NFU: leaving the EU could push up prices by creating an "anti-trade bias" for British farmers
A study out today, Tuesday, from the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has revealed the extent…
Monthly Archives: April, 2016
NFU presents agricultural impact assessment for members ahead of EU referendum vote
The NFU has commissioned a world-leading agricultural research institute, the LEI at Wageningen University, to…
TFA Cymru: Rural Payments Wales must extend its one to one support
TFA Cymru has expressed its concern over the limited resources being provided by Rural Payments…
USDA reports record growth in US organic producers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced a significant increase in the number of…
New Holstein indexes highlight most economic bulls
New genetic indexes for daughter-proven Holstein bulls, published today (5 April) by AHDB Dairy, reflect…
Bulls for spring calving will boost milk components
Producers calving in spring will be some way through the breeding process for next year’s…
Newcomers feature in Friesian top five
Dairy breeds other than Holstein, which have their new genetic indexes published by AHDB Dairy…
New chapter for Dairy Pro as it takes operations in-house
Dairy Pro – the dairy farming industry’s one-stop-shop for registering training and development – has…
Shake up amongst young sires brings new names to the top
For many in the Holstein breeding industry, young genomic sires represent the most eagerly awaited…
Plants vital to human diets but face growing risks from pests and diseases
Invasive ants that devour crops, or the insidious “olive quick decline syndrome”, which scorches leaves…