Agri-Business
Massey Ferguson – tales of its legacy and its future
Naturally, for a company with strong Irish roots, Massey Ferguson has an enthusiastic following in Ireland, so any event that...
N.Ireland
N.Ireland
DAERA and CAFRE offer biodiversity trip to Cotswolds farming cluster
Farmers in Northern Ireland are being offered an opportunity to travel to the Northeast Cotswolds Farmer Cluster in England to...
N.Ireland
‘Positive outcome’: NI farm households to receive energy support
Farm households that were originally ineligible for the Energy Bills Support Scheme Payment will now receive support through Energy Bills...
N.Ireland
Enniskillen egg producers fined for water pollution offences
A business in Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh has been fined for water pollution offences totalling £17,500 plus a £15 Offenders Levy....
Agri-Business
3 defendants fined after student killed while repairing tractor
Fines totalling £50,000 have been handed down to three defendants following the death of a student while he was repairing...
Environment
CAFRE passes milestone of 750 carbon-benchmarked farms
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) has passed the milestone of 750 carbon-benchmarked farm enterprises. Carbon benchmarking...
Agri-Business
Auga M1 takes to the fields for further tests
Based in Lithuania, Auga is an organisation that declares itself as a “vertically integrated organic food producer”, with a mission...
N.Ireland
UFU backs new carbon survey
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is supporting the ‘carbon survey’ project, recently announced by the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC)....
N.Ireland
Belfast man convicted of causing unnecessary suffering to pigs
A Belfast man has been convicted of one charge of causing unnecessary suffering to three pigs and one charge of...
N.Ireland
Court: Farmer convicted for water pollution offence
A farmer in Northern Ireland has been convicted in court today (Monday, February 13) for a water pollution offence. Co....
N.Ireland
Lakeland base price down 5p/L for January milk
Lakeland Dairies has announced its milk price for supplies in January, confirming a 6c/L cut in its offering. The price...
N.Ireland
Increasing the saleability of non-replacement calves this spring
There has been, and will continue to be, an increased focus on the quality of non-replacement calves from dairy herds....
N.Ireland
Vets in ROI-NI border region call for traditions to be maintained
Veterinary practitioners in the border region have raised concerns about the accreditation standards of a potential new vet school in...
Agri-Business
Almost 10,000 cattle exported in first 5 weeks of 2023
A total of 9,850 head of cattle, weanlings and calves have been exported in the first five weeks of 2023,...
N.Ireland
Columbian sanctuary saves fighting bulls from slaughter
The “world’s first” sanctuary for Spanish fighting bulls has been founded in Colombia to prevent discarded animals from being slaughtered....
N.Ireland
DAERA extends LMC chair and board appointments
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced the extension of the appointments of the chair and...
N.Ireland
Farmer sentenced for causing ‘unnecessary suffering’ to animals
A farmer from Northern Ireland has been sentenced to prison for causing unnecessary suffering to animals. Nigel Foster (55), of...
N.Ireland
What to expect from season two of Clarkson’s Farm
The countdown to the highly anticipated second season of Clarkson’s Farm is on, with less than a day until the...
