Forestry
Restrictions on the importation of young trees from Great Britain (GB) is putting Northern Ireland’s struggling forestry development programme at...
Beef
The first sale of 2021 hosted by the Irish Charolais Cattle Society was held on Saturday (February 26) in Tullamore...
Dairy
New Zealand milk output will fall by 10% by 2030 as the country’s dairy industry confronts the combined challenge of...
On a recent Teagasc webinar, Donal Patton, a dairy research technologist, based in Teagasc Ballyhaise, outlined the practicalities of spring...
The week-on-week quotes for prime cattle in Northern Ireland are holding firm according to the Livestock and Meat Commission. Quotes...
The spring-calving season is well under way on farms across the country with over half a million calves already being...
Rapid body condition score (BCS) loss post-calving can cause health implications or failure to go back in-calf in the future....
Agri-Business
The recent strength for European butter prices continued over the last couple of weeks while SMP price action was a...
During a recent Volac webinar on the dairy heifer – from conception to weaning – it was outlined the importance...
For Irish dairy farmers, grazing grass represents our greatest advantage in livestock and milk production. It costs three to four...
N.Ireland
Information is being sought in relation to a spate of thefts that occurred on farms in Co. Antrim last week....
An appeal for information has been made by police following the theft of two trailers from Co. Down in recent...
Machinery
New Holland Agriculture is driving forward its Clean Energy Leader strategy, with its T6 methane-powered tractor reaching the final stages...
New Holland Agriculture has revealed an upgrade for its D Series wheel loader range – with the machinery giant claiming...
Dungannon farmers’ mart, Co. Tyrone, held its dairy sale last Thursday (February 18). To get a bit of insight into...
According to National Beef Association (NBA) chief executive Neil Shand, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is...
In order to maintain dairy herd size and performance, it is necessary to have a good supply of quality heifers...
Buyers travelled from far and wide to choose the animal that caught their eye from the first British Limousin Cattle...
