Agri-Business
Bale wrap manufacturer Tama has taken a “significant step” to improve its service to agri-business in Northern Ireland with two...
N.Ireland
Delays in the Tier 2 grant scheme and fears of falling foul of tightened ammonia limits have put many Northern...
A pioneering study at the new Nutrient Management Centre at the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) is set to test...
Border farms and businesses could be given ‘tax-free status’ to ease post-EU trade pressures, the UK’s Brexit Secretary has said....
Dairy
Serving cows who are likely to take longer to cycle – such as heifers – ahead of the rest of...
Recovery in the milk price is helping drive an improvement in the fortunes of Northern Ireland’s farming sector, according to...
A farmer from Northern Ireland and his employee won their appeal to overturn a conviction relating to an animal welfare...
Northern Ireland dairy farmers are on average getting less than half the industry’s target for milk from forage, according to...
GrassCheck’s predictions for grass growth have been trebled as temperatures start to rise across the country. Researchers said temperatures had...
Sheep
As few as 5% of rams working in Northern Ireland flocks are performance recorded, leaving the sector missing out on...
Plans for paper calf registrations to be scrapped in a month’s time have been ditched by Northern Ireland’s Department of...
Pig/Poultry
A complaint made by vegan group Viva! regarding the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) ‘Pork Midweek Meals’ campaign has been...
Police in Co. Tyrone are appealing for any information relating to two separate incidents of livestock theft in recent weeks,...
Around 200 farmers new to dairying joined the island’s second largest dairy co-operative over the last five years. The figure...
Comber-based farm, Mash Direct, has landed a new deal to supply one of the UK’s biggest supermarket chains with its...
The tough fodder conditions facing many Irish farmers are expected to lead to an increase in abortions in livestock this...
Profits at Lakeland Dairies – one of the island’s largest milk processors – have more than doubled in just a...
