Agri-Business
Machinery Focus: Belt rakes, tractors and UTVs at Balmoral Show
With shows now thankfully being held again, Balmoral has once more taken its place as the main event at which...
N.Ireland
Agri-Business
Beef Focus: Managing rising costs on Fermanagh beef farm
Managing the rising costs on beef and sheep farms was the central theme of a series of farm walks hosted...
Agri-Business
Toyota Hilux to return to production after devastating floods
The devastating floods in the KwaZulu-Natal region of South Africa in early April went largely unreported in the west despite...
N.Ireland
Ulster Wool to pay £8.4m for 2021 clip
Ulster Wool will be making payments worth £8.4 million to its members for the 2021 clip, representing an overall average...
Agri-Business
UK food import-control delays caused by regulatory challenge post-Brexit
The ongoing delay to the implementation of food import-controls by the UK in the wake of Brexit is being partially...
N.Ireland
Cereal acreage on the up in Northern Ireland
Co. Down agronomist, Richard Owens, has confirmed a significant increase in the cereal acreage grown in Northern Ireland this year....
N.Ireland
How to obtain the best nitrogen use efficiency
High chemical-fertiliser prices have placed a focus on obtaining the best nitrogen use efficiency on dairy farms. Although fertiliser prices...
Agri-Business
Report: Severe impact of weather events on food security
High-impact weather and climate events caused major issues for food security in 2021, according to a new report published today...
Agri-Business
FDF call food and drinks price rise of 6.7% ‘very sobering’
The 6.7% rise in the price of food and non-alcoholic drink in the UK has been described as “very sobering”...
Agri-Business
Putin would be only winner if UK tears up NI Protocol – MEP
A negotiated solution between the UK and the European Union is the only way to resolve the impasse on the...
N.Ireland
Sinn Féin claims DUP holding NI farmers to ransom
Sinn Féin MLA, Declan McAleer claims that the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) is holding farmers in Northern Ireland to ransom....
N.Ireland
Poots claims Executive may not be needed to unlock Westminster funds
Northern Ireland’s agriculture minister, Edwin Poots, believes Stormont Executive approval is not required to unlock a £340 million Westminster aid...
Agri-Business
Kramer eliminates attachment woes for hydraulic hoses
When changing the bucket or other implement on a loader, one of the chores is climbing from the cab to...
Agri-Business
Truss announces unilateral action on Northern Ireland Protocol
Today’s parliamentary statement from UK foreign secretary, Liz Truss, announced selective unilateral action regarding the implementation of the Northern Ireland...
Agri-Business
25m tonnes of maize still in Ukrainian feed stores
It has been estimated that up to 25 million tonnes of maize remains in Ukrainian feed stores. This is crop...
Agri-Business
‘Agflation’ breaks through the 30% barrier
UK ‘agflation’ has been soaring since the beginning of the year and shows no sign of flattening off, according to...
N.Ireland
Stories from the farm of agri-influencer Tom Pemberton
‘Make hay while the sun shines’ is a new book from well-known UK dairy farmer and sheep producer, Tom Pemberton....
N.Ireland
Over 1,900 UK farmers partook in the Big Farmland Bird Count
Over 1,900 farmers took part in this year’s Big Farmland Bird Count, organised by the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust...
