N.Ireland
Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster (YFCU) president James Speers has welcomed changes to the Young Farmers’ Payment (YFP) meaning all...
A Northern Ireland farming lobby body has taken on one of the biggest vegan organisations in the world, demanding that...
Maintaining of the status quo over the next 40 years would cost Northern Ireland an estimated £1,055 million (€1,189.8 million)...
Machinery
When Ford decided to celebrate 25 years of tractor production at Basildon, it came up with the idea of creating...
Farm income might be up but farmers continue to face tough times, industry leaders warn as the latest figures show...
New TB quangos – including TBEP – are expected to cost Northern Ireland up to £20,000 a year, according to...
Dairy
Just two months ago Co. Down dairy farmer Heather Martin found out she would take part in the trip of a lifetime...
Many farmers are being forced into taking “fortress-like” measures in a bid to boost security, according to Rory Doyle who...
It looks increasingly likely that December’s emergency budget drafted for Stormont will be put into action, as civil servants call...
The Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) has named its new chief executive. It’s expected Alan Crowe will take up the role...
Farmers in the north-west who saw their farms devastated by flooding last summer say they feel as if they have...
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has clarified its position in respect of changes to the Young...
Ireland’s biggest science fair is doubling its capacity in its second year in Belfast, bringing over 1,500 pupils together to...
The latest rural crime statistics show an 11% fall in the number of incidents recorded in rural communities across Northern...
Pioneering vet Dick Sibley thought he would have been lauded after he managed to clear a chronically infected herd of...
Pioneering TB vet Dick Sibley introduces himself with a disclaimer: “Anything other than an approved test is a criminal offence...
The JCB Fastrac was launched at the Royal Smithfield show in 1990. Although no stranger to agriculture, having originally started...
Farmers at an Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) meeting held earlier this week said they felt appalled that badgers were being...
