N.Ireland
A former civil service director of environment, Denis McMahon, has been appointed as the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural...
Land is the most limiting and expensive resource on dairy farms but only half of Northern Irish soils analysed this...
Machinery
LAMMA 2018, while only managing to run for one day this year due to severe winds and unsuitable conditions, nonetheless...
Grainne McCarney from the crops and sustainability development branch at the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) answers...
A Co. Tyrone anaerobic digestion (AD) plant has become the first in the UK to be certified under a scheme...
Two Northern Ireland sheep farmers have been nominated to replace outgoing British Wool Board chairman Ian Buchanan as the Northern...
Environment
Now that the fertiliser prohibited period has come to an end, some farmers are busy agitating and emptying slurry storage...
Farmers have voiced their frustration that decisions affecting some of Northern Ireland’s biggest agricultural issues have been put on the...
Scientists have used advanced techniques to identify around 11 main TB strains in Northern Ireland. While the disease – which...
Boasting a line-up of major stakeholders in European agriculture, the Professional Agricultural Contractors of Ireland (PAC Ireland) association will hold...
A vet whose pioneering research into bovine TB has been backed by militant animal rights activist Queen guitarist Brian May...
Dairy
LacPatrick Dairies has decided to hold the price for milk supplied in December, both in the Republic of Ireland and...
TB testing, a rejected calf and semen collection all feature on this week’s episode of ‘Rare Breed’. The second episode...
Modern tractor manufacturers will tell you that they spend an awful lot of time and money on styling their products....
With the closed period for spreading slurry coming to an end at midnight on January 31, the Health and Safety...
Getting a true picture of ammonia emissions in Northern Ireland remains one of the “biggest challenges” for the agri-food industry...
Just two months ago Co. Down dairy farmer Heather Martin found out she would take part in the trip of...
