Charles O'Donnell

Public consultation launched in NI on animal welfare reforms

N.Ireland

Public consultation launched in NI on animal welfare reforms

Northern Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Andrew Muir has launched a public consultation on “the next phase”...
NZ meat industry bodies release manifesto for 2026 election

N.Ireland

NZ meat industry bodies release manifesto for 2026 election

Meat industry bodies in New Zealand have released a manifesto for the sector ahead of the country’s general election this...
50 firefighters remain at site of Mourne Mountains fire

N.Ireland

50 firefighters remain at site of Mourne Mountains fire

Some 50 firefighters from the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) are continuing to battle a blaze on the...
Over 90 NI firefighters tackle fires on Mourne Mountains

N.Ireland

Over 90 NI firefighters tackle fires on Mourne Mountains

Some 95 firefighters are continuing to battle wildfires on the Mourne Mountains in Co. Down that started over the weekend....
Profit uncertainty for Tesco amid Middle East conflict

Agri-Business

Profit uncertainty for Tesco amid Middle East conflict

British retail giant Tesco has indicated that the conflict in the Middle East is generating some uncertainty over its profit...
Penalties and cautions issued by NI police as roads blocked

N.Ireland

Penalties and cautions issued by NI police as roads blocked

Police in Northern Ireland have issued a number of penalties and cautions to vehicle drivers after traffic was slowed or...
300 sheep led to safety in Down hay shed fire

N.Ireland

300 sheep led to safety in Down hay shed fire

300 sheep have been removed from a hay shed in Co. Down were a fire broke out last night (Thursday,...
NI police appeal for information after sheep found dead

N.Ireland

NI police appeal for information after sheep found dead

Police in Northern Ireland are appealing for information after sheep were found dead in a field in Co. Antrim. Police...
France to launch economic aid for farms impacted by bird flu

Pig/Poultry

France to launch economic aid for farms impacted by bird flu

France has announced that it will provide economic aid through a compensation scheme for poultry farmers impacted by restrictions related...
NI AD company fined £6,000 after ‘slurry-like’ discharge

N.Ireland

NI AD company fined £6,000 after ‘slurry-like’ discharge

A Northern Ireland-based company that runs an anaerobic digestion (AD) facility in Co. Derry has been fined £6,000 after a...
Lactalis Australia to close processing site in Brisbane

Agri-Business

Lactalis Australia to close processing site in Brisbane

Lactalis Australia, part of the wider French dairy giant Lactalis, is set to close a processing site in a suburb...
Brazilian beef with banned growth hormone entered Irish market

Agri-Business

Brazilian beef with banned growth hormone entered Irish market

128kg of Brazilian beef that contained a banned growth promoting hormone entered the Irish market, the Food Safety Authority of...
France moves to stop imports produced with banned substances

Agri-Business

France moves to stop imports produced with banned substances

The government of France has said it will officially move to suspend imports of plant products that are grown with...
2025 beef exports from Brazil to exceed 3m tonnes for first time

Beef

2025 beef exports from Brazil to exceed 3m tonnes for first time

Exports of beef from Brazil for 2025 are likely to be in excess of three million tonnes for the first...
DAERA: Suspected bluetongue in 44 cattle on affected farm

N.Ireland

DAERA: Suspected bluetongue in 44 cattle on affected farm

Preliminary results of testing carried out on a Co. Down cattle herd, where two suspected cases of bluetongue virus were...
Fonterra narrows farmgate milk price forecast

Agri-Business

Fonterra narrows farmgate milk price forecast

One of the world’s largest dairy co-operatives and processors, New Zealand-based Fonterra, has provided an update on its forecasted farmgate...
Italy: Culprits caught after livestock fraud involving 115 Irish cattle

Agri-Business

Italy: Culprits caught after livestock fraud involving 115 Irish cattle

Police in Italy have said that an Irish cattle trader was scammed of 115 cattle he was not paid for...
NI firefighters rescue 8 cattle from Tyrone slurry pit

N.Ireland

NI firefighters rescue 8 cattle from Tyrone slurry pit

Firefighters in Northern Ireland were called to a farm in Co. Tyrone this week to rescue 8 cattle that had...