Environment
Dear editor, I worked for Beef + Lamb New Zealand for approximately eight years as sector capability and Maori agribusiness manager....
Agri-Business
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir has appointed Siobhan McCauley as the new deputy chair of the Agri-Food...
N.Ireland
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has slammed “bureaucratic overkill” which it has warned will impact cross border used agricultural machinery...
William and Alana McIlrath are gearing up for their ‘Hearty Hike’ this September in aid of Children’s Heartbeat Trust. The...
The PSNI has released a statement today (Wednesday, June 25) stating that a red kite which was found dead had...
The PSNI today (Wednesday, June 25) advised road users to seek an “alternative route” after a road in Co. Tyrone...
Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) has launched two new livestock market indicators in a bid to improve livestock market transparency....
The findings in a new report highlight the extent of the succession challenge ahead for New Zealand’s agriculture sector. Within...
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is calling for retailers across the UK to promote meat produced in Northern Ireland, after...
By Chris McCullough A novel method of hauling grass and other agricultural commodities has been developed by Northern Ireland agricultural...
Rural Life
A Whixhall farmer has been banned from keeping animals for five years – with immediate effect – following a prosecution...
A 56-year-old man has been convicted of attempting to ‘Damage Or Destroy the Shelter of a Wild Animal’ and fined...
Dale Farm is gearing up to host its annual tractor and truck run in Co. Antrim in aid of its...
Dairy
As farms quieten down between the first and second cut of silage, you should be looking into servicing your milking...
Johne’s disease is an incurable infection in cattle that can devastate a dairy herd’s production. It is caused by paratuberculosis,...
In a significant drive to end the UK badger cull, tuberculosis (TB) vaccinations administered to badgers in England increased by...
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has issued a final call for all unregistered farm businesses to...
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced that the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE)...
