Environment
Global land area for grazing and fodder reduced by 191m hectares – FAO
Grassland and shrub-covered areas used to graze animals or as sources of fodder have declined by 191 million hectares over...
N.Ireland
Dairy
Global milk production sees first growth decrease since 2019
After more than two years of uninterrupted growth, global milk production is down, with growth expected to dip into negative...
Beef
Aberdeen Angus bulls sell to 4,400gns twice at Dungannon
There was strong demand for pedigree Aberdeen Angus bulls at the breed society’s December show and sale, hosted by Dungannon...
Agri-Business
EU opens up PGI application for ‘Irish Grass Fed Beef’ to submissions
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, has today (Wednesday, December 8) welcomed the launch of the next...
N.Ireland
RiverRidge to cut GHG emissions by 50% by 2030
Recycling firm RiverRidge has today (December 8) signed the Climate Action Pledge to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by...
N.Ireland
Poots commits £14m to environmental farming schemes
Some 500 farmers are expected to get the go ahead for environmental farming projects thanks to an estimated £14 million...
Dairy
8,500gns achieved by Kerry breeders at Black and White sale
The 2021 Black and White dairy sale took place on Saturday, December 3, at Borderway Mart in Carlisle. There was...
Forestry
Concern at delays in processing forestry applications in NI
Premier Woodlands’ managing director, John Hetherington, has expressed frustration at the time its taking the Forest Service in Northern Ireland...
N.Ireland
CAFRE presents performance awards to students at Enniskillen campus
Students at the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE), Enniskillen campus recently received awards for performance during the...
Grass
Ballyvoy and Dundrod – two new perennial ryegrass varieties from AFBI
Two new, Agri-Food and Biosciences’ Institute (AFBI) grass varieties - Ballyvoy and Dundrod – are about to be released on to the...
N.Ireland
CAFRE to host free Dry Stone Walling courses
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) will host free Dry Stone Walling training events at its Glenwherry...
N.Ireland
Northern sheep trade: Lamb prices hold firm
The sheep trade in Northern Ireland (NI) this week was reported to be firm, with lamb prices holding relative to...
N.Ireland
Women are under-represented at farm management level
The Northern Ireland Assembly is to undertake a review which will identify how much women are under-represented at farm management level....
Agri-Business
Machinery Focus: Fordson -‘forth it went into the fields’
As a rule, tractors inspire very little poetry but one model that did attract the pen of impressionable scribes and...
N.Ireland
Dairy markets remain strong but farmer margins impacted
Dale Farm chief executive Nick Whelan has confirmed that, despite dairy markets being relatively strong, milk volumes coming into processers...
Beef
International market for grass-fed beef to increase in value – LMC
According to Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) chief executive, Ian Stevenson, the international market for grass-fed beef is to increase...
N.Ireland
Gerry Boyle joins board of AgriSearch
AgriSearch, the farmer-funded research and innovation body, has announced the appointment of Prof. Gerry Boyle, Norman McMordie and Ian McCluggage...
N.Ireland
Bird flu: Suspected notifiable case in Tyrone
Disease control measures have been put in place in Northern Ireland (NI) following suspicion of notifiable avian influenza (AI) -...
