N.Ireland
A Co. Tyrone farmer pleaded guilty and was convicted at Dungannon Magistrates’ Court today (Monday, June 9) in relation to...
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is “not ruling out legal action” in relation to new proposals contained in Northern Ireland’s...
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has published the brucellosis compensation rates for Northern Ireland for June...
Bird flu biosecurity measures are to be lifted in the Republic and Northern Ireland from May 31, government departments, north...
Agri-Business
The “spread, prevalence and impact of infectious animal diseases” is changing and bringing new challenges, according to a new report...
Pilgrim’s Europe, which is the owner of Moy Park, one of Northern Ireland’s (NI) largest businesses, has urged the UK...
Dairy
A single case of atypical Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) has been confirmed on a farm in Essex the UK’s Animal and...
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) today (Monday, May 19) raised fresh questions on the issue of continued “access” to veterinary...
The first major post-Brexit deal between the EU and the UK unveiled today (Monday, May 19) in London is set...
Livestock farmers are being advised to assess feed requirements because ongoing dry weather conditions could impact on future supplies, according...
The Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland, Andrew Muir, today (Friday, May 16) confirmed that he intends...
SPAR Northern Ireland is recalling several chicken products because listeria monocytogenes has been found in the products after a food...
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has today (Monday, May 12) advised farmers in Northern Ireland to...
New proposals contained in Northern Ireland’s Nutrient Action Programme (NAP) could “devastate local farming”, the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) warned...
The US Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins, has confirmed that she plans to visit the UK next week (May 12-14)...
Farmers have been warned that cattle in the Northern Ireland herd will be “increasingly susceptible” to bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD),...
Pig/Poultry
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has today (Wednesday, April 30) called for a ban on the use of farrowing crates...
Inheritance tax changes, announced as part of the UK Autumn Budget 2024, will have “a particularly disproportionate impact on family...