Auctioneer Peter Crichton reported an excellent demand for a wide range of good-quality, well-maintained outdoor pig equipment at John Syckelmoore’s retirement auction held near Shaftesbury, Dorset,…
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The agricultural industry needs a government that understands farm businesses, wants agriculture to grow and has the policies that send the right signals to farmers, according…
A farm leadership skills programme, starting on September 22 and involving four interactive training sessions, has been launched by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).…
BPEX has made a video which demonstrates the on-farm testing of pig slurry to determine its fertiliser value.As addition to making the point that manures and…
Nominations are now open for this year’s NPA Chris Brant Award, which will be presented at the National Pig Awards in November. The challenge, issued by…
The latest updating of measures to prevent African swine fever (AFS) spreading across Europe has been approved by the EU. Signed off by European Commissioner for…
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh claim to have gained “fresh insights into plant growth” which they say will advance the development of crops that thrive…
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) board has been told that the cost of setting up a “full-blown” Food Crime Unit (FCU), at up to a potential…
Trading issues surrounding Ukraine, rising demand for ethanol and the impact of a record global wheat crop of 713.4m tonnes will be the focus of attention…
The European Commission (EC) has adopted proposals on veterinary medicinal products and medicated feed to improve the health and wellbeing of animals, to tackle antimicrobial resistance…