N.Ireland
Bird flu doesn’t take a Christmas break – NI chief vet
By Robert Huey, chief veterinary officer for Northern Ireland As Christmas approaches and winter sets in, I want to highlight...
N.Ireland
Agri-Business
Glenmarshal Sires notches up a ‘Chinese first’
Recent days have seen the first consignment of frozen pig semen exported to China by the Co. Down-based genetics operation,...
N.Ireland
Channel Islands: Over 100 cows fall ill and die in 4 days
More than 100 cows on a Jersey dairy farm have fallen ill and died since Thursday (December 15), the Jersey...
N.Ireland
Antrim brothers named Nature Friendly Farmers of the Year
At this year’s Farming Life awards, brothers James and David Bonnar from the Glenwherry area of the Antrim plateau, were...
Agri-Business
Claas reports record sales and investment levels
It has been a particularly challenging year for Claas, yet the financial results show its resilience in the face of...
N.Ireland
Farm Safety Partnership welcomes Rural Support as new member
The Farm Safety Partnership (FSP) has welcomed Rural Support which has been awarded full FSP member status. The partnership is...
N.Ireland
Cost of bTB is soaring in Northern Ireland – UFU
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said that bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is costing Northern Ireland more and more each year....
N.Ireland
Omagh agri-engineer shortlisted for LAMMA award
Daniel Broderick, an agricultural engineer from Omagh, Co.Tyrone, has been selected today (Thursday, December 15) as a finalist for the...
Agri-Business
Arla Foods signs new supply contract with Belgian dairy co-op
Arla Foods Ingredients has agreed a new supply arrangement with Belgian dairy cooperative Milcobel. Under the terms of the partnership,...
N.Ireland
NI Protocol talks to resume in Brussels between the UK and EU
The vice-president of the European Union (EU) Maros Sefcovic is due to meet the British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly in Brussels...
N.Ireland
Fermanagh farmer fined £1,000 for polluting watercourse
A Co. Fermanagh farmer has been convicted at Enniskillen Magistrates’ Court for a water pollution offence. Cyril Loane (60) from...
N.Ireland
High levels of air pollution being recorded in Northern Ireland
The Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has warned that Northern Ireland is experiencing high pollution levels in...
N.Ireland
Roof contractor fined £1,000 after fatal fall on Fermangh farm
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has successfully led a prosecution against an Enniskillen based roofing contractor....
N.Ireland
Rural schools play role in farm safety initiative
The Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland (HSENI) has said it is being supported by over 430 rural and special...
N.Ireland
Project Butterfly gets £4m in funding for sustainable factory projects
Northern Irish food company Moy Park, together with a consortium of UK companies known as Project Butterfly, has secured £4...
N.Ireland
Drones take carbon project to next level in Scotland
High-tech drones are being deployed across Scotland as part of an innovative project to estimate the carbon stored on the...
N.Ireland
NI Protocol: UFU calls for resolution of 4 ‘potentially devastating’ issues
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has called for the Dairy Council of Northern Ireland (DCNI) to support the resolution of...
Agri-Business
RCSI teams up with Syngenta on project to protect crops
Researchers at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) University of Medicine and Health Sciences in Dublin have teamed up...
