N.Ireland
Funding for research on antibiotic alternatives for pigs
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), Martin Heydon, has announced a grant award...
N.Ireland
Agri-Business
White’s Oats unveils new ‘eco-scores’ as part of sustainability ambition
As part of its sustainability vision for the future, Northern Ireland, Co. Armagh-based White’s Oats, has unveiled a full sweep...
Grass
Forage utilisation key to improving farm sustainability
Ruminant-based livestock sectors will achieve the sustainability improvements they need to make, through improved forage utilisation, according to United Feeds...
Dairy
CAFRE highlights the value of carbon calculators
The College of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (CAFRE) has confirmed that carbon calculators can be used to estimate the...
N.Ireland
Glenarm Forest is NI’s first accredited QCC forest conservation project
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has announced Glenarm Forest as Northern Ireland’s first accredited Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy (QCC) conservation forest. Minister...
Arable
Winter oilseed rape acreage increased by 25%
Teagasc is confirming that the area of winter oilseed rape sown out in Ireland has increased by an estimated 25%...
Environment
UFU responds to COP26 methane emissions reduction pledge
Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president, Victor Chestnutt, has responded to the COP26 pledge by many world leaders to cut global...
Agri-Business
Deadline looms for submissions to NI Food Strategy Framework
Time is running out to give your views through the public consultation on ‘Food at the Heart of Our Society...
N.Ireland
Lamb prices in the north continue to strengthen
Lamb prices in Northern Ireland continue to strengthen similar to what is being seen here in the south. Quotes for...
N.Ireland
Webinars to help NI farmers protect their information online
AI Services (Northern Ireland) Ltd. will be hosting a series of 'working safe online' webinars, kicking-off on Tuesday, November 9....
N.Ireland
2 weeks left to comment on NI Food Strategy Framework
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots, is relaying the message that there are only two weeks left...
Arable
New chief executive for NI Grain Trade Association
The Northern Ireland Grain Trade Association (NIGTA) has confirmed the appointment of Gill Gallagher as its new chief executive, succeeding...
N.Ireland
Highly pathogenic bird flu confirmed in wild bird in Ireland
The Irish government's Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed avian influenza H5N1 in a wild bird...
Agri-Business
Collaboration with industry key to addressing climate change
The food and drink industry in Northern Ireland must be part of addressing the climate change challenge. Speaking at the...
Agri-Business
Health-enhancing poultry products in the pipeline
Agri-tech company, Devenish and Canadian biotech company, Mara Renewables Corporation (Mara) have secured funding to develop algae-derived poultry feed that...
Agri-Business
Vast majority of shoppers now buy local brands
Research has revealed that 93% of consumers now actively choose to buy local food and drink brands with 27% "always"...
Environment
Poots ‘confident’ that agri is ‘committed’ to playing part in reducing emissions
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has welcomed the "positive action already underway" within the farming community to reduce emissions and tackle...
N.Ireland
Omagh Academy wins ABP Angus Youth Challenge
The 2020 ABP Angus Youth Challenge - a unique agri-skills development scheme - has been won by a team from...
