Agri-Business
LMC gives evidence to Westminster’s NI Affairs Select Committee
Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) chief executive, Ian Stevenson, recently gave evidence to Westminster's Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee. He...
N.Ireland
N.Ireland
Developing effective grassland management systems for sheep
Developing effective grassland management systems for sheep was the theme recently addressed by Dr. Phil Creighton, during his presentation to...
N.Ireland
Poots and devolved regions discuss future ag policy
Northern Ireland Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots, has met with Agriculture Ministers and Farming Union presidents from...
N.Ireland
Clarkson’s Farm promo pic criticised for unsafe behaviour
Farm safety organisations in the UK have criticised a recently shared promotional picture for season two of Clarkson's Farm for...
N.Ireland
Armagh farmer convicted for transporting emaciated cow
A 52-year-old farmer from Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland, has been found guilty of the transportation of a cow which was...
N.Ireland
Could Poots’ reform proposals destroy the entire fabric of rural areas?
A Co. Armagh farmer believes that reform proposals in farm support for Northern Ireland will destroy the entire fabric of...
N.Ireland
Could you identify perennial ryegrass within a sward?
A leading grassland expert has suggested that significant numbers of sheep and other livestock farmers cannot identify perennial ryegrass and...
N.Ireland
Calls for a review of Northern Ireland’s Forest Service
A leading forester has called for Northern Ireland's Forest Service to be reviewed, as a matter of priority. Premier Woodlands...
N.Ireland
Derry farmers raise over £52,000 for Air Ambulance NI
The City of Derry Young Farmers' Club has completed its 60th anniversary activity, fundraising for Air Ambulance Northern Ireland (NI)...
Agri-Business
Higher beef volume: ‘Romance seems to mean steak’ – AHDB
In the month of February, people are 14 times more likely to eat steak than at any other time of...
N.Ireland
NI: £2m scheme to improve health of bees and pollinators
Northern Ireland Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots MLA has launched a scheme specifically for schools to...
N.Ireland
Machinery Focus: Video – Kuhn’s answer to complete diet feeding
With the onset of the spring calving season dairy farms are busy places with not only the rush of young...
Agri-Business
Northern Ireland Protocol import inspections to remain in place
Import inspections, linked to the application of the Northern Ireland Protocol, are to remain unchanged for at least the next...
N.Ireland
Suspected bird flu case in Fermanagh
Control measures have been introduced in Northern Ireland following the suspicion of avian influenza (bird flu) at a premises in...
Machinery
CNH and AGCO brands gain on John Deere in UK
Last month the Agricultural Engineers Association (AEA) released the latest sales statistics for the UK, including the breakdown by brand...
N.Ireland
DAERA seizes illegal veterinary medicines imported from Singapore
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced that they have seized a quantity of illegal veterinary...
N.Ireland
Balmoral Show prepares to return to traditional dates
Representatives from Ulster Bank and the Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) have come together to kickstart the countdown to this...
Agri-Business
Dawn Meats and Dunbia sign agreement to minimise carcase waste
Agri-food tech company Elemental has signed its first licensing agreement with food processors Dawn Meats and Dunbia for its protein...
