N.Ireland
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...
Dairy
Dungannon farmers’ mart, Co. Tyrone, held its dairy sale last Thursday (February 18). To get a bit of insight into...
Beef
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...
The calving season is a busy time of year on farms, as calves on many farms are now being born...
We are entering the thick of the calving season on dairy farms across the country, and as the number of...
Agri-Business
Co-ops have called for the EU to simplify and streamline trade with the UK – and for mixed milk origin...
Aurivo has become the latest processor to reveal its milk price for last month, announcing a price increase for January...
If it slips under the radar, grass tetany/hypomagnesaemia can suddenly prove very costly to farmers. The transition period post-calving is...
Rural Life
An Garda Síochána and the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) carried out a planned cross-border operation tackling rural crime...
Opinion
I’m writing to you as a carrot grower, an Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) levy payer and chair of...
The Tetra Laval Group Board has appointed Paul Lofgren as president and chief executive officer (CEO) of DeLaval, effective April...
Former Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president Ian Marshall believes that his potential re-election to Seanad Éireann will help to improve...
Representatives from the farmers’ cooperative Ulster Wool, the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) and the National Sheep Association (NSA) have met...
Arable
Researchers in Ireland and Wales have been awarded €2.7 million to explore the development of oat varieties that are climate-resistant...