N.Ireland
UFU proposes drive-in AGM and presidential election
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is proposing to hold a drive-in annual general meeting so that it can elect its...
N.Ireland
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is proposing to hold a drive-in annual general meeting so that it can elect its...
Agri-Business
Northern Ireland agricultural research body AgriSearch is seeking farmers’ views on its work as part of a wide-ranging review of...
Agri-Business
The Northern Ireland Beef and Lamb Farm Quality Assurance Scheme (FQAS) Industry Board has said it will soon resume inspections....
N.Ireland
A tractor driver was pulled in by police officers when travelling on the M1 motorway last week, resulting in a...
Agri-Business
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has given his support to a UK-wide campaign that aims to encourage people to drink milk....
N.Ireland
Enquiries are being made by authorities following the death of a man in a farm accident in Co. Antrim earlier...
Machinery
JCB has reached agreement with the GMB Union on a new working pattern that is designed to safeguard up to...
Agri-Business
The farmer-funded research and innovation body, AgriSearch, has announced two new appointments to its Board of Trustees. It comes as...
Agri-Business
Northern Ireland’s College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) has announced plans to open applications for the next round of...
Agri-Business
Northern Ireland Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots has said he will soon start work to divvy up a £25 million...
Agri-Business
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has confirmed that 24,494 Single Applications were received by the...
Agri-Business
Dale Farm group chief executive Nick Whelan has been appointed as the new chairman of the Northern Ireland Food and Drink...
Agri-Business
Northern Ireland’s Department of Finance has made £25 million emergency Covid-19 funding available to the region’s agri-food sector. The money...
Machinery
Urgent talks are underway between a workers’ union and JCB over almost 1,000 staff jobs which have been deemed at-risk...
Dairy
As housed dairy systems become more popular, CAFRE staff are advising farmers to reconsider the financial benefits of sticking to...
N.Ireland
Members of the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) have showed their support for the NHS by providing frontline workers with locally-produced food...
Forestry
Global supply chains face unprecedented levels of uncertainty from the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. This is according to a...
Forestry
The value of the UK forestry investment market was just over £121 million during the 2019 forest year (October 1,...