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Stackyard News |
| edited by Jennifer MacKenzie |
Agricultural, Environmental, Countryside and Farming News from the UK and beyond.
| 2018-Jun-22 |
| 2018-Jun-18 |
Climate change and new technologies mean the fruit sector is constantly evolving, and producers can get ahead of the curve at this year’s Fruit Focus.
| 2018-Jun-15 |
| 2018-Jun-14 |
The next five to 10 years will bring unprecedented change to the farming industry, and while there are many issues that farmers can’t control, there is plenty they can do to prepare.
| 2018-Jun-13 |
Oilseed rape crops have now entered the critical podding stage - and two new varieties are looking particularly impressive this year.
| 2018-Jun-12 |
Joining young shepherds from across the UK displaying their skills and experience at the Royal Three Counties Agricultural Show.
| 2018-Jun-11 |
Over 180 companies have confirmed for Dairy-Tech within four weeks of the show launching its stand sales.
| 2018-Jun-08 |
Landowners who are considering generating or storing energy should act fast before grid capacity runs out, warns Roadnight Taylor.
| 2018-Jun-08 |
KUHN Farm Machinery has announced that the latest version of its i-BIO+ baler-wrapper combination machine will be on display at this year’s Royal Highland Show.
| 2018-Jun-08 |
In a joint-bid to help promote native breeds and brand Britain, the National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs and the Rare Breeds Survival Trust have collaborated to produce a new guide to help youngsters get a taste for showing livestock.
| 2018-Jun-08 |
C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 10 cattle, 720 spring lambs, 2,689 prime hoggs and 4,185 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 7th June 2018.
| 2018-Jun-08 |
The National Sheep Association has announced that one of the UK Sheep industry’s main biennial events, NSA North Sheep, will be hosted by Frankland Farms at Rathmell near Settle in North Yorkshire.
| 2018-Jun-08 |
Traditional insecticides are killers: they not only kill pests, they also endanger bees and other beneficial insects, as well as affecting biodiversity in soils, lakes, rivers and seas.
| 2018-Jun-06 |
Lancashire husband and wife pedigree sheep breeders, Alex and Gemma Brown, sent out their first – and last – champions at Skipton Auction Mart’s June prime lambs show.
| 2018-Jun-06 |
New Holland Agriculture, as part of the CNH Industrial group, is an Official Partner to the Goodwood Estate, the unique sporting estate in West Sussex.
| 2018-Jun-06 |
Dairy farmers should be taking practical steps in their parlour hygiene management to ensure antibiotic use is reduced to meet future milk marketing opportunities.
| 2018-Jun-06 |
Arable margins are tight, prices are volatile and with so much change on the horizon, it’s more important than ever for farmers to squeeze every pound out of their crops.
| 2018-Jun-06 |
On May 15-16, there was a presentation of ZETOR tractors for the market in Kenya. In the cities of Narok and Nakuru, the partner of ZETOR TRACTORS a.s. in Kenya presented tractors with the power from 80 to 150 hp.
| 2018-Jun-06 |
The ring was packed to the rafters at Swatragh Mart, for the inaugural Northern Ireland Charolais club sale on Friday 1st June.
| 2018-Jun-06 |
More than half the replacement heifer calves being reared on UK commercial dairy units could be growing too slowly to hit targets for optimal health and lifetime productivity.
| 2018-Jun-04 |
Brassica fodder crops can be an ideal break crop for Scottish sheep farmers planning to rejuvenate grassland and will also help boost short-term feed availability, said Germinal’s William Fleming at NSA ScotSheep.
| 2018-Jun-04 |
Farmers and rural businesses will have to keep all their VAT records and submit returns online from April 2019.
| 2018-Jun-04 |
Farmers using traditional fertilisers are not maximising nutritional efficiencies, and could substantially boost yields by adopting more up-to-date technology.
| 2018-Jun-04 |
The National Association of Agricultural Contractors (NAAC) is delighted to publish the contracting guide prices for 2018-19.
| 2018-Jun-04 |
FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva has called for transformative changes in how we produce our food, grounded in sustainable agricultural systems capable of producing healthy and nutritious food while simultaneously safeguarding the planet's biodiversity.
| 2018-Jun-01 |
Local farming talent was on top form at the Royal Bath & West Show, with Somerset exhibitors beating off close competition to claim many of the top livestock prizes.
| 2018-Jun-01 |
Derbyshire’s John Bland notched up a fabulous five-timer on his annual visit to Skipton Auction Mart’s late season bank holiday show and sale of single ewes with lambs at foot.
| 2018-Jun-01 |
The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust and BASIS Registration Ltd have designed a course for candidates to gain a professional qualification in farmland conservation.
| 2018-Jun-01 |
The Government will not water down food safety and animal welfare standards in the pursuit of trade deals after Brexit, according to Defra minister George Eustice.
| 2018-Jun-01 |
The 2018/19 Recommended Grass and Clover List for England and Wales has been published and once again varieties bred by Barenbrug UK feature highly throughout.
| 2018-Jun-01 |
Increasing production of a common, naturally occurring protein in plant leaves could boost the yields of major food crops by almost 50 per cent, according to a new study led by scientists at Essex.
| 2018-Jun-01 |
C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 26 cattle, 266 spring lambs, 1,905 prime hoggs and 2,349 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 31st May 2018.
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