Machinery
Czech tractor manufacturer Zetor will present its new Series 6 at Cereals, the UK arable farming event later this week.
N.Ireland
The UK government has been warned about the impacts that post-Brexit arrangements are having on the Northern Irish veterinary sector.
Dairy
Four new cases of bluetongue were detected in the UK last week as midge activity continues to ramp...
The UK government has announced a new support package today that will see farmers and other agri-diesel users get a fuel duty cut.
Arable
The Central Association of Agricultural Valuers (CAAV) has called on the UK government to prioritise access to fuel for the arable sector.
Farmers have been denied permission to challenge the UK’s inheritance tax reform following a High Court ruling.
Agri-Business
AHDB has described its Farm Data Exchange system as both "technically viable and strongly supported", following the end of its pilot.
The UFU has called on the UK government to better support Northern Irish farmers as they face “spiralling input costs”.
M&S has announced a £2.1 billion investment to “extend its commitment to sourcing British” meats, via a 10-year contract with ABP and Dunbia.
Firefighters in the UK were called to a farm after a tractor went on fire, which spread to nearby crop fields.
The UK’s sheep industry has voiced concerns over a potential sheep shearing “crisis” as around 75 overseas shearers have been denied visas.
Livestock worth £152,000 were severely injured or killed in dog attacks in Northern Ireland during 2025, according to NFU Mutual.
England and Scotland have each reported one new case of bird flu, with the two cases being confirmed within 48 hours of each other.
An early conclusion of a sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) UK-EU agreement is “a realistic objective”, according to Alistair Carmichael MP.
A British woman is set to embark on a 10-day journey throughout the UK, with a goal of milking 10,000 cows to raise funds for charity.
Plummeting dairy commodity prices “may have found a floor” according to latest analysis from the AHDB UK Dairy Agri-Market Outlook.
Rural Life
Several protests have been staged by farmers at Lidl distribution centres across England today to highlight the challenges facing the sector.
Farmers For Action (FFA) said it is “fully supporting all the farm organisations involved in protesting at the Oxford Farming Conference”.
A new country-specific, guaranteed quota of 13,000t earmarked for beef from the UK has officially come into force in the US.
Agricultural property relief and business property relief will be reformed from April 6, 2026 and increased thresholds were announced.
Diet is considered key to health by 85% of consumers, while 77% said fitness is also important, according to a new survey.
Unlimited fines have been introduced in England and Wales today for dog attacks on farm animals, strengthening protections for farm animals.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has released the final estimate of UK 2025 cereal and oilseed harvest.
