N.Ireland
£2.7 million of North West flooding support payments to begin this week
Payments totalling £2.7 million to support farm businesses affected by the flooding and landslides in the North West in 2017...
N.Ireland
Environment
SSE Renewables gave over €1m to community groups in Ireland in the last year
SSE Renewables gave €1.1 million in funding to 412 community groups near its wind farms in the Republic of Ireland...
Beef
Latest LMC advertising campaign goes down a ‘treat’
The Livestock and Meat Commission’s (LMC) recent advertising campaign, themed: 'Good Honest Food: The Truth About Beef' has proven to...
Environment
Minister Poots visits local farm businesses making a difference
Northern Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has visited two farm businesses near Crossgar, Co. Down, to see how their innovative approach...
Agri-Business
Sustainable dairy – it’s about lifetime performance
Lactation milk yield is, obviously, important when it comes to determining the sustainable performance of a dairy cow. But according...
Agri-Business
Climate Bill to cost NI farming £11 billion
Aiming for net-zero by 2045 could result in the loss of 13,000 farming jobs in Northern Ireland at a cost...
Agri-Business
Agriculture Committee learns about ‘scientific approach’ to greener farming in Co. Tyrone
Members of Stormont's Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs committee visited a farm in Co. Tyrone to see for themselves the...
Agri-Business
Agriland journalist nominated for food writing awards
Agriland senior northern correspondent, Rachel Martin has been nominated for a number of prestigious writing awards. The Co. Down native...
Agri-Business
Rural boiler owners urged to respond to OFGEM letters
Farmers and rural business owners with RHI boilers that received a letter from the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets...
N.Ireland
2 arrests made as part of rural crime clampdown in Down
Two arrests were made for criminal offences during vehicle checkpoints conducted as part of an operation targeting rural crime in...
Environment
Minister opens fifth EFS round during Co. Down farm visit
Northern Ireland Agriculture and Environment Minister Edwin Poots has opened applications for the fifth round of the Environmental Farming Scheme...
Beef
56% of NI prime cattle beef kill from suckler-bred stock
During the second quarter of 2021, suckler-bred cattle accounted for 56% of the total prime cattle beef kill in Northern...
Agri-Business
Can-Am brings new level of ‘awesomeness’ to the agricultural sector
In these strained times the prospect of something a little sublime coming along to cheer us up is certainly to...
Agri-Business
Video: Machinery Focus – Budget all-rounders with the new Valtra A and G Series
Valtra launched its updated Series V range in April of this year and Agriland travelled to Doncaster in the UK...
Environment
IPCC: Warming effect of methane likely to be significantly overstated
The global warming effect of methane could be overestimated by as much as three or four times, according to a...
Beef
UK beef trade continues to improve despite Irish trend
The beef trade for prime cattle in the UK is continuing to improve despite ongoing efforts by Irish beef processors...
Environment
NI to host Climate Summit ahead of COP26
Northern Ireland politicians have agreed to hold a Climate Summit ahead of the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference. The...
Environment
Minister Poots visits conservation project in Antrim hills
Northern Ireland Agriculture and Environment Minister Edwin Poots was in Glenwherry, Co. Antrim today (Thursday August 12) to meet the...
