N.Ireland
Opinion: UFU surely welcomes changes to bTB regulations
By all accounts, it has been a marvellous start to the year for the Ulster Farmers' Union (UFU) and its...
N.Ireland
Agri-Business
Machinery Focus: Mushrooms and fast horses – the growing technology gap
Machinery manufacturers, especially the larger ones, are highly adept at filling journalists inboxes with press releases promising all sorts of...
N.Ireland
Opportunities to expand the export of red meat from NI to develop
Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) chief executive, Ian Stevenson believes that opportunities to expand the export of red meat from...
Agri-Business
John Deere gives a little amid ‘right to repair’ battle
With at least four lawsuits pending, John Deere appears to be giving a little in the right to repair battle...
N.Ireland
Sinn Féin gives guarded welcome to NI amended farm policy reform
Sinn Féin MLA and chair of the Stormont agriculture committee, Declan McAleer has given a guarded welcome to the amended...
N.Ireland
NI farmers urged to remain vigilant to wildfires
Farmers in Northern Ireland are being urged to remain vigilant to wildfires as the weather is unprecedently warm and dry...
N.Ireland
NI: Long-term bovine TB eradication-strategy launched
A new, long-term bovine tuberculosis (TB) eradication strategy for Northern Ireland has been launched by Minister for Agriculture, Environment and...
N.Ireland
Poots meets with Stena Line over P&O Ferries
Northern Ireland Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Edwin Poots has met with representatives from Stena Line to hear...
N.Ireland
EFS payments of over £6m issue to NI farmers
Payments of more than £6 million have issued to Northern Irish farmers participating in the Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS). The...
N.Ireland
EFS payments of over £6m issue to NI farmers
Payments of more than £6 million have issued to Northern Irish farmers participating in the Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS). The...
Agri-Business
North and south agriculture ministers link up for food integrity initiative
The Minister for Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots, and his Republic of Ireland counterpart, Charlie McConalogue, Minister for...
N.Ireland
Calls for recognition of farmers’ carbon offsetting efforts
Not only do farmers need recognition for the carbon offsetting they do, they also need to be supported in further...
N.Ireland
UN: Groundwater mismanagement could threaten food security
The vital role of groundwater and the need to manage it sustainably can no longer be overlooked, according to the...
N.Ireland
NI: £45m Soil Nutrient Health Scheme opens
The new Northern Ireland Soil Nutrient Health Scheme (SNHS), a £45 million investment over a four-year period, has opened. The...
N.Ireland
BVA: Ongoing analysis on badger culling and bovine TB needed
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has welcomed new research on badger culling and bovine tuberculosis (TB) control in cattle, however...
N.Ireland
Is a £70m farm-support package available in NI?
According to Sinn Féin’s Declan McAleer, there is scope to draw down a £70 million farm-support package from the Northern...
Agri-Business
Study finds no link between badger culling and reduction in bovine TB
There is no evidence to show that mass badger culling in the United Kingdom prevents bovine tuberculosis (TB) in cattle,...
N.Ireland
UK exports of sheepmeat stage ‘slight recovery’ in January
UK exports of fresh and frozen sheepmeat staged a slight recovery in January of this year. The Agriculture and Horticulture...
