Dairy
New Dairy Council Chairman and Vice Chair elected
Mark Blelock, a dairy farmer from Co. Antrim, has been appointed Chairman of the Dairy Council for Northern Ireland at...
Dairy
N.Ireland
New Dairy Council Chairman and Vice Chair elected
Mark Blelock, a dairy farmer from Co. Antrim, has been appointed Chairman of the Dairy Council for Northern Ireland at...
Dairy
Calf housing critical for best performance of dairy herd
Calf nutrition, health and environment are all critical to achieving an optimum lifetime performance of a dairy replacement heifer. That...
Dairy
April milk prices in NI up over 40% on the same month in 2016
Milk prices in Northern Ireland during the month of April were over 40% higher than they were in the same month...
N.Ireland
Milk price increase for May supplies 'imminent'
“Strong global dairy commodity prices should see an imminent rise in base milk price,” Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) Dairy Chairman...
N.Ireland
Vets welcome Northern Ireland's 'negligible risk' status
British Veterinary Association (Northern Ireland Branch) President Jean Wales has welcomed the attainment of BSE Negligible Risk Status for Northern Ireland....
Beef
Vets welcome Northern Ireland’s ‘negligible risk’ status
British Veterinary Association (Northern Ireland Branch) President Jean Wales has welcomed the attainment of BSE Negligible Risk Status for Northern Ireland....
N.Ireland
BSE Negligible Risk Status for Northern Ireland should boost returns - LMC
Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) Chief Executive Ian Stevenson has welcomed the attainment of BSE Negligible Risk Status for Northern...
Dairy
Best-practice guidelines for dairy farmers this month
The Department of Agriculture, Enterprise and Rural Affairs (DAERA), in Northern Ireland, has issued management notes for dairy farmers during...
Dairy
Best-practice guidelines for dairy farmers this month
The Department of Agriculture, Enterprise and Rural Affairs (DAERA), in Northern Ireland, has issued management notes for dairy farmers during...
Grass
Should you pay extra for a 'long draw' at silage time?
In for the long haul? The question was posed to Agriland as to how exactly agricultural contractors set their rates...
N.Ireland
Deadline looms for EU dairy aid package applications
Eligible dairy farmers in Northern Ireland have less than a week to apply for the EU Exceptional Adjustment Aid (EAA) package,...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland awarded BSE 'negligible risk' status
Northern Ireland has achieved BSE negligible risk status, the safest level possible, following a meeting today, May 25, in Paris. The...
Grass
How much do contractors charge per acre for 'wagon' silage?
Wagon operators from around the country were asked to quote how much they are currently charging for cutting silage this...
Grass
Silage wrap specs: What, if anything, is the difference?
When making baled silage, it is important to note what specifications of bale-wrap (film) you are getting. While ‘standard’ 750mm...
Grass
What is the going price for slurry spreading?
There is a wide range of prices currently being quoted by agricultural contractors around the country to get slurry spread. Quotes...
Dairy
Fury grows at volume threshold set for EU dairy support scheme
A Down-based milk producer has expressed huge annoyance at being excluded from an EU dairy support scheme because his annual...
N.Ireland
Fury grows at volume threshold set for EU dairy support scheme
A Down-based milk producer has expressed huge annoyance at being excluded from an EU dairy support scheme because his annual...
