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Agflation and the lack of any clear direction regarding future policy has been a huge issue for farmers desperately seeking to make ends meet, but…

Tim Logan, senior partner and head of rural affairs at Ellisons, discusses the impact of the Environmental Land Management Scheme on UK farming.

Three research projects relating to the automatic bedding of cattle, robotic harvesting of fruit and veg, and cultivation for potatoes, are to share in

Home Farm: Payments arrive from the Department 2023-01-04

CUMBRIAN farmers are facing cost rises of up to 300 per cent which, it is predicted, could lead to a massive wipeout of huge sections of the…

Preliminary estimates using 2018-2019 nitrates data indicate that approximately 65,000 livestock farmers are already stocked below 1.5 livestock units per hectare.

Judge James McNulty issued fines totalling €4,000 on two neighbouring landowners for hedgerow destruction, contrary to the provisions of the Wildlife Act.

March 9, 2021 8:59 am Herd number applications have a major impact on schemes farmers are in – and as such, planning in advance is essential, according to Teagasc. Andy Ryder, a drystock advisor based at Teagasc Westport, recently explained the impact herd number applications and changes can have on schemes such as the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS), Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC), Green Low-Carbon Agri-Environment Scheme (GLAS) and forestry schemes. With these schemes making a big difference ...

Establishing a viable agricultural business from scratch is far from easy, but share farming with a good working contract, is certainly working a treat for former freelance shepherd, Neil Sandilands. A finalist in the 2020 Sheep Farmer of the Year, Neil entered a shared partnership agreement with Jedburgh-based arable and livestock farmer, Stephen Withers, from Upper Hundalee, and his feet havent touched the ground since. But, after much, blood, sweat and tears and some extremely long, lo...