N.Ireland
A new farm safety campaign aimed at reducing the number of work-related deaths and injuries among older farmers has been...
AgriSearch, the farmer-funded research and innovation body, has announced appointments to its board of trustees. Dr. Keith Agnew and Cormac...
It has been announced that some financial support will be provided for the pre-movement testing of high-risk animals out of...
Prepare for very cold conditions with severe frosts and wintry showers, as meteorological services have issued a number of weather...
A Status Yellow snow and ice warning has been issued in Northern Ireland. The warning is in place for counties...
2025 has “definitely been a year of unprecedented challenges” for farming in Northern Ireland, according to Upper Bann MP Carla...
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has published the brucellosis compensation rates for Northern Ireland for January...
Environment
Viruses found in peatlands could play a more important role in carbon storage than previously thought and become indicators of...
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said today’s (Tuesday, December 23) announcement on inheritance tax “represents a step in the...
The likelihood of the strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) found in US dairy cows reaching Europe is very low, according...
Consumer spend on beef from retailers increased by 10.8% in the UK in the 12 weeks to November 30, according...
Two further suspected bluetongue cases have emerged on a fourth Co. Down farm, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural...
Plans have been announced to relax some of the restrictions on a Co. Down livestock mart. The restrictions were introduced...
A new suspected case of bluetongue virus is under investigation in Northern Ireland. The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural...
A joint cross-border bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) awareness campaign has started. Animal Health and Welfare Northern Ireland (AHWNI) and Animal...
Plans have been announced to allow some animal movements in the wake of the recent incursion of bluetongue virus in...
The suspected cases of bluetongue in Northern Ireland “must serve as a wake-up call”, a farm organisation has urged. Irish...
Given the time of year, the suspected case of bluetongue in Northern Ireland is “surprising and obviously hugely concerning for...
