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Cheffins posts record year as second-hand machinery demand continues
Agri auctioneer Cheffins has released record figures for 2023, showing that total machinery and plant sales were £71m, a £23m rise compared to the…
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NI faces 'public health emergency' if access to vet medicine ends after 2025
Northern Ireland faces a 'public health emergency' unless permanent access to vet medicines is secured, vets have warned. The implications of the…
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Neonic seed treatment approved for use on 2024 sugar beet crop
Defra has given the green light for growers to use a neonic seed treatment on the 2024 sugar beet crop, but with stricter conditions than previous…
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Second round of Defra's £74m slurry infrastructure grant soon closes
Defra's £74m grant to help farmers invest in improved slurry infrastructure to tackle water pollution and improve air quality soon closes for…
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Robots and drones take to UK orchards in new £4.5m project
A unique project to develop a commercially viable system for precisely targeting orchard inputs to specific trees, or even parts of a tree, has been…
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Rise in agri-tech investment but farmers still continue to be cautious
Nearly a fifth of farmers invested or planned to invest in agri-tech in 2023, up from 13% the previous year, new research says. However, investment…
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Farmers told to use urea fertiliser inhibitors to avoid new restrictions
Farmers must use urea fertiliser inhibitors this spring to avoid new government restrictions, the Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) has…
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'Extremely worrying': UFU slams changes to rodenticide purchasing
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has declared it is against new changes to rodenticide purchasing requirements, which are scheduled to come into effect in…
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New eco-friendly fungicide announced after successful on-farm trial
An eco-friendly material that could replace current fungicides has been announced by British researchers following a successful on-farm trial…
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Project looks to boost robotics and AI in UK viticulture sector
The British viticulture sector is set to become the latest to benefit from the introduction of cutting-edge virtual reality robotics technology. A…
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