N.Ireland
Soil health remains a ‘Cinderella’ subject – expert
Soil health remains a ‘Cinderella’ subject, relative to air and water quality, as policy makers strive to legislate for sustainable...
N.Ireland
N.Ireland
DAERA extends pilot Protein Crop Scheme until 2026
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced a further extension of the Northern Ireland pilot Protein...
N.Ireland
Opinion: New board at LMC is significant
The appointment of a new board at the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) is crucial for agriculture as a whole...
Agri-Business
DAERA works with DAFM to facilitate animal transporting for NI farmers
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has said it has been working closely with the Department...
N.Ireland
DAERA consultation on cull of badgers by shooting ruled unlawful
A Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) consultation on the culling of 4,000 badgers a year was ruled...
N.Ireland
New Board appointed to Livestock and Meat Commission
The Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) has confirmed the appointment of Joe M Stewart OBE, LLP, JP as chair of...
N.Ireland
Survey of investment needs of NI farms launched
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has called on local farmers and growers to take part in...
N.Ireland
Autumn-calving: Dealing with milk fever cases
Milk fever is unfortunately an issue that will likely have to be dealt with on farms calving cows this autumn....
N.Ireland
Core 4 cylinder engine offers 200hp in Fendt 600 series
AGCO’s much trumpeted Core family of engines has, so far, only appeared in six-cylinder form, but the four-cylinder version is...
N.Ireland
Poultry sector urged to prepare for threat of bird flu
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is urging the poultry sector to be prepared for the threat...
N.Ireland
NI Dairy Council CEO commits to sustainability credentials of sector
Former chief executive officer (CEO) of the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) in Northern Ireland, Ian Stevenson, has formally taken...
N.Ireland
Lakeland Dairies launches voluntary fixed milk price scheme
Lakeland Dairies has today (Tuesday, October 24) unveiled plans to launch a new voluntary fixed milk price scheme in the...
N.Ireland
Time for cull cows to go as housing begins on farms
For the most part, dairy cows are now housed as weather conditions have made land too wet to graze, so...
N.Ireland
Farming and food leaders press for return of Stormont Executive
This past week or so has seen farming and food leaders in Northern Ireland eager for the return of the...
Agri-Business
Volac appoints new nutritional sales development manager
Volac has announced the appointment a new nutritional sales development manager for Northern Ireland. Eimear Diamond, a native of Bellaghy,...
N.Ireland
Traps to catch ferrets placed on Rathlin Island
Hundreds of traps have been placed on Rathlin Island, off the coast of Co. Antrim for the purpose of catching...
N.Ireland
Woodland Trust Northern Ireland to launch new policy paper
The coming weeks will mark the launch of an important new policy paper from the Woodland Trust Northern Ireland. It...
N.Ireland
Dairy advice: Drying-off preparation
The next major event to occur on most dairy farms after housing will be the drying-off of cows for the...
