N.Ireland
Bovine TB taking a toll on farm families in NI – UUP
Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) agriculture spokesperson, Tom Elliott, is deeply concerned about the impact that bovine tuberculosis (bovine TB) is...
N.Ireland
N.Ireland
Fermanagh farmer fined after slurry pollutes NI river
A farmer from Co. Fermanagh has been fined £500 plus a £15 offender’s levy for polluting the Ballinamallard River below...
N.Ireland
Balmoral 2023: Delivering on farm sustainability – core message
Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) chief executive Ian Stevenson has confirmed that the issue of farm sustainability is now a...
N.Ireland
ABACO partners with retailers to support farmers and their soil
European agri-tech company ABACO Group and the National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB) have partnered with ASDA, Tesco and McCain...
N.Ireland
TUV leader: Windsor Framework will add costs to farming
According to Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) leader Jim Allister, the Windsor Framework will only serve to add cost to farming...
N.Ireland
Balmoral Show 2023: Tremendous turnout of Hereford cattle
Demand from Hereford cattle breeders to exhibit at this year’s Balmoral Show more than exceeded the number of stalls made...
N.Ireland
New PSNI awareness campaign to combat rural and wildlife crime
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has launched a five-week long policing operation to raise awareness and help combat...
N.Ireland
Balmoral 2023: Edwin Poots upbeat about future of NI farming
Former Stormont agriculture minister Edwin Poots remains extremely upbeat regarding the future of farming in Northern Ireland. However, he is...
N.Ireland
Potash association updates nutrient recommendations for maize
The Potash Development Association (PDA) has updated its nutrient recommendations for maize crops in 2023. Whether grown for animal silage,...
N.Ireland
Co. Down vet receives Impact Award from RCVS
A vet from Co. Down has been awarded the Impact Award from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS). Dr....
N.Ireland
Dale Farm: Scope to increase milk output in NI
Dale Farm chief executive Nick Whelan believes that the scope to increase annual milk output in Northern Ireland still exists....
N.Ireland
Balmoral Show 2023: M&S enjoys strong trading year
Marks and Spencer (M&S) has traded very strongly over the past 12 months, with food sales making a strong contribution...
N.Ireland
Balmoral results: Super Simmental day kicks off day one
Balmoral Show consistently throws up livestock champions that live long in the memory for all the right reasons. And, without...
N.Ireland
Tillage: Controlling septoria tritici in winter wheat
Septoria tritici is the most important and damaging foliar disease on winter wheat crops grown in the UK and Ireland....
N.Ireland
NI pig prices now above cost of production – bank
Cormac McKervey of Ulster Bank has confirmed that pig prices in Northern Ireland are now exceeding farmers’ full cost of...
N.Ireland
Retail milk price war looming in Northern Ireland – UFU
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has claimed that at least one supermarket group in Northern Ireland is about to significantly...
N.Ireland
NI carbon steering group formed to support agri-food industry
A carbon steering group has been formed in Northern Ireland in recognition that an industry-wide coordinated approach is the most...
Agri-Business
CAN fertiliser falls below €500/t – a first since crisis
For the first time since the fertiliser crisis began back in early 2022, Calcium Ammonium Nitrate (CAN) has dropped to...
