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NI agriculture: Farm profits topped £1bn in 2025
Economics and business editor, BBC News NI 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…
As Europe bakes, momentum grows for climate-resilient farming
With Britain about to record its hottest summer yet, Sam Squier's nearly 81-hectare beef farm in southeastern England stands out as a lush, green oasis surrounded by scorched brown fields. As neighboring farmers have resorted to using winter feed…
Industry condemns labour hire company that misled inspectors on farm
A former Queensland labour hire company and its manager have been fined a total of $180,288. A judge heard they provided false and misleading documents to a Fair Work inspector on a Glass House Mountains strawberry farm in 2023. The court has given…
Seven celebrity farms ranked - and number one isn't Clarkson's Farm
Jeremy Clarkson isn't the only celebrity to venture into farming. Celebrity farms have become something of a phenomenon in recent years, with TV presenters and musicians alike looking to move from the Big Smoke to more rural lodgings in the English…
Rare case of Mad Cow Disease confirmed on UK farm
A case of classical Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), also known as Mad Cow Disease, has been confirmed on a UK farm. The case has been confirmed in Dumfries and Galloway and precautionary movement restrictions have been put in place on the…
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Ireland's 'Kerry Cow' Bones Are Actually Wild Boar and Bear, Shaking Up the Story of Farming's Arrival on the Island
Between 1983 and 1995, archaeologists in Ireland unearthed a collection of 6,500-year-old cattle bones—or so they thought. A new analysis of the remains indicates that they belonged to bear and wild boar, not domestic cattle. The discovery…
Paris farm unveils agriculture-themed corn maze celebrating nation's past and future
PARIS, Ky. (LEX News) — A Bourbon County farm is preparing for fall with a corn maze that highlights 250 years of American agricultural history while inviting visitors to imagine what farming could look like in the centuries ahead. Middle…
Hawaii coffee farms were heavily damaged by Hurricane Lala
Severe storm damage from Hurricane Lala has cut off some coffee farms in the rural southern part of the island of Hawaii, washing away crops and destroying roads and bridges just as farmers were about to head into harvest season. Separate from the…
Biggest FDA recalls of 2026: Taylor Farms, blueberries, eggs and more
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has overseen a string of major food recalls in 2026, ranging from fresh produce linked to outbreak investigations to nationwide withdrawals of products sold at some of the country's largest retailers. Several…
Watch: Take A Tour Of Varun Dhawan's New Farm
Varun Dhawan has made a significant investment in agricultural farmland, declaring it his 'biggest achievement'. Varun Dhawan joins a growing trend of Bollywood celebrities investing in rural properties and organic farming. Ranbir Kapoor, Jackie…
Mad cow disease discovered on UK farm
The case was discovered on a Scottish farm Mad cow disease has been discovered on a UK farm. The condition was found in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, and movement controls are have been implemented in relation to the affected offspring of the…
Western Pennsylvania woman sues Taylor Farms, Taco Bell after cyclosporiasis hospitalization
A western Pennsylvania woman is suing Taylor Farms and Taco Bell after she said she ate iceberg lettuce contaminated with cyclospora, leaving her hospitalized for two days. Attorney Rob Peirce represents Heather Kebert, a woman in her late 30s who…
Injured farm worker left homeless as labour hire firm collapses
On Christmas Day, Davis Lausii slept in a park in country New South Wales. The Tongan mechanic had arrived in Australia under the federal government's Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme and was recovering from a serious workplace…
Wind farm to be replaced by turbines almost three times as big
Residents are concerned about a repowered wind farm where new turbines will be almost three times the size of those currently on the site. However, a Cornwall Council strategic planning committee meeting heard today (Thursday, August 20) that…
The farm belt's next energy pain point is about to arrive
Diesel prices are soaring just as the energy-thirsty peak of harvest season looms for many of the country's largest crops. Why it matters: It's a double whammy for farmers, with the Iran war also causing much higher fertilizer costs that hit months…
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