N.Ireland
NI’s new farm minister must secure agriculture’s fair share of a £3.3bn windfall
What proportion of the additional £3.3bn now on-offer from London will Northern Ireland’s (NI) new farm minister seek to secure...
N.Ireland
What proportion of the additional £3.3bn now on-offer from London will Northern Ireland’s (NI) new farm minister seek to secure...
N.Ireland
Assuming everything goes according to plan up at Stormont, Northern Ireland could have a new agriculture minister within days. Traditionally,...
N.Ireland
Many machinery companies have been rushing forward with plans to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) into their products believing that it...
Opinion
It amazes me at just how little is picked up by the general media about the vital role that farmers...
Opinion
At the tender age of 15, I was asked the following, very direct question – did you turn the tap...
Machinery
I am sure that we have all longed for a certain Christmas present that never materialised. Here’s my story. I...
Opinion
The first sign of Christmas at home, was my father going out with a set of cutters and coming back...
Opinion
The point was made to me recently that the use of sexed semen will not deliver real benefits under Irish...
Opinion
This week has been marked by the launch of the 2024 ‘Child farm Safety Calendar’. It is themed ‘Avoid harm...
Opinion
I had the opportunity of visiting two robotic dairy units of late, where the difference in milking speeds has been...
N.Ireland
In my opinion, the recent AgriCare tillage conference helped to reset the ‘optimism’ button for farmers committed to growing crops...
Opinion
It’s becoming very obvious to me that farmers are fast-losing control over their own destiny. So what do I mean...
N.Ireland
The appointment of a new board at the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) is crucial for agriculture as a whole...
N.Ireland
Positive change is impacting on agriculture at an exponential rate. As a consequence, farming is fast-becoming a very exact science....
Opinion
The coming weeks will see large numbers of children exploring every nook and cranny of the farms they live on....
N.Ireland
Moving Balmoral Show to its current location on the outskirts of Lisburn was a stroke of genius on the part...
Opinion
I have been speaking to a number of farmers and contractors off and on over the past few days, all...
N.Ireland
This week marks the official launch of Balmoral Show 2023; it is the flagship event of the Royal Ulster Agricultural...