Kathleen O'Sullivan

Muir welcomes funding of £4m for cross-border TB research
Muir welcomes funding of £4m for cross-border TB research

Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Minister Andrew Muir has welcomed funding of £4 million for research on...

DAERA issues reminder of marketing and welfare requirements for eggs
DAERA issues reminder of marketing and welfare requirements for eggs

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in Northern Ireland has provided guidance to the poultry industry of...

Report: Women make up 35% of food manufacturing workforce in Ireland and UK
Report: Women make up 35% of food manufacturing workforce in Ireland and UK

Across the global food manufacturing industry, women represent 34% of the workforce, according to a new report. However, in meat...

Reduced BVD restriction threshold from June in NI
Reduced BVD restriction threshold from June in NI

Herd keepers are being reminded that the threshold for applying bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) herd restrictions is to reduce. From...

Warning after theft of machinery worth €25k in ‘sophisticated online scam’
Warning after theft of machinery worth €25k in ‘sophisticated online scam’

A fraud warning has been issued after the theft of a Volvo digger worth €25,000 in what has been described...

‘Very strong start’ to 2026 for Australian beef industry
‘Very strong start’ to 2026 for Australian beef industry

New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows that the beef industry had its “strongest start on record”...

AFBI confirms appointment of new CEO
AFBI confirms appointment of new CEO

The Agri‑Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) in Northern Ireland has appointed Dr. Iain Williams as its new CEO. Dr. Williams...

NI bird flu prevention zone to be lifted
NI bird flu prevention zone to be lifted

The Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) in force across Northern Ireland and the ban on poultry gatherings will be lifted...

Vets to update on BVD at cross-border public meeting
Vets to update on BVD at cross-border public meeting

A major cross-border public meeting will take place on bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) this month. All interested stakeholders are invited...

Researchers publish roadmap for higher-welfare pig farming
Researchers publish roadmap for higher-welfare pig farming

The OneWelPig project, which aimed to advance sustainable and high-welfare pig production systems across the island of Ireland, hosted its...

DAERA confirms NI brucellosis compensation rates for May 2026
DAERA confirms NI brucellosis compensation rates for May 2026

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has published the brucellosis compensation rates for Northern Ireland for May...

Protein trend pushes whey powder prices to ‘record levels’ in Europe – report
Protein trend pushes whey powder prices to ‘record levels’ in Europe – report

The protein trend has pushed whey powder prices to “record levels” in Europe, according to a new report. Prices for...

NI farmers urged to prioritise safety as silage season approaches
NI farmers urged to prioritise safety as silage season approaches

Farmers in Northern Ireland are being urged to prioritise safety as silage season approaches. The Health and Safety Executive for Northern...

Call for ‘more robust’ response to illegal dumping
Call for ‘more robust’ response to illegal dumping

Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart has said she is “deeply alarmed” by what she said is the “growing scale of...

PSNI stop tractor on motorway driven by 16-year-old
PSNI stop tractor on motorway driven by 16-year-old

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said it stopped a tractor on the M1 motorway near Lisburn this week....

GB milk supplies remain too far ahead of processing capacity – AHDB
GB milk supplies remain too far ahead of processing capacity – AHDB

Milk supplies remain too far ahead of processing capacity in Great Britain, the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) said.  GB...

Firefighters tackle large fire in ‘number of sheds’ in Down
Firefighters tackle large fire in ‘number of sheds’ in Down

The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) has said a large fire in a “number of sheds” in Newtownards,...

Higher milk production led to longer shelf-life products in 2025 – AHDB
Higher milk production led to longer shelf-life products in 2025 – AHDB

Milk deliveries in the EU increased by 5.5% in the fourth quarter of 2025 year-on-year. This increased the production of...