Agri-Business
The outlook for global food commodity markets remains favourable, with the 2026/2027 cereal production forecast to stay elevated.
N.Ireland
CAFRE Enniskillen Campus is set to welcome early-career farriers from across Northern Ireland and further afield later this month.
The Agri‑Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) has welcomed the publication today of DAERA's formal response to the Review of AFBI.
Arable
The demands on effective crop care are intensifying with active agents being withdrawn, costs rising, and resistance becoming a challenge.
Machinery
Kverneland is using Cereals 2026 to introduce a new twin-disc fertiliser spreader to the UK market, called Alentix.
Czech tractor manufacturer Zetor will present its new Series 6 at Cereals, the UK arable farming event later this week.
China could reshape trade flows for beef globally according to a food/agricultural commodity market research organisation.
Beef
The global supply of terrestrial animal source food (TASF), driven mainly by egg, poultry and pig meat, has seen a significant increase.
John Deere is celebrating 25 years of automated guidance, reflecting on the rapid evolution of precision agriculture technologies.
Krone's new mower combination, the EasyCut B 1250 CV Fold Collect, has been specifically developed for use in challenging conditions.
Agricultural and turf specialists Masons Kings has announced a major new partnership with Pottinger, in an exclusive dealership.
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has highlighted the growing value and sustainability of wool and the potential in the wool market.
Rural road safety campaigner and insurer NFU Mutual is urging all road users to take extra care for the next few months.
Rural Life
With foot and mouth disease outbreaks ongoing in parts of Europe, TT fans are being asked to take extra care with any dairy or meat products.
Zetor Tractors is expanding its product portfolio with the new Series 5 model range: four-cylinder tractors with outputs from 102hp to 122hp.
The UFU has warned that Northern Ireland’s beef industry is facing a ‘perfect storm’ as factory prices continue to spiral downwards.
John Deere’s 500R sprayer will be making its first appearance at Cereals 2026 as the company plans a show its latest innovations.
The UFU, LMC, and the NI Dairy Council have launched a landmark independent study into the indirect costs of bovine tuberculosis (bTB).
