Environment
N.Ireland
Farmer convicted at Tyrone court for water pollution offence
N.Ireland
DAERA ‘may have’ failed to comply with law to protect wild birds
N.Ireland
Dry spring ‘likely to have caused damage’ to UK cereal crops – AHDB
Beef
Hungary says foot-and-mouth disease ‘successfully contained’
N.Ireland
Majestic Charolais bull carries the day at Ballymoney Show 2025
The Supreme Cattle Championship at Ballymoney Show 2025 was won by the father and son team, Victor and David Chestnutt….
Machinery
Nokian Tyres brings Finnish fortitude to farm equipment
Tractor tyres are rarely thought about unless they are being purchased or things go wrong, and then they become the…
Arable
New data shows wheat could lose half its best land by 2100
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has upgraded its innovative geospatial app with a new indicator…
Agri-Business
UK animal feed output levels up by 1.4%
Figures just published by the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) confirm a 1.4% increase in animal feed output across…
Dairy
Block calving systems trend continues across GB – AHDB
Co-ordinated block calving systems are on the rise across Great Britain, according to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB)….
Dairy
Being efficient and hygienic in the parlour during mid-season
Most cows will be served by now and a lot of first cuts of silage will be in, meaning that…
Machinery
Vogelsang Blackbird wins five-year DLG endorsement
The German Agricultural Society, commonly referred to as DLG, has awarded the 15m Vogelsang BlackBird trailing shoe boom fitted with…
N.Ireland
Watch: Potential for vaccines to reduce methane emissions?
With the threat of global warming increasing, research around greenhouse gases (GHG) and in particular methane, is becoming increasingly important….
N.Ireland
Court: NI farmer fined for water pollution offence
A court in Northern Ireland has fined a farmer for a water pollution offence arising from “farm effluent” being discharged…
N.Ireland
Farmers for Action withdraws from NAP discussions
Farmers for Action (FFA) has withdrawn from all official discussions relating to a new Nutrients Action Programme (NAP) for Northern…
N.Ireland
NI agri minister launches bill to tackle dilapidation
Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister, Andrew Muir, has welcomed Stormont Executive approval to bring forward the Dilapidation Bill to…
N.Ireland
Almost 200 attend webinar launch of NI NAP impact calculator
Almost 200 farmers and other stakeholders from the agri-food industry attended an AgriSearch webinar this week to launch AgriSearch’s NAP…
N.Ireland
Opposition mounts against draft NI Nutrient Action Programme
Opposition continues to mount against the draft Nutrient Action Programme (NAP) proposals announced recently by Department of Agriculture, Environment and…