Sheep
Appropriate nutrition and management during late pregnancy is key to profitable mid-season lamb production. 75-80% of foetal growth occurs in...
Dairy
Co. Down dairy farmer Charlie Weir is in the middle of his second year as chairman of Holstein Northern Ireland...
The introduction of Level 5 Covid-19 restrictions led to marts moving to fully online sales – which has caused many...
Beef
With the busy spring-calving period already started on some farms, it’s time to complete the final jobs and complete a...
Machinery
JCB is expanding its number of UK employees to “gear up for a surge in production”, the company announced today...
Agri-Business
The first of four webinars, making up the 2021 Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster (YFCU) Agri-Food Conference, saw Agriculture Minister...
N.Ireland
The public and members of the farming community have been asked to be on alert following the theft of 22...
Arable
New Zealand’s tillage, horticulture and vegetable sectors have embarked on a seven-year programme, which should lead to the widespread implementation...
Rural Life
The World Veterinary Association (WVA) and global animal welfare charity, Brooke will collaborate to create the first ever global list...
The price for prime beef cattle seems to be going from strength to strength as additional rises of 4p/kg were...
At the recent Teagasc once-a-day (OAD) milking conference, Dr. Nick Sneddon from New Zealand spoke about the established OAD research...
The tail end of 2020 and beginning of 2021 has seen a strong trade for dairy stock – with cows...
The issue of a mixed milk pool involving suppliers from both sides of the Northern Irish border is “a real...
With factory quotes for prime cattle, cull cows and lambs continuing to increase week-on-week, the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is...
Grass
Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is at the heart of numerous new technologies, all designed to help farmers and contractors secure accurate...
Environment
Subsidies paid to farmers for protecting the environment lead to more stable incomes compared with payments based purely on the...
Opinion
It was great to hear the Environment Secretary George Eustice, position UK agriculture at the forefront of innovation at the...
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) index has posted a strong increase in the second auction of 2021 to mark five...
