5 June 2019
Animals that are fed only grass are 'part of the solution'
24 May 2019
Managing grazing will become ever more important
23 May 2019
100 years of plant breeding has helped Welsh farmers
16 May 2019
An expert has given sheep farmers tips to reduce costs
25 April 2019
There is a 'very strong link' between grass utilisation and profit
4 March 2019
Fifty farmers have signed up to a major grassland research project which is set to look at new technologies and techniques in grass manageme...
13 February 2019
Northern Irish farmers have called for a drive to promote the quality of beef from suckler herds as many struggle to break even. Greater ...
23 January 2019
An week-long initiative which aims to champion quality, British-produced beef as part of a balanced diet will return in April. Returning ...
14 December 2018
Welsh dairy farmers concerned by the plight of pollinators have sprung into action to help reverse their decline. Six dairy farmers, who ...
22 October 2018
A lowering of the AHDB’s Nutrient Management Guide’s (RB209) phosphate offtake values for cereals “could be justified”, according to result...
17 October 2018
A dairy farmer from Anglesey has won the British Grassland Society Farmer of the Year competition for 2018. Richard Rogers of Tre Ifan Fa...
5 September 2018
Beef and sheep farms are needed for a new project which will help farmers across Britain improve management of their grassland. Improving...
25 July 2018
Grassland is suffering badly in the summer drought, leaving many livestock producers without forage – but festuloliums are proving their wor...
5 July 2018
The lack of rain and sustained heat in Wales has led to slow grass growth, affecting hay and silage yields. Welsh farmers have had to dea...
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...
16 April 2018
Over 2,000 acres of farmland has become available in Wales for a small fee in what has been described as a "very rare" and "unique" opportun...
28 March 2018
A secret to lamb with healthier fat levels could be growing unwanted weeds in your unkempt lawn, scientists have found. Nutrition researc...
22 March 2018
Firefighters and farmers are working together to help tackle grass fires by burning away excess grass on land. South Wales Fire and Rescu...
9 March 2018
Many farmers go unrewarded in delivering "public goods" such as managing the environment, according to a survey of over 500 farmers. Sign...
2 March 2018
Farmers are being encouraged to follow best practice guidance on spreading manure and dirty water during the ongoing wet and wintry weather....
1 March 2018
Researchers have found that cows fed a 100 percent organic grass and legume-based diet produce milk with elevated levels of omega-3 and and ...
20 February 2018
One of Northern Ireland’s most iconic landscapes is in the limelight thanks to a five-year project supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund an...
9 February 2018
Farmers will need to innovate to drive their businesses forward in the new world that lies ahead – which will mean considering new business ...
15 January 2018
A more simplified Countryside Stewardship scheme has opened for 2018 application packs, after farmers complained the scheme is 'too complica...
12 January 2018
The growing importance of 'natural capital' has made some in the farming industry question how land could be valued in a way which prioritis...
11 January 2018
The government's 25-Year Environment Plan has been launched, which includes support for farmers to create 500,000 hectares of new habitat fo...
9 January 2018
A rural organisation has secured the protection of ancient Kentish landscape which could have been the location for a large housing and leis...
3 January 2018
UK farmers have the potential to help reverse the dramatic declines of farmland birds over the past 40 years if given the funding and suppor...
28 December 2017
Optimising farming systems has emerged as the stand out theme of the first year of the Monitor Farm Scotland programme. Every one of the ...
20 December 2017
Sterile brome has been rated as the second most problematic grass weed in the UK, after black-grass. The finding was part of a AHDB Cerea...
