N.Ireland
UK supermarket to remove ‘Use By’ dates from milk
Morrisons supermarkets will remove the 'Use By' dates on 90% of its own-brand milk from January 31, to encourage customers...
N.Ireland
N.Ireland
Export markets a key priority for beef and lamb in NI
Access to export markets remains a key priority for beef and lamb in Northern Ireland (NI), according to the Livestock...
Agri-Business
Machinery Focus: New chapter for gantry farming from Nexat
The only gold medal awarded in the 2021 DLG Innovation Awards went to a relatively obscure German company by the...
Agri-Business
Extra muscle for the Unimog
At the end of the 75th anniversary year of the Unimog, Mercedes-Benz Trucks blessed its range of off-road 4X4 vehicles...
N.Ireland
NI sees largest pig population in 10 years
The Northern Ireland pig population, at 716,800 head, is the largest on records covering the last decade, according to the...
N.Ireland
DAERA introduces cybersecurity course for farm families
A new Farm Family Key Skills cybersecurity course, 'Working Safe Online' which aims to help farm families work safer online...
Agri-Business
Over 80 bird flu cases in UK and Ireland since start of outbreak
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has said that over 80 cases of bird flu have been...
Agri-Business
Turbulent times predicted for milk supply in Great Britain
An environmental re-set - reducing milk production when demand is growing - added to the well-documented increasing inflationary pressure on...
Agri-Business
Land mobility: Generational renewal is now a priority for policy makers
Generational renewal is now a priority for farm-policy makers in Northern Ireland (NI), according to according to Land Mobility Programme...
Agri-Business
International Harvester’s Neuss factory – an untold tale
The bright red and cream colours of Neuss built International Harvester tractors were once a common sight on fields across...
N.Ireland
‘Our livestock sector is not up for sale’ – Chestnutt
Ulster Farmers Union (UFU) president Victor Chestnutt has said that farmers are part of the climate change solution and it’s...
Agri-Business
Machinery Focus: Keeping the MF flag flying in Donegal
Machinery sales have experienced a good year, of that there is no doubt, and the sales keep coming according to...
Agri-Business
Poots concerned by certain livestock movement requirements
Northern Ireland (NI) Agriculture Minister, Edwin Poots has voiced his concerns about some requirements relating to the movement of livestock...
Agri-Business
Machinery: Georges Latil and the constant velocity joint
Latil, an obscure French tractor maker that, apart from selling a few machines to the ESB in the distant past,...
N.Ireland
Exports of sheepmeat from the UK fall 12% in October
Continuing the trend seen for 2021, UK exports of fresh and frozen sheepmeat once again witnessed a decline, with imports...
Dairy
Why didn’t my vaccinations programme work?
The use of vaccinations in livestock will become increasingly more important with the rules around the use of antibiotics due...
N.Ireland
Eventful year for beef and lamb in Northern Ireland – LMC
The last year has seen major changes made to the political, economic and legislative landscape within which beef and lamb...
N.Ireland
HSENI to investigate farm death in Derrylin
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has confirmed that it is investigating the death of a 77...
