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CAFRE open day to highlight productivity for sheep enterprises
CAFRE open day to highlight productivity for sheep enterprises

The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise’s (CAFRE) Hill Farm Centre at Glenwherry is hosting an open day on...

DAERA to host webinar updating public on bluetongue virus
DAERA to host webinar updating public on bluetongue virus

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has confirmed that it is hosting a webinar in order to...

MP: UK-Mexico pork deal ‘fantastic news’ for NI pig farmers
MP: UK-Mexico pork deal ‘fantastic news’ for NI pig farmers

The DUP’s agriculture, environment, and rural affairs spokesperson, Carla Lockhart has welcomed confirmation that UK pork products are destined for...

Study: Viruses in cattle more likely to infect birds than humans
Study: Viruses in cattle more likely to infect birds than humans

Viruses in cows are more similar to viruses in birds than humans. US research has found that H5N1 viruses in...

Concerns raised over parasite resistance in grazing animals
Concerns raised over parasite resistance in grazing animals

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) is calling on vets, livestock owners, horse owners and suitably qualified persons (SQPs) to take...

AHDB: Rising beef prices have ‘out-stripped’ general inflation
AHDB: Rising beef prices have ‘out-stripped’ general inflation

New modelling on rising prices for beef forecast to impact consumer demand Rising beef prices have out-stripped general inflation, driven...

Project seeking farmers to investigate crop physiology traits
Project seeking farmers to investigate crop physiology traits

New project set to boost weed competitiveness in sustainable farming A project led by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board...

Tributes paid following death of 18-year-old in Wales
Tributes paid following death of 18-year-old in Wales

The family of an 18-year-old who died following a collision on the A40 at Broadoak between Carmarthen and Llandeilo, Wales,...

What is in Australia’s new five-year sheep strategic plan?
What is in Australia’s new five-year sheep strategic plan?

Australia’s Sheep Sustainability Framework (SSF) has unveiled its 2025 – 2030 strategic plan, outlining a roadmap to strengthen the Australian...

DAERA pays tribute to vet who died in ‘tragic circumstances’
DAERA pays tribute to vet who died in ‘tragic circumstances’

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs’ (DAERA) permanent secretary Katrina Godfrey has paid tribute to Vanessa Whyte, her...

Charity offers NI farmers chance to get free ATV training
Charity offers NI farmers chance to get free ATV training

Latest figures from the HSE indicate that all terrain vehicles (ATVs) were the biggest single cause of work-related fatal injury...

DAERA approves voluntary BTV-3 vaccine in NI
DAERA approves voluntary BTV-3 vaccine in NI

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has permitted the voluntary use of three bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3)...

Cases of lungworm detected in NI carcasses
Cases of lungworm detected in NI carcasses

The Agri-food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) has said that it has detected two cases of lungworm in carcasses submitted, respectively,...

Report: Global ag and fish production to grow 14% by 2034
Report: Global ag and fish production to grow 14% by 2034

Emerging economies are expected to drive growth in animal-source food consumption and production over the coming decade, a report released...

DAERA: Funding available for sustainability research in NI
DAERA: Funding available for sustainability research in NI

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has today (June 30) launched a new £250,000 small business research...

Total income from farming rises by 62.5% in NI in 2024
Total income from farming rises by 62.5% in NI in 2024

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has published its first, provisional, estimate for farm income in 2024....

UFU vows to continue lobbying for ‘respectful treatment of landowners’ on A5
UFU vows to continue lobbying for ‘respectful treatment of landowners’ on A5

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) deputy president, John McLenaghan has said that Northern Ireland’s Department of Infrastructure (DOI) has caused...

DAERA publishes control framework for Bluetongue
DAERA publishes control framework for Bluetongue

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has today published its Disease Control Framework for Northern Ireland for...