Agri-Business
Polish company cuts fertiliser production due to gas prices
Poland’s largest chemical company has decided to temporarily shut down its nitrogen (N) fertiliser production units due to record natural...
N.Ireland
N.Ireland
AHDB flags-up threat of clubroot in oilseed rape
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has highlighted the threat of clubroot in crops of oilseed rape (OSR). ...
N.Ireland
Winter oat varieties perform well in AHDB trials
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is reporting that most winter oat varieties performed well in the organisation’s 2021/2022...
N.Ireland
Applications for EFS Tranche 6 now open
Northern Ireland Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots, has announced that Tranche 6 of the Wider Level...
N.Ireland
Cutting meat and dairy amid cost crisis risks nutrient deficiencies – AHDB
Experts warn that reducing meat and dairy consumption due to the cost-of-living crisis could lead to a lack of key...
N.Ireland
Ampertaine heifers take top prices at Ballymena Limousin sale
It was a great day out for the McKay’s Ampertaine Limousin Herd at the Northern Ireland Limousin Cattle Club’s 50th...
Agri-Business
USDA to provide €300m to US farmers to transition to organic
US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced details of the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) $300 million investment in an...
N.Ireland
Agflation: True barometer of farm margins
According to Ulster Bank’s head of agriculture in Northern Ireland, Cormac McKervey, farm margins are now under a degree of...
N.Ireland
150 take part in Harry Ferguson tractor run
Approximately 150 enthusiasts took part in a tractor run organised by the Harry Ferguson Celebration Committee last Friday evening (August...
Environment
‘White paper’ on challenge of GHGs for Europe’s livestock sector
A ‘white paper’ examining the key issues involved in measuring and tackling greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions within livestock production has...
Agri-Business
Upgrades and power boosts for John Deere harvesters
John Deere has been busy readying its line-up of self-propelled forage harvesters for next year, with power increases throughout the...
N.Ireland
Farming with Dexter cattle in the African desert
When the Uys family from Shanahoe, Co. Laois in the Republic of Ireland visited their friend Danie Kotze’s farm in...
N.Ireland
Thousands of people being ‘catfished’ by ‘teacup’ pigs
A family of spotted pigs have been given their own reality TV series that aims to expose “the scam of...
N.Ireland
Poots launches campaign to combat puppy smuggling in NI
Northern Ireland Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots has launched a new campaign to combat puppy smuggling....
N.Ireland
Poots meets NI agri-food industry to talk sector challenges
Northern Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Edwin Poots has met with representatives from the agri-food industry to...
N.Ireland
£20,000 Denis Lynn memorial scholarship launched
Queen’s University Belfast and agri-food company Finnebrogue Artisan have announced a new post-graduate scholarship in memory of Denis Lynn, founder...
N.Ireland
UFU highlights role of biomethane as renewable energy source
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) claims that it is struggling to comprehend why the UK government is continuing to overlook...
N.Ireland
Soil Nutrient Health Scheme Zone 1 deadline approaching
The closing date for farmers in Zone 1 to register online for the Soil Nutrient Health Scheme (SNHS) is approaching....