Sector shines at Food & Farming Industry Awards 2019
The UK’s thriving farming industry was highlighted on a fantastic night in the House of…
Author John Swire
John Swire
John Swire - Deputy editor of Agronomist and Arable Farmer as well as responsibility for the Agronomist and Arable Farmer and Farm Business websites. After 17 years milking cows on the family farm John started writing about agriculture in 1998 and has since written for a variety of publications and has developed a wide circle of contacts within the industry. When not working John is a season ticket holder at Stoke City and also of late has become a fitness freak, listing cycling, swimming and walking as his exercises of choice.
New calf pneumonia vaccine protects calves earlier and faster
UK cattle farmers can now protect dairy and beef calves against the key causes of…
Agri-EPI Centre welcomes new COO
Kirk Siderman-Wolter has joined the growing Agri-EPI team as its new COO, working to support…
Contractor 19 – Cancelled
It is with deep regret that the NAAC has had to make the difficult decision…
Special edition Fastracs celebrate JCB world speed record
Farmers and contractors around the World have a rare opportunity to share in the success…
Continental launch new agricultural tyre app at LAMMA
Continental has launched ‘Agriculture TyreTech’, a new mobile app to help farmers use tyres more…
NFU submits evidence from hundreds of farmers over future of General Licences
The NFU is calling for the new General Licences regime to be fit-for-purpose, more transparent…
Women in Food and Agriculture Survey Results: Are women fairly represented in the food and agriculture industry?
AgriBriefing’s Women in Food and Agriculture initiative, launched earlier this year to promote the role…
Boulby hits production target and heads for the million
As it approaches the end of the first full year since becoming the world’s first…
Dairy and suckler beef alert: Corrective action now to avoid spring calving problems soon
Without urgent corrective action, some farms with dairy or suckler beef herds with spring calving…