21+ hour, 28+ min ago   (252+ words) The number of bluetongue cases since the first of July in the UK has now topped a thousand. That’s nearly three times the number of positive cases for the whole of the previous year to that date. How are farmers…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (295+ words) Farming Today | 10/09/26 Sustainable dairy farming; Falkland salmon; tractor fuel from willow. BBC 10/09/26 Sustainable dairy farming; Falkland salmon; tractor fuel from willow. Available for 29 days UK dairy cows produce around 15 billion litres of milk every year and each litre comes with…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (390+ words) A 13-year-old girl who has looked after cows since she was little has had the rare pleasure of seeing one of her own cows give birth to triplets. The National Farmer's Union estimates the chances of it happening are about…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago   (194+ words) As the UK experiences its worst ever outbreak of the livestock disease bluetongue, we find out how government vets and scientists are coping as they deal with thousands of cases. The trade union which represents them says morale is low…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (535+ words) GPS collars are changing the way animals grazing on Jersey's cliffsides are managed, local shepherds have said. Conservation initiative The Grazing Project has pioneered use of the collars on large flocks of sheep, with its efforts so successful it is…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (139+ words) We also meet scientists working on gene editing of wheat to make it more resilient to climate shocks. And what does the closure of Bernard Matthews' Derby factory mean for the wider turkey production... 26/08/2026: gene editing, Bernard Matthews factory closure…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (518+ words) A south of Scotland yoghurt factory which was saved from closure four years ago is to undergo a £1m upgrade. It will allow the Rowan Glen site near Palnure in Galloway to expand the range of items it produces. A buyout…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (807+ words) A teenager from County Down hopes an app he has developed will revolutionise how farms are run, giving hard-pressed farmers more time. Ben O'Connor, 16, was inspired when his family's farm near Castlewellan moved from beef to a dairy operation. That…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (434+ words) The Northern Ireland farming industry saw profits surge by 36% in real terms last year, reaching more than £1bn for the first time. The profit is calculated by assessing the value of output and subsidies and subtracting the cost of production and…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (128+ words) Farming into the future BBC Wake Up to Money Farming into the future Available for 29 days Will Bain speaks to a farm tech company trying to solve the double-whammy of drought and increasing costs which are impacting farmers this year....