Agri-Business
Pause in construction of NI farm buildings ‘completely unfair’ – UFU
A pause in the construction of Northern Ireland farm buildings is “completely unfair” on farmers according to the Ulster Farmers’...
N.Ireland
N.Ireland
New food-testing method a ‘game-changer’ for food supply chain
A food-testing method to ensure food authenticity has achieved 100% accuracy in a research project led by the Institute for...
N.Ireland
Plans for ‘Sheep Northern Ireland’ event unveiled
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has confirmed that plans are well advanced for its 2023 ‘Sheep Northern Ireland’ event. It...
Dairy
Farmers must ‘adapt’ to survive warns Lely CEO
Farmers in some countries are praised as “the guardians of nature”, but in others are seen as the “destroyers of...
Agri-Business
John Deere appoints Deanna Kovar to lead tech transition
John Deere has just announced the appointment of digital farming specialist Deanna Kovar to head its presence in Europe, Africa,...
Agri-Business
Dale Farm appoints new chief financial officer
Dale Farm has announced the appointment of John Morgan as its chief financial officer. The dairy cooperative said Morgan will...
N.Ireland
AHDB: Crop update – 85% of winter wheat in ‘good’ condition
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is confirming that 85% of Great Britain’s winter wheat crop was in good/excellent...
Agri-Business
Case to highlight new models at Potato Europe
This September sees the return of Potato Europe to Belgium on its four-year cycle of venues with Case being the...
N.Ireland
Tillage: Some winter barley crops at high risk of lodging
Some winter barley crops are at a high risk of lodging, if the weather turns wet between now and harvest....
N.Ireland
Bord Bia appoints new UK meat market specialist
Bord Bia has today (Tuesday, June 6) announced the appointment of Sean Deane as its UK meat market specialist. The...
Agri-Business
Machinery Focus: Dawn of the self-propelled forage harvester
Cutting silage by a self-propelled harvester is now such a standard feature of the season that most of the drivers...
N.Ireland
Increased automation should drive agri response to climate change
According to a recently published report, increased automation will help to drive production agriculture’s response to climate change. This is...
N.Ireland
Outbreak of bird flu at Belfast reserve – RSPB NI
Belfast’s Window on Wildlife (WOW) nature reserve, which is home to birds and wildlife from all over the world, has...
N.Ireland
Europe’s potato industry falls victim to extreme weather
Extreme weather incidents are serving to rock Europe’s potato industry to its very foundations. Last year was actually the second...
N.Ireland
Risk of flash droughts expected to rise globally – study
The rapid development of flash droughts are predicted to occur on a global scale, according to a new study carried...
Rural Life
Farmers in NI urged to 'work safely' during silage season
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has today (Friday, June 2) urged farmers in Northern Ireland to “work safely” and make their...
N.Ireland
HSENI launches ‘Avoid Harm on the Farm’ poster competition
Primary school children throughout Northern Ireland are being urged to get creative and in the process learn important lessons about...
Agri-Business
Kellys back min-till with Grange Machinery
Grange Machinery of Holderness, East Yorkshire, is a manufacturer of mainly tillage implements which are designed with modern cultivation practices...
