N.Ireland
Farming in NI is about to enter a period of high taxation
Farming in Northern Ireland (NI) is about to enter a period of high taxation, in relative terms, according to Omagh-based...
N.Ireland
Environment
Poots calls for public response to Environment Strategy consultation
Northern Ireland Environment Minister Edwin Poots has called on the public to respond to the Environment Strategy consultation which closes...
Agri-Business
Entries open for 16th Northern Ireland Food and Drink Awards
Northern Ireland’s food and drink companies are invited to enter the 2022 Northern Ireland Food and Drink Awards. Sponsored by...
N.Ireland
Friday: ‘Farmer in Training’ Sophie shows us around
Sophie Alpin Gregory will be taking over our social media this Friday, January 14, in another Agriland Takeover – on Instagram and Facebook. Sophie, a...
N.Ireland
Concerns over future agricultural policy in Northern Ireland
Stormont’s Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (AERA) committee chairman, Declan McAleer, has said that the future agricultural policy proposals published by...
N.Ireland
Animal welfare needs joined-up response amid rehoming crisis – Sugden
East Derry MLA Claire Sugden has said a joined-up animal welfare policy between the Executive and local councils must be...
Dairy
Controlling digital dermatitis during the housed period
Digital dermatitis - also known as Mortellaro's disease - often rears its head on farms during the housed period, when...
N.Ireland
Chair and board members sought for LMC
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is looking to appoint a chair and four board members to...
Agri-Business
Devenish opens corporate headquarters in Mexico
Belfast-based animal nutrition company, Devenish, has announced today (January 12) that it has opened a new production facility in Mexico....
Environment
Non-native conifer plantations may negatively impact red squirrels – study
Conservation strategies in the UK and Ireland that favour non-native conifer plantations are likely to negatively impact red squirrels, according...
N.Ireland
Food Futures project launches new online platform
Food Futures, a project funded by the Agri-Food Quest Competence Centre is a whole supply chain partnership between farmers, processors,...
N.Ireland
Poots urges public response to consultation on single-use plastics
Northern Ireland Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots, is calling on the public to respond to the single-use plastic (SUP) drinks...
N.Ireland
£12m FBIS-C investment scheme for farmers and growers now open
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has announced that Tier 2 of the Farm Business Improvement Scheme - Capital (FBIS-C)...
N.Ireland
UK supermarket to remove ‘Use By’ dates from milk
Morrisons supermarkets will remove the 'Use By' dates on 90% of its own-brand milk from January 31, to encourage customers...
N.Ireland
Export markets a key priority for beef and lamb in NI
Access to export markets remains a key priority for beef and lamb in Northern Ireland (NI), according to the Livestock...
Agri-Business
Machinery Focus: New chapter for gantry farming from Nexat
The only gold medal awarded in the 2021 DLG Innovation Awards went to a relatively obscure German company by the...
Agri-Business
Extra muscle for the Unimog
At the end of the 75th anniversary year of the Unimog, Mercedes-Benz Trucks blessed its range of off-road 4X4 vehicles...
N.Ireland
NI sees largest pig population in 10 years
The Northern Ireland pig population, at 716,800 head, is the largest on records covering the last decade, according to the...
