alex Smith, 33, was chosen from a list of applicants as the new tenant of Dell Farm, a 320 acre farm in a prime…
Jul 10, 2018Read More
Win dinner with Kit Harington who plays Jon Snow in the hit series ‘Game of Thrones’, in exchange for funding Longlands Care Farm near Bromyard in Herefordshire, which has launched an appeal for a new headquarters. Kit, whose family is local, is patron of the…
Jun 15, 2018Read More
UK universities and agricultural research centres which improve the resilience, sustainability and quality of major crops will benefit from a funding package worth around £5.3 million over five years, Environment Secretary Michael Gove announced today. The funding will go to four leading agricultural research centres…
Jun 15, 2018Read More
The Farmers’ Union of Wales says Irish fodder aid schemes highlight and add to concerns in Wales over the impact months of wet weather are having on fodder supplies and prices. Diminishing fodder supplies in the Republic of Ireland led the Irish Government to introduce…
Apr 9, 2018Read More
The National Association of Agricultural Contractors (NAAC) is delighted to announce that that shearers will be allowed to enter the UK this year, in a time-limited window, to provide a vital source of highly skilled and experienced staff for shearing contractors removing the wool of…
Mar 20, 2018Read More
NFU Mutual has launched its 2024 Centenary Award – with this year’s scheme now…
The integration of hydraulics within modern agriculture has revolutionised farming operations, transforming the way…
Some of the country’s most talented and dynamic farmers are battling it out across…
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The journey to net zero is ongoing and new technologies are supporting farmers in…
The European Parliament has today (25 October 2018) approved new legislation to come into…
The welfare code for laying hens has today been updated as part of a…
