N.Ireland
A ban on therapeutic zinc oxide use could increase pig sector reliance on antibiotics at a time when pressure is mounting for...
Beef
The number of Irish cattle exported to Northern Ireland has dropped drastically, figures from the Department of Agriculture show. During...
Machinery
The Lemken ‘demo day’, in conjunction with TFM (Templetuohy Farm Machinery), will go ahead tomorrow, Thursday (March 15). However, there...
Co-infection – especially with liver fluke – could be desensitising existing TB tests, essentially putting control measures to waste as...
For the first time scientists say they could have the answer to eradicating TB in Ireland – and there’s no reason...
Ulster Farmers’ Union president Barclay Bell has said the recently announced 2018-19 budget allocation for the Department of Agriculture, Environment...
A lack of elected leadership has put major strain on Northern Ireland’s TB situation, the region’s chief veterinary officer Robert...
After the sledge, vice and vise-grip, an air compressor is of the most regularly used tools in the agricultural workshop...
When you’re one of the island’s largest salad and veg firms, the pressure is on both in terms of managing...
The John Deere 6010 Series was built from circa 1997 until the early 2000s at the company’s factory in Mannheim,...
With slurry season well underway and silage time just around the corner – hopefully – the Health and Safety Executive...
Experts warn that agriculture is unlikely to ever be able to move completely away from antibiotics use, despite mounting consumer...
Local councils are not treating farmers involved in greenways projects fairly, the Ulster Farmer’s Union (UFU) has warned. The 25-year...
An innovative farm investment scheme; the opportunities of benchmarking; and promoting women’s role in shaping farming businesses were among the...
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture’s controversial move to its new headquarters in the north-west is on schedule to see staff...
The society behind Northern Ireland’s biggest agricultural show has seen its income reach almost £5.4 million (€6.1 million) in 2017....
The budget set by Northern Ireland Secretary of State Karen Bradley has spared the region’s department of agriculture from swingeing...
Improving farm safety and animal health, and reducing antibiotic use form part of new Farm Quality Assurance rules set to...
