N.Ireland
DAERA staff raise over £9k for Air Ambulance NI
Staff from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), along with their family and friends, have raised £9,680...
N.Ireland
N.Ireland
Antibiotic usage within UK agriculture continues to fall
The latest official statistics confirm that antibiotic usage within UK agriculture fell by 50% between 2014 and 2022. The actual...
N.Ireland
Dale Farm sees turnover increase of £67m in latest accounts
Major Northern Ireland dairy cooperative Dale Farm has reported its highest turnover and profit to date for the financial year...
Agri-Business
Poll: 55% feel NI Protocol is positive for economy
55% of voters think the Northern Ireland Protocol is having a positive impact on the economy, according to a new...
N.Ireland
Beef industry: Livestock production at heart of ‘regenerative agriculture’
Recent weeks have seen Europe’s beef industry arguing strongly that livestock production is at the heart of ‘regenerative agriculture’. The...
N.Ireland
CAFRE celebrates graduating food students' achievements
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) celebrated food-student achievements at a graduation ceremony held at Loughry Campus,...
Agri-Business
British and Irish farmers meet to discuss NI Protocol
Members of farm organisations from Ireland and the UK have met to discuss issues surrounding the Northern Ireland (NI) Protocol....
Agri-Business
Pottinger launches new mower combination
Pottinger is claiming that its new NOVACAT V 10000 mower combination combines high output with excellent ground tracking. It is...
Agri-Business
Farm machinery production costs – the only way is up
Farm machinery production costs have risen by between 15% and 20% over the past year within a very frenetic marketplace....
Pig/Poultry
Mexico visits UK to explore trade opportunities for pork
Three senior executives from one of the largest meat processors in Mexico visited London last week to learn more about...
Agri-Business
Irish farm organisation meets UK unions to discuss drystock challenges
Members of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) executive have met with counterparts from other farming unions to discuss issues affecting...
N.Ireland
33% year-on-year increase of UK sheepmeat exports in April
UK sheepmeat exports increased 33% in April when compared to the same month in 2021. According to the Agriculture and...
Agri-Business
Identifying precision farming opportunities with Trimble
There has been a great deal of talk about precision farming over the past few years, yet the adoption of...
N.Ireland
Claas makes further investment in the autonomous sector
Claas has increased its involvement with AgXeed B.V, a specialist in autonomous farming systems, having participated in the Series A...
Agri-Business
Livestock methane-reducing product gets commercial contract in Oz
CH4 Global Inc. has announced the first commercial sale and supply of its Asparagopsis-based methane-reducing product for ruminant animals to...
N.Ireland
‘I would always be out’: NI sheep farmer shares his story ahead of pride
“I knew I wanted to work with animals and then my parents said, why not start a farm, and I...
N.Ireland
Monaghan farming family win Lakeland Milk Quality Awards
A dairy farming family in Co. Monaghan have been announced as the Supreme Champions of the Lakeland Dairies Milk Quality...
Agri-Business
Potential foot and mouth case in UK a ‘concern’ for Irish farmers
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that a suspected case of foot and mouth disease on a pig farm...