N.Ireland
Festive Crackers sale at Ballymena Mart saw top price of 5000gns
The popular Festive Crackers in-lamb Texel female sale took place earlier this week (Tuesday, December 19), and saw a top...
N.Ireland
N.Ireland
Meet the haulier retiring after 34 years of collecting milk
In the last 34 years, Co. Armagh milk haulier Brian Patterson has seen the good and the great of the...
N.Ireland
bTB costs continue to mount in Northern Ireland
Ulster Bank’s head of agriculture, Cormac McKervey, has highlighted the growing impact of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) on dairy and livestock...
N.Ireland
Has the potential of soils to sequester carbon been overestimated?
A number of research scientists believe that the potential of our soils to sequester carbon has been seriously overestimated. Some...
N.Ireland
UK bluetongue cases reach 27 as new cases confirmed
The total number of bluetongue cases in the UK has reached 27 after four new cases of the disease were...
N.Ireland
DAERA and NIEA look ‘totally incompetent’ on ammonia advice issue – UFU
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said the move away from published Ammonia Standing Advice makes those involved look “totally...
Agri-Business
Claas rides boom with 25% increase in turnover
Claas has enjoyed a hugely successful 2023, reporting an increase in turnover of almost 25% over the previous fiscal year,...
N.Ireland
NIEA to provide ‘case-by-case’ advice until new ammonia strategy approved
The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) will no longer rely on published Ammonia Standing Advice and will instead provide planning...
N.Ireland
Dairy farms need to be ‘somewhere people want to work’
A recent dairy conference in Ballynahinch highlighted labour issues on Northern Irish dairy farms relating to working hours. Organised by...
Agri-Business
3 further cases of bluetongue in cattle identified in UK
A further three cases of bluetongue in cattle have been identified in the Sandwich Bay area of Kent, the UK...
N.Ireland
NI dairy farmers told ‘nothing to fear’
Northern Ireland’s milk producers have been told they have nothing to fear from the ‘information challenge’ that lies ahead. This...
N.Ireland
New LMC board members meet for the first time
The new team of Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) board members met recently for the first time to discuss the...
N.Ireland
Texel Festive Crackers in-lamb sale returns to Ballymena
Ballymena Mart is the place to be on Tuesday, December 19 for the popular Festive Crackers in-lamb Texel sale. With...
N.Ireland
PSNI: £10m of cocaine was hidden in boxes containing frozen meat
The “largest seizure” of suspected Class A drugs in Northern Ireland has been found by the Police Service of Northern...
N.Ireland
Bluetongue cases continue to rise with 5 more confirmed
A further five cases of bluetongue have been confirmed by the UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)....
N.Ireland
‘Worrying’ number of sheep theft reports in Co. Antrim – PSNI
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is appealing for information following a “worrying” third report of stolen sheep in...
N.Ireland
Hallow Holsteins’ connections enjoy day to remember at Royal Ulster Winter Fair
Hallow Holsteins is fast-becoming synonymous with the highest standards of black and white pedigree breeding on the island of Ireland....
N.Ireland
NI agri census: Less than 1% increase in cattle numbers in 2023
The results from the June 2023 Agricultural Census in Northern Ireland, which have just been released indicate that cattle numbers...