Agriland Team

Appointment of members to the TB Strategic Partnership Group
Appointment of members to the TB Strategic Partnership Group

The North’s Agriculture Minister Michelle O’Neill has announced the appointment of independent members to the TB Strategic Partnership Group. According...

Use of NI pork label by retailers welcomed
Use of NI pork label by retailers welcomed

The Ulster Farmers’ Union welcomed major retailers Tesco and Lidl show of support for local pork as both retailers roll...

Marts and processors not showing much sympathy to beef producers
Marts and processors not showing much sympathy to beef producers

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) says it has been contacted by many farmers who believe that the recent decision taken...

Improve your wall building skills with new course
Improve your wall building skills with new course

Dry stone walls are an important component of the Irish landscape. They are durable and attractive field boundary features which...

Minimum wage increase for agricultural workers announced in Northern Ireland
Minimum wage increase for agricultural workers announced in Northern Ireland

The ‘Grade 1 Minimum Rate’ of wages for local agricultural workers has been increased, with effect from October 1, 2014....

Northern pig producers introduce DNA testing
Northern pig producers introduce DNA testing

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) in conjunction with Pig ReGen and the Ulster Pork and Bacon Forum have agreed to...

Impact of beef crisis in Northern Ireland highlighted
Impact of beef crisis in Northern Ireland highlighted

Ulster Farmers’ Union President Ian Marshall led a delegation of UFU representatives this week to meet with the NI Assembly...

Concern over impact of cutbacks on Northern agri research
Concern over impact of cutbacks on Northern agri research

In the climate of cutbacks across most areas of government expenditure in Northern Ireland, the trustees of AgriSearch (Northern Ireland...

Northern Ireland farmers call on processors to honour commitments on residencies
Northern Ireland farmers call on processors to honour commitments on residencies

With the news that livestock markets are now working with cattle farmers on the residencies issue, Ulster Farmers’ Union president...

UFU welcomes opening of Private Storage Aid for dairy products
UFU welcomes opening of Private Storage Aid for dairy products

The Ulster Farmers’ Union has welcomed the EU Commission’s announcement that it will be introducing measures, including Private Storage Aid...

O’Neill welcomes progress on cattle residencies
O’Neill welcomes progress on cattle residencies

Northern Ireland’s Agriculture Minister Michelle O’Neill has welcomed efforts made by the beef industry in the north to resolve the...

UFU welcome marts decision to disclose beef cattle residencies
UFU welcome marts decision to disclose beef cattle residencies

The Ulster Farmers’ Union has welcomed the decision by the Northern Ireland Livestock Auctioneer Association (NILAA) to display the number...

UFU welcome marts decision to disclose beef cattle residencies
UFU welcome marts decision to disclose beef cattle residencies

The Ulster Farmers’ Union has welcomed the decision by the Northern Ireland Livestock Auctioneer Association (NILAA) to display the number...

NI potato industry agree to collect potato promotion funding
NI potato industry agree to collect potato promotion funding

Following a meeting of potato industry stakeholders to discuss the best way forward for the industry. Potato packers, merchants and...

Northern Minister approves application for ‘nomad’ cattle to be labelled as ‘Irish’
Northern Minister approves application for ‘nomad’ cattle to be labelled as ‘Irish’

‘Nomad’ cattle can now be labelled as ‘Irish’, the Northern Ireland Minister for Agriculture Minister Michelle O’Neill announced. The Minister has...

UK Unions in Northern Ireland meet on dairy issues
UK Unions in Northern Ireland meet on dairy issues

Dairy representatives from each of the UK Farming Unions were in Northern Ireland recently to meet with the Ulster Farmers’...

Rise in rural crime costs NI rural economy £3.9m
Rise in rural crime costs NI rural economy £3.9m

Ulster Farmers’ Union President Ian Marshall has stressed that rural crime is becoming more and more of an issue following...

Beef-sired calf registrations higher in July – LMC
Beef-sired calf registrations higher in July – LMC

Beef-sired calf registrations in Northern Ireland totalled 32,452 head during July 2014 compared to 29,566 registrations in July 2013. This...