Agricultural news from around England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Politics

Elon Musk slams Irish climate plan to cull thousands of cows

Today

UK's post-Brexit trade deals 'not good enough' for Scottish farmers

2 June 2023

Labour unveils plan to give councils new powers to buy land cheaply

31 May 2023

Dairy

First Milk confirms July milk price will fall by 1.04ppl

2 June 2023

Cattle-to-cattle bTB transmission 'most common' form of disease spread

1 June 2023

AHDB to launch new export strategy to boost UK agri-food abroad

1 June 2023

Poultry

All bird flu restrictions lifted in Northern Ireland

2 June 2023

Campaigners urge public to lobby retailers to boost poultry welfare

2 June 2023

Poultry processor Avara plans to close Welsh production site down

25 May 2023

Pigs

Livestock to graze freely on UK's first 'super' nature reserve

2 June 2023

Concerns raised as African swine fever makes new 'jump' in Europe

31 May 2023

Producers see losses subside to £1 per pig, new figures show

23 May 2023

Environment

Scottish abstractors urged to manage water 'wisely' amid drought fears

Today

Elon Musk slams Irish climate plan to cull thousands of cows

Today

NFU calls for 'more accurate' metric when measuring methane emissions

2 June 2023

Arable

Government gives green light for sugar beet growers to use Movento

3 June 2023

'Fight against blight' continues as potato project secures new funding

2 June 2023

New £1m pea protein study to cut soya imports and boost farmers

1 June 2023

Rural Crime

NFU to meet 40 police forces to discuss surge in rural crime

Today

Wildfire dangers raised after firefighters contain one of UK's largest

1 June 2023

Murder investigation launched after human remains found on Notts farm

30 May 2023

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