Advice

An important element of the dairy cow’s diet, starch is often overlooked, but is a key component throughout the cow’s life, says Dugdale Nutrition’s veterinary technical manager Debby Brown.

As spring barley drilling gets underway in some areas, Limagrain UK’s arable technical manager, Ron Granger, outlines six ways to get the most from the crop this season.

A new database of 19 insect genomes encompassing some of the most damaging pests of crops worldwide has been made publicly available.

Farm households in Northern Ireland are now eligible for a £600 support payment to help counter rising energy costs.

Farmers were advised to remain vigilant as a once localised, coastal pest is travelling further afield into the UK causing foliage and root damage to sugar beet.

As labour supply remains a challenge for the agricultural industry, understanding how to best attract future employees, is key to combating the hidden costs of staff turnover.

A sophisticated raid on a large quantity of plant protection products took place at a secure distributor store in Norfolk earlier this month.

A farmer has been fined £8,000 after a teenage worker overturned a six-tonne dumper he was driving, suffering serious head injuries.