Machinery
Machinery Focus: To plough or not plough?
10 years ago, researchers at Harper Adams University in Shropshire in the UK set out on a long-term project to...
N.Ireland
N.Ireland
Decisions on rural schools should not be purely cost-driven – Sugden
East Derry MLA Claire Sugden has expressed concern that the vital contribution of rural schools to their communities is not...
Arable
Rothamsted: Gene editing will speed up ability to test enhanced crops
Rothamsted Research scientists have welcomed changes that will make gene editing (GE) research much easier from now on. The new...
N.Ireland
DAERA postgraduate students to benefit from £800,000 research scheme
An annual £800,000 research programme for postgraduate students to help promote innovation and develop the science base in Northern Ireland...
N.Ireland
All remaining Avian Influenza Surveillance Zones to be lifted across ROI and NI
Avian Influenza Surveillance Zones are set to be lifted across both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland by January...
Agri-Business
Closure of Ballymena Moy Park processing plant is ‘hugely concerning’
The decision made by Moy Park to suspend processing at it's Ballymena processing site in Co. Antrim has been challenged...
N.Ireland
Poots asks for responses on Future Agricultural Policy proposals for NI
Northern Ireland Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots has urged people to respond to one of the most...
Environment
New campaign to stop alien species threatening Irish waterways
A new campaign to protect Irish waterways from invasive alien species has been launched (Wednesday, January 19) by multiple organisations...
N.Ireland
Poots announces £220,000 investment in environmental water quality projects
Eleven local environmental water quality projects have benefitted from a £220,000 fund, that aims to protect waterways and surrounding ecosystems,...
N.Ireland
UK government called on to support NI peatland strategy
The UK government has been called on to “play an active part” in the implementation of a new Peatland Strategy...
N.Ireland
Additional BVD control measures likely to be required in Northern Ireland
Animal Health and Welfare NI (AHWNI) has confirmed that additional Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) control measures are likely to be...
N.Ireland
New suckler payment for Northern Ireland could be worth up to £160/cow
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is indicating that the new suckler payment for Northern Ireland will be set between £140...
N.Ireland
NIFDA and UFU call on Executive to publish Kendall report
Northern Ireland’s food industry leaders have called on the Northern Ireland Executive to publish the Independent Strategic Review of the...
Dairy
Society suggests verifying carbon footprint of Jersey cows
Many milk producers believe that the carbon footprint of Jersey cows is low, relative to that achieved by production animals...
N.Ireland
NI-bred Simmental stock are ‘first choice’ for Swiss and German customers
The new year is off to a positive start for three Simmental breeders located in countries Antrim and Tyrone, with...
Machinery
Surplus and vintage equipment to be auctioned by Cheffins
Cheffins will make a welcome return to holding live auctions with two sales, one of surplus equipment and the other...
Dairy
Dairy advice: Weaning autumn-born calves
Spring is just around the corner and now is a good time to begin the weaning of autumn-born calves, to...
N.Ireland
Sheep producers demand recognition in Poots’ future farm policies
Sheep producers are demanding full recognition within Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots’ recently published farm reform...
