Agri-Business
Machinery Focus: Could decline in sales bring cheaper tractors?
Following the cheering news of an increase in sales of tractors in Ireland last month, the story from across the...
N.Ireland
N.Ireland
Flock owners in Northern Ireland commit to sheep scab initiative
Over 30 flocks from across Northern Ireland (NI) have signed up, so far, for a ‘ground-breaking’ project to tackle sheep...
N.Ireland
EU leaders to push ahead with cap on wholesale gas prices
EU leaders have agreed to continue with plans to introduce a cap on the wholesale price of gas in an...
Dairy
Tirlán suppliers in NI to be paid under A+B-C model from 2025
All payments for milk supplied to Tirlán by Northern Ireland farmers will be made on an A+B-C model from 2025....
N.Ireland
Former agriculture student named as Newry crash victim
The 23-year-old man who died in a car crash outside Newry on Tuesday (October 18) has been named as former...
Agri-Business
Duvelsdorf enters the grassland machinery market
Encouraging the use of clover in swards and the establishment of cover crops has led to various companies bringing dedicated...
Agri-Business
Volvo Penta takes dual fuelling a step forward
Amongst all the hype and excitement of alternative fuels, there is a growing realisation that any switch away from fossil...
N.Ireland
Farmers in New Zealand protest against agri emissions tax
Farmers in New Zealand have engaged in nationwide protests today (Thursday, October 20), against proposals by the government to introduce...
N.Ireland
Crops: Impact of soil pH on nutrient availability
According to the Potash Development Association (PDA), soil pH must be considered the all-important starting point of any crop fertiliser...
N.Ireland
CAFRE: Aphid monitoring and BYDV control
Northern Ireland’s College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is advising growers to be mindful of the impact that...
Agri-Business
Classic John Deere 7700 on offer at over €200,000
If current prices for new tractors were not eyewatering enough, a US dealer has just put a 1994 John Deere...
Arable
Main crop potato harvest in Northern Ireland well underway
The main crop potato harvest in Northern Ireland is now well underway. Initial indications are pointing to a significant drop...
N.Ireland
Research to be undertaken on future of Mourne Mountains
Northern Ireland’s finance minister, Conor Murphy has announced that the James Hutton Institute has been appointed to undertake research on...
N.Ireland
Contractor fined £2,500 following fatal farm fall
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has successfully led a prosecution against self-employed construction contractor, Jerome McCaffery....
N.Ireland
NI: Extension to general licences welcomed
The Countryside Alliance has welcomed an urgent extension to general licences in Northern Ireland, but are concerned that they are...
N.Ireland
Poots launches £500k rural enterprise scheme
Northern Ireland Rural Affairs Minster Edwin Poots has launched a £500,000 capital grant scheme to aid established rural social enterprises...
Agri-Business
DAERA: Further control measures as bird flu confirmed in Down
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has introduced further disease control measures due to an outbreak...
N.Ireland
NI facing a ‘potential shortage’ of animal medicines – BVA
The president of the British Veterinary Association (BVA),Malcolm Morley, warned that “costly bureaucracy and the threat of onerous regulating and...
