N.Ireland
Farmers have been urged to be vigilant after cases of bluetongue have been detected in Britain. Several cattle imported from...
A Co. Antrim heifer has managed to snatch one of the most sought-after show titles in the UK; the All-Britain...
Machinery
At a recent event hosted by Kverneland in Holland, the company launched a plethora of new and updated tillage equipment....
Agri-Business
A Co. Armagh mushroom farm – which invested more than £1.5 million (1.68 million) into a new packing house just two...
This time last year the Sloss family’s lives changed forever when Co. Tyrone dairy farmer Alistair Sloss was killed in...
Northern Ireland Holstein breeders impressed judges at the weekend’s All-Britain All-Breeds Calf Show in Malvern, Worcestershire. The region’s team of around...
Concerns over new criteria for road-worthiness testing of ‘fast’ tractors will be addressed at a meeting between department officials, and...
Tuberculosis (TB) rates have hit their worst level in Northern Ireland in more than a decade, the latest figures reveal....
The repair bill for ex-hurricane Ophelia could hit up to £10 million, rural insurer NFU Mutual has estimated. The firm...
Profits are down at Northern Ireland egg giant Skea Egg Farms despite an increase in sales, its latest accounts show....
Dairy
The dairy industry in Northern Ireland needs to debate innovative changes as to how farmers are paid for milk, according...
UK cereal farmers are being urged to proactively plan for Brexit and not to “wait and see” what happens. Tillage...
Ulster braced itself for the worst, but by the time Ophelia reached the northern counties she had lost much of...
Discs, drills and sprayers were what most farmers were enquiring about at Lemken’s tillage demo day, held in association with...
A text service has been launched to keep poultry farmers and bird keepers updated with the latest avian influenza threats....
A Crossmaglen farmer involved in fuel laundering has had £15,571 (€17,518) confiscated in court after 127t of domestic and commercial waste...
New Holland has notched up a silver medal at the upcoming Agritechnica show for its “pro-active and automatic” combine setting...
