11 June 2019
The UK must introduce E10 'by 2020 at the least'
24 May 2019
It wants to meet growing demand from local farmers
13 May 2019
The man's hand was 'brutally crushed' following the incident
18 April 2019
Swill feeding has been illegal in UK since 2001 and EU since 2002
21 March 2019
The NFU survey shows the scale of continuing drought impacts on farmers
7 March 2019
Reports of cows dying from straw impaction highlights the risks associated with feeding straw-based rations to suckler cows. Beef farmers...
1 March 2019
The national flower of Wales has found a new role this St David’s Day – helping scientists to better understand the value of plant extracts ...
19 February 2019
Feed company ForFarmers has announced its intention to close its Blandford plant as part of its £5m 'reduction plan'. The closing of the ...
7 February 2019
Research has highlighted the scale of feed waste in the dairy industry, showing that 45 percent of its potential is lost from field to cow. ...
30 January 2019
International feed tonnage has increased by a strong 3 percent to 1.103bn metric tons of feed produced in 2018, exceeding 1bn metric tons fo...
25 January 2019
Urgent plans are needed to address the winter feed crisis looming in Scottish agriculture at present, an MSP has said. Production of wint...
7 January 2019
Feeding pregnant ewes a total mixed ration for six weeks pre-lambing resulted in more lambs hitting growth targets at a Welsh farm. The H...
16 November 2018
Farmers have been told to keep their silage bales safe and secure following reports of them being washed away and causing problems in rivers...
2 November 2018
The pig and poultry sectors are on the lookout for two students to complete a 12 month paid scholarship placement, with both positions start...
31 October 2018
Beef farmers with an interest in cattle nutrition and performance have been urged to get involved in helping to shape a new project. The ...
25 October 2018
Each year some 650,000 tonnes of ‘former foodstuffs’, ranging from broken biscuits to unwanted pasta, is turned into valuable animal feed, n...
27 September 2018
The Government has announced further measures for farmers struggling to access animal feed due to this summer's dry weather. New flexibil...
26 September 2018
Defra has announced a list of 40 Temporary Prescription Adjustments where it is willing to adjust requirements in ways designed to ease shor...
4 August 2018
Scottish farmers have used a meeting to identify solutions to the feed and fodder shortfalls this autumn and winter. In an exceptional ye...
18 May 2018
Farmers wanting to improve their grassland can now choose from 11 new varieties of ryegrass and one white clover variety when planning for r...
10 May 2018
A national supplier of ruminant animal feed has invested £2m in its Cheshire based plant, increasing production from 26 tonnes to 44 tonnes ...
10 May 2018
The European Commission has dropped plans for a drastic reduction in permitted copper levels in piglet feed, with the UK pig industry callin...
26 April 2018
New research has shown that over 75% of pig farmers and agricultural professionals support overturning the current ban on feeding leftovers ...
20 April 2018
The demand for organic animal feed is increasing, with a new report revealing that demand significantly outstrips supply. The Soil Associ...
11 April 2018
Bill Wiggin MP has been appointed the new chairman of the Pasture-Fed Livestock Association (PFLA). The position, which is not remunerate...
11 April 2018
The NFU is relaunching its Fodder Bank after wet weather has seen farmers in many parts of the country experience extreme shortages. The ...
10 April 2018
Bioethanol plant Vivergo has reopened after a four-month shut-down period following unfavourable trading conditions. The UK's biggest bio...
7 April 2018
UK farmers have said Irish fodder aid schemes add to concerns over the impact months of wet weather are having on fodder supplies and prices...
5 April 2018
Farmers are becoming increasingly concerned about the recent cold weather which in turn has put a pressure on fodder supplies. Farmers ac...
