N.Ireland
Springhill flock tops NI Charollais female sale for sixth time in 9 years
There was a strong entry of just under 100 quality females catalogued for the NI Charollais sheep society female export...
N.Ireland
N.Ireland
Farm Focus: Turning soil data into action on the Ards Peninsula
Andrew and Joshua McClements have been early participants of Soil Nutrient Health Scheme (SNHS) in Northern Ireland. They have outlined...
N.Ireland
UFU notifying members about poultry housing order
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is notifying members that mandatory housing measures for all poultry and kept birds come into...
N.Ireland
Muir reappoints members of nature conservation council
Minister for Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Affairs Andrew Muir has reappointed three members of the Council for Nature Conservation and...
N.Ireland
DAERA forecasts £56.3m bovine TB compensation spend in NI
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is forecasting that compensating Northern Ireland farmers impacted by bovine tuberculosis...
N.Ireland
Great Bonanza sale tops at 13,000gns on three occasions
It was standing room only at the ringside in Ballymena Livestock Market for one of the most highly anticipated sales...
N.Ireland
UFU calls for ‘full reset’ of DAERA
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has today (Wednesday, November 5) said that it wants to see a ‘full reset’ of...
N.Ireland
DAERA: Housing order declared in NI to protect poultry from bird flu
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has moved to introduce a “mandatory” housing order in Northern Ireland...
Beef
Back-to-back championships for Drumhill herd at NI Angus calf show
For the second year running, the Drumhill herd secured the supreme overall championship at the Northern Ireland Aberdeen Angus Club’s...
N.Ireland
Muir proposes independent NI environmental agency
Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir has sought backing to establish an independent environmental protection agency in...
Dairy
Improving milk components a priority for NI dairy farmers – breeding specialist
Improving milk components continues to drive the breeding programmes followed by the vast majority of milk producers in Northern Ireland....
N.Ireland
DAERA: Temporary Control Zones in Fermanagh after bird flu case
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has confirmed a further suspected case of avian influenza (bird flu)...
N.Ireland
Suffolks sell to €3,000 twice at Western Stars Suffolk Sale
Athenry Mart played host to the fourth annual Western Stars sale of in-lamb Suffolk shearling ewes and ewe lambs, and...
N.Ireland
Opinion: An all-island bTB eradication policy makes absolute sense
The confirmation that Dublin and Belfast have agreed to tackle the scourge of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) on an all-island basis...
N.Ireland
EUDR could lead to more alternative protein sources in poultry diets – expert
The period ahead may well see the inclusion of alternative protein sources – both insect and grass-based options – in...
N.Ireland
DAERA: Suspect case of bird flu at Tyrone commercial poultry farm
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has confirmed a suspected case of avian influenza (bird flu) on...
N.Ireland
MP calls for new measures to tackle ATV and GPS thefts in NI
Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart has announced that she will campaigning for new measures to tackle thefts of all-terrain vehicles...
N.Ireland
A top quality diet ‘best investment’ poultry farmers can make – specialist
According to an international poultry breeding specialist, eggs are now widely regarded as a ‘super food’ by consumers around the...
