N.Ireland
BVANI and NI Veterinary Association jointly elect new president
The Northern Ireland branch of the British Veterinary Association (BVANI) and the North of Ireland Veterinary Association (NIVA) have jointly...
N.Ireland
Agri-Business
Lakeland Dairies re-elects chair and vice-chair
Co. Louth farmer Niall Matthews has been re-elected as chairperson of Lakeland Dairies. Niall Matthews was first elected to his...
N.Ireland
Strong demand for Speckle Park females at Ballymena Mart
10 pedigree, in-calf Speckle Park cows as well as two running with the bull averaged £2,629 at a recent sale...
N.Ireland
Park ranger settles discrimination case with DAERA for £50k
A hearing-impaired man has settled his disability discrimination case against the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in...
N.Ireland
Silage: The importance of red clover
The importance of red clover in silage swards has been highlighted by AgriSearch general manager, Jason Rankin. “Grassland farmers are...
N.Ireland
Machinery: Ramping up diesel production from biomass
Mineral-oil-based fuels suffer a good deal of bad publicity, but the government’s enthusiasm for batteries as a universal method of...
N.Ireland
BVD positives at lowest rate in Northern Ireland
New statistics from the Animal Health and Welfare Northern Ireland (AHWNI) have shown that Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) is at...
N.Ireland
Fendt celebrates 50 years of UK sales
Johann Georg Fendt started building tractor/mower combinations with his sons Xavar and Hermann back in the 1920s. By 1930, they...
N.Ireland
£3,000 worth of farm machinery stolen in Derry
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) are investigating the theft of £3,000 worth of farm machinery in Co. Derry....
N.Ireland
Trials confirm benefits of crop biostimulant
Trials carried out by agri-science and technology company, Syngenta have confirmed that a crop biostimulant it produces can deliver savings...
N.Ireland
CAFRE carbon event to ‘provide clarity’ for farmers
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) has said its ‘Carbon Challenge’ conference will “provide clarity” for dairy farmers on...
N.Ireland
CAFRE shares benefits of improved slurry management
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) advisors have been profiling the benefits of improved slurry management over...
N.Ireland
The role of biostimulants within production agriculture
Driving the use of biostimulants within production agriculture, has been the identification of bespoke bacteria (endophytes) with the ability to...
Agri-Business
Lakeland Dairies forms partnership with top golfer
Lakeland Dairies has announced a brand partnership with one of Ireland’s greatest golfing talents, Leona Maguire, in a multi-year agreement....
N.Ireland
Kelly re-elected as NI British Wool representative
Brendan Kelly has been re-elected as Northern Ireland’s Ulster Wool representative on the board of British Wool. The Co. Antrim...
N.Ireland
NI agriculture minister meets UFU and environment group
Northern Ireland’s Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister, Andrew Muir has told stakeholders that working together is key to delivering...
N.Ireland
AgriSearch to hold webinar on red clover establishment
A webinar with advice on how to successfully establish red clover silage swards will take place later this month. It...
N.Ireland
NI vets say proposed cut to bovine TB compensation ‘unfair’
An association for vets in Northern Ireland has said that a proposed reduction in the compensation rate for cattle removed...
