Agri-Business
Machinery Focus: Understanding the Alstrong Aerator
Getting to grips with the Alstrong Aerator requires something of a shift in perspective, for it is far more than...
N.Ireland
Agri-Business
Royal DSM acquires animal nutrition company in Brazil
Global health and nutrition company, Royal DSM, has announced the completion of its acquisition of Prodap, a leading animal nutrition...
Environment
Multi-species sward integral part of grazing regime on NI dairy farm
A multi-species sward, established last year, is now an integral part of the grazing regime on the ARCZero dairy farm...
Agri-Business
Inflation within food sector is ‘well above’ published levels
The management team at Mash Direct has indicated that the real value of inflation within the food sector is well...
N.Ireland
LMC completes review of Farm Quality Assurance Scheme
A ‘robust’ review of the Northern Ireland Beef and Lamb Farm Quality Assurance Scheme (NIBL FQAS) has been completed by...
Agri-Business
Dale Farm considers ceasing operations at two GB sites
As part of its ongoing strategic development, dairy cooperative Dale Farm is to consider restructuring part of its business in...
Agri-Business
Mash Direct: Shortening supply lines essential for sustainability
Co. Down potato and vegetable processer Mash Direct is attributing its success to an ability to shorten supply lines to...
N.Ireland
Weather: Status Yellow rain warning issued for weekend
Met Éireann, the Republic of Ireland's national weather service, has issued a Status Yellow weather warning for rain for this...
N.Ireland
NI lamb exports to ROI running ahead of 2021 levels
Exports of lamb from Northern Ireland (NI) to the Republic of Ireland (ROI) for direct processing are running ahead of...
Agri-Business
A brief history of combine complexities
In the beginning it was all so simple, combine harvesters were basically a thresher sent out into the field with...
N.Ireland
NI farmers receive direct payments six weeks early
Farmers in Northern Ireland have been issued direct payments six weeks earlier than previous years. Direct payments worth a combined...
N.Ireland
Opinion: NI agri show societies deliver in spades
Northern Ireland’s local agri-show season for 2022 is now in the rear view mirror. And what a great year it has...
N.Ireland
UFU: Importance of sheep sector as ‘Love Lamb Week’ begins
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) says it is more important than ever for consumers to show their support for ‘Love...
Arable
CAFRE reviews grain drying costs
Grain drying has not been an issue for most cereal farmers up to this point. However, these circumstances might change...
Agri-Business
Arla Foods to unveil new ‘green’ milk-pricing system
Arla Foods is to unveil a new ‘green’ milk-pricing system for all of its farmer-suppliers over the coming weeks. The...
Agri-Business
Group revenue at Arla increases by 17%
Total Arla group revenue was €6.38 billion for first half of 2022 – up 17% compared to €5.44 billion in...
N.Ireland
Potential for renewable energy in Northern Ireland
According to Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) senior policy officer, Chris Osborne, Northern Ireland’s land-based sector now produces enough renewable energy...
N.Ireland
NI 2022 cereal harvest nears completion
Apart from some late-planted crops of spring barley, the 2022 cereal harvest in Northern Ireland is nearing completion. The promise...
