N.Ireland
The Agricultural Wages Board for Northern Ireland has confirmed a pay increase for agricultural workers. The pay increase, which was...
Pig/Poultry
Medical and infectious disease specialists from Harvard University have expressed concern about the growing incidence of bird flu outbreaks in...
Sheep
The UK government today (Monday, March 24) confirmed that avian influenza (bird flu) has been detected in a single sheep...
Agri-Business
A new report from the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has revealed that UK food exports to the EU fell by 34.6%...
A Co. Antrim farmer has been fined £6,000 by the Antrim Crown Court, after pleading guilty to two breaches of...
Environment
German multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company, Bayer, has today (Wednesday, March 19) announced the opening of a new maize seed...
£30,000 worth of bursaries and scholarships were awarded to students enrolled on Ulster University validated bachelor’s honours degree courses at...
Dairy
Dairy co-operative, Arla, has confirmed it has suspended one of its dairy suppliers while it investigates allegations of animal abuse...
Rural Life
North Wales Police have confirmed that an investigation has been launched into the death of a man, following an incident...
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir, has launched his 10-point corporate plan for 2025-2027, setting out his...
Japanese researchers have harnessed the latent energy potential of cattle manure, successfully converting the agricultural by-product into biogas, which has...
Farmers may have an increased risk of developing glaucoma, due to pesticide exposure, a glaucoma specialist warned. Glaucoma is a...
Arable
Two consignments of ware potatoes, imported from Poland to the UK by the same Polish exporter, have tested positive for...
Sales of animal-based produce in the UK outperformed plant-based substitutes in January 2025, as the ‘Veganuary’ trend showed a decline...
The UK High Court has overturned the previous classification of chicken manure as an agricultural by-product in a landmark ruling,...
A Tyrone farmer today (Monday, March 10) received a six-month sentence, suspended for two years and an eight-year ban from...
A bird flu vaccination pilot programme has been launched on a commercial poultry farm in the Netherlands today (Monday, March...
The UK’s largest agricultural machinery and technology event, Lincolnshire Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers Association (LAMMA), has announced it will joins forces...
