Louise Hickey

Dale Farm to pay extra 0.5p/L in March milk cheque
Dale Farm to pay extra 0.5p/L in March milk cheque

Dale Farm has announced an extra or 13th payment of 0.5p/L (60c/L equivalent) in the March milk cheque. The payment...

NI food and drinks sector turnover lifts to £6.5 billion
NI food and drinks sector turnover lifts to £6.5 billion

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in Northern Ireland has published its annual ‘Northern Ireland Food and...

High rate of BVD positives in Fermanagh and Armagh
High rate of BVD positives in Fermanagh and Armagh

Bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) test results have revealed higher numbers of positive results in dairy herds in the Beragh-Carrickmore area,...

Muir urges landowners to refrain from any prescribed burning
Muir urges landowners to refrain from any prescribed burning

Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir has urged landowners in Northern Ireland to refrain from any prescribed...

Horsham farm builds isolation barn for quarantine of sick animals
Horsham farm builds isolation barn for quarantine of sick animals

A UK farm based in Horsham, West Sussex has been given permission by Horsham District Council to build an isolation...

NI entitlement transfer service to open tomorrow
NI entitlement transfer service to open tomorrow

The Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has confirmed that the Entitlement Transfer Service for 2025 will open...

NI Regional Food Programme opens for applications
NI Regional Food Programme opens for applications

Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir has announced the opening of the 2025/26 Northern Ireland Regional Food...

Internal wash system unveiled for transport used in food sector
Internal wash system unveiled for transport used in food sector

British company, WNV Systems has unveiled a new internal trailer wash system, which will be used to help transport companies,...

US makes ‘significant’ advancements to combat bird flu
US makes ‘significant’ advancements to combat bird flu

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has reported “significant advancements” across all five areas in its recently launched strategy to...

BVD positive retention rate falls considerably – AHWNI
BVD positive retention rate falls considerably – AHWNI

The Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) positive retention rate has fallen “considerably”, according to the latest figures from Animal Health and...

AgriSearch appoints new chair and vice chair for sheep committee
AgriSearch appoints new chair and vice chair for sheep committee

The board of AgriSearch has appointed a new chair, and vice chair of AgriSearch’s Sheep Advisory Committee. Roger Bell has...

DAERA marks return of malting barley to Northern Ireland
DAERA marks return of malting barley to Northern Ireland

Growing of malting barley in Northern Ireland has returned to the cropping scene in recent years, according to the Department...

NI: No coastal water bodies or lakes achieved high ecological status in 2024
NI: No coastal water bodies or lakes achieved high ecological status in 2024

No lake water or transitional/coastal water bodies in Northern Ireland achieved high ecological status in 2024, according to the latest...

Triplet heifer calves born on Co. Tyrone farm
Triplet heifer calves born on Co. Tyrone farm

Farmer Barry Mulgrew from Killeeshil, Co. Tyrone “couldn’t believe” his luck this week with the birth of triplet calves from...

DAERA: Compensation rates for brucellosis for March 2025
DAERA: Compensation rates for brucellosis for March 2025

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has today (Friday, February 28) published the brucellosis compensation rates for...

Northern Ireland to host rush control and water quality event
Northern Ireland to host rush control and water quality event

The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) in conjunction with Northern Ireland Water, are holding an online information...

Fonterra announces new incentives for farmers to reduce emissions
Fonterra announces new incentives for farmers to reduce emissions

Fonterra has today (Tuesday, February 18) announced new funding designed to grow value for its shareholders through helping farmers reduce...

MP urges families to donate farm toys to NFU campaign
MP urges families to donate farm toys to NFU campaign

MP Carla Lockhart has urged families to donate pre-loved farm toys to the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) initiative, as part...