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3-crop rule derogation secured for Northern Ireland

N.Ireland

3-crop rule derogation secured for Northern Ireland

Arable farmers in Northern Ireland have been granted a derogation on the ‘three-crop rule’ this year, the Department of Agriculture,...
Half of NI Single Application forms still outstanding

Schemes

Half of NI Single Application forms still outstanding

Less than two weeks until the deadline, almost half of Northern Ireland’s Single Application forms are yet to be received....
Reactor fraud: TB DNA proposals stalled by ministerial absence

N.Ireland

Reactor fraud: TB DNA proposals stalled by ministerial absence

Proposals to take DNA samples as soon as TB reactors are found as standard procedure in Northern Ireland could combat...
Ammonia deadlock: Department to process 100 applications this month

N.Ireland

Ammonia deadlock: Department to process 100 applications this month

Good news is on the horizon for those behind the 100 farm planning applications caught up in the ammonia deadlock....
Exercise Blackthorn: If Foot and Mouth broke out today what would happen?

N.Ireland

Exercise Blackthorn: If Foot and Mouth broke out today what would happen?

If Foot and Mouth broke out in Northern Ireland today, ports would close, Balmoral Show would be cancelled and a...
Could your flock hold the Golden Fleece?

N.Ireland

Could your flock hold the Golden Fleece?

Ulster Wool has launched its 2018 ‘Golden Fleece’ competition, designed to showcase the exceptional quality of wool in the region....
Tier 1: Extra £400,000 added to second tranche

N.Ireland

Tier 1: Extra £400,000 added to second tranche

An additional £400,000 (€455,000) has been made available for the second tranche of Tier 1 of the Farm Business Improvement Scheme...
LacPatrick told ‘only a good deal will settle farmers’

Dairy

LacPatrick told ‘only a good deal will settle farmers’

Members of the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) have met with representatives from LacPatrick following developments surrounding the future of the...
Mart trade: 80 entered for Limousin spring sale

Beef

Mart trade: 80 entered for Limousin spring sale

A total of 80 animals – including 64 bulls and 16 females – have been entered for next week’s Limousin...
Classic corner: Restored Muir-Hill back from retirement in Co. Kerry

Machinery

Classic corner: Restored Muir-Hill back from retirement in Co. Kerry

Ford and Fordson tractors were very often the basis for conversions by engineering firms that felt they could add something...
Reactor fraud: Illegal TB tag swapping suspected in the North

N.Ireland

Reactor fraud: Illegal TB tag swapping suspected in the North

Some “selfish” owners of TB reactor cattle have been suspected of swapping ear tags in a bid to get rid...
Confusion risks NI being shoehorned into English farm policies

N.Ireland

Confusion risks NI being shoehorned into English farm policies

Northern Ireland risks seeing major agricultural policies designed with rural England in mind shoe-horned into its post-Brexit legislation, Queen’s University...
Masons to double production capacity with new blending plant

Agri-Business

Masons to double production capacity with new blending plant

One of Northern Ireland’s largest compounders is set to more than double its production capacity with a new plant, AgriLand...
Nature organisation blames CAP for ‘biodiversity decline’

Schemes

Nature organisation blames CAP for ‘biodiversity decline’

An environmental lobby group has called for Northern Ireland’s future agricultural subsidies to ditch the notion of rewarding intensive food...
Grass: 6 tips for managing the swing from shortage to excess

Dairy

Grass: 6 tips for managing the swing from shortage to excess

With grass growth expected to rapidly accelerate, senior advisors at the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) are...
Michel Barnier to meet with small businesses on cross-border tour

Agri Politics

Michel Barnier to meet with small businesses on cross-border tour

The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, is set to visit Newry, Derry and Dungannon as part of a...
Glarryford clinches top club title at young farmers’ AGM

Rural Life

Glarryford clinches top club title at young farmers’ AGM

A Co. Antrim club has clinched this year’s Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster (YFCU) Club of the Year title at...
World’s top female chef grew up on Antrim farm

Rural Life

World’s top female chef grew up on Antrim farm

A 39-year-old woman who grew up on a farm near Bushmills in Co. Antrim has been named the best female...
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