N.Ireland
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...
Payments for intact tails and better housing could be made as part of new ‘green’ farm subsidies planned for the...
A number of Northern Irish farmers have been enquiring about the best way to rear BVD persistently infected (PI) calves...
Machinery
Each year there is always a small buzz of excitement as the tractor registration figures are released; the farming world...
A new competition is boasting prizes of up to £1,000 for farmers who impress a team of judges with their...
Despite a predicted slight weakening in milk base prices in early 2018, demand for skimmed milk powder (SMP) could help...
Flooding relief and knowledge transfer have been confirmed to be two of the eight Northern Ireland Department of Agriculture (DAERA) decisions...
Long gone are the days of guessing which nutrients are low in your soil or whether your silage is good...
The Royal Ulster Agricultural Show’s postponed annual meeting will take place this Friday after it was snowed off. The meeting...
Ulster Farmers’ Union president Barclay Bell has said he is “concerned” that the UK wants to apply its own tariffs...
Arable
The Lemken ‘demo day’ is the latest event to be rescheduled due to the ‘Beast from the East’. The major...
It was in the 1970s that Volvo decided to get out of the agricultural tractor business and concentrate on trucks...
The next phase of a pioneering study into grass growth rates in Northern Ireland will look at ways farmers can...
In November Co. Down dairy farmer Heather Martin found out she would take part in the trip of a lifetime...
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) has welcomed the Government’s announcement that farmers who remove snow-related hazards on public...
