N.Ireland
Emerald Expo title goes to Co. Wexford breeders
The Emerald Expo returned to the Virginia Show Centre in Co. Cavan for 2023, with breeders from across Ireland and...
N.Ireland
Agri-Business
Machinery Focus: Video – going organic with Steketee in Holland
Any notions that organic farmers are somewhat detached from the mainstream and place idealism above sound business sense are soon...
N.Ireland
Dairy advice: Not a year for passengers
A reduction in milk prices, along with production costs remaining high, has meant that dairy farmers need to look at...
Agri-Business
Cheffins vintage and classic sale grosses over £2m
The latest Cambridge vintage and classic sale held by Cheffins on April 21 and 22, 2023 saw a large number of...
N.Ireland
Three dead after collision involving farm equipment lorry
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is appealing for information on a fatal two-vehicle collision on the A5 near...
N.Ireland
Using a synchronisation programme on late calvers
There are late calvers on every farm and when breeding gets underway, the question arises whether they should be kept,...
N.Ireland
NI farm incomes increase by over 17% in 2022
Farm incomes in Northern Ireland have increased by 17.4%, according to figures published today (Thursday, April 27) by the Department...
Agri-Business
Kuhn Lexis 3800 sprayer brings extra capacity to range
Kuhn has launched the Lexis 3800, a new high capacity trailed sprayer that is said to be compact and lightweight...
Agri-Business
Spain’s ag minister requests EU crisis funds amid severe drought
Spain has requested the use of crisis funds from the EU to deal with the drought conditions the country is...
N.Ireland
Antimicrobial use in agriculture could fuel future epidemics – study
A new University of Oxford study has revealed that antimicrobial overuse in livestock production can breed bacteria that are resistant...
Agri-Business
Crop care company raises €1.2m in financing
Minagro, a developer of high-quality green products for crop care, has announced that under new management it has raised €1.2...
N.Ireland
NI herd named British Friesian Herd of the Year
The British Friesian Herd of the Year Award has been won by the Northern Irish Inch herd from Downpatrick, Co....
N.Ireland
Report: Temperatures in Europe climbing at twice global average
The Copernicus Climate Change Service has today (Thursday, April 20) released its annual European State of the Climate (ESOTC) report,...
Agri-Business
Machinery: A rare MF Quattrino ends up in Co. Clare
The Massey Ferguson Quattrino 4120 is not a model that even many fans of the marque are familiar with, which...
N.Ireland
Export programmes deliver £55.6m in sales for NI dairy industry
The Dairy Council for Northern Ireland (DCNI) has announced £55.6 million in new sales of dairy products to markets in...
N.Ireland
CAFRE: Cereal crop management – nitrogen
College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) crops advisor, Leigh McClean, is recommending that farmers should apply second nitrogen...
Agri-Business
First sale under new ownership at Fivemiletown Mart
Beatties’ Livestock Sales has acquired Fivemiletown Mart in Co. Tyrone. The business was previously owned by Patterson Stewart. The inaugural...
Agri-Business
‘Green Finance Strategy’ identifies opportunities for growth in UK
The newly published Green Finance Strategy document identifies significant opportunities for growth within the UK economy over the coming years....
