N.Ireland
The inter-relationship between sulphur and nitrogen
Due to the key role of both sulphur and nitrogen in the synthesis of proteins, the supply of these plant...
N.Ireland
N.Ireland
NIFDA: ‘Scrapping’ the NI Protocol ‘would set us back’
Northern Ireland Food and Drink Association (NIFDA) has said that abandoning the Northern Ireland Protocol would set the industry back....
N.Ireland
Child Farm Safety Week takes place across NI
This week is Child Farm Safety Week in Northern Ireland, and the HSENI’s Agriculture team are extremely busy visiting rural...
Agri-Business
Moy Park strike continues at Randalstown plant
14 Unite the Union members at the Moy Park site on the Moneynick Road, Randalstown have established pickets at the...
N.Ireland
Man dies following collision between tractor and motorbike
A man in his 40s has died after the motorbike he was riding collided with a tractor on the Aughrim...
N.Ireland
Westminster urged to match Brussels’ support for EU agriculture
Farmers for Action’s (FFA) William Taylor has said that Westminster must match the additional support commitment recently confirmed by Brussels...
N.Ireland
Holstein cow sweeps the boards at Ballymoney Show
The Holstein cow, Priestland 5446 Shot J Rose, won the Supreme Championship Class at this year’s Ballymoney Show in Co....
N.Ireland
British Wool reaffirms stakeholder commitment to auction
British Wool CEO Andrew Hogley believes that the organisation’s wool auction system remains fit for purpose in a post-pandemic world....
N.Ireland
Ministers must ‘work together’ to protect rural communities
East Derry MLA Claire Sugden has urged all Executive ministers to work together to ensure rural communities are protected by...
N.Ireland
Wool prices on the rebound with further potential growth – Ulster Wool
Wool prices have strengthened considerably since the easing of the Covid-19 pandemic measures in countries around the world. However, British...
N.Ireland
Tributes paid to farming contractor’s son who died following crash
Tributes are being paid to a Co. Derry, Northern Ireland teenager, named locally as Max Boggs, who died following a...
N.Ireland
DAERA funds new equipment for Mourne Mountain Rescue
Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs Minister, Edwin Poots MLA has visited Castlewellan Forest Park where he saw at first-hand some...
Agri-Business
No apologies for the late arrival of four-wheel drive
Strange as it may now seem, four-wheel drive in the Ireland and the UK was often considered an unnecessary gimmick...
N.Ireland
Sheep throughput and prices fall in Great Britain
Sheep prices and throughput fell in Great Britain (GB) for the week ending May 21, the latest Agriculture and Horticulture...
Agri-Business
Aramune Technologies raises £800k to scale and trial its first product
Aramune Technologies has raised £800,000 of new equity funding to develop an industrial-scale process for manufacturing its first product. The...
N.Ireland
Soil Nutrient Health Scheme ‘a major milestone’ for industry
Northern Ireland’s (NI’s) Soil Nutrient Health Scheme is now open for applications, according to the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU). The...
N.Ireland
FAO: Wheat and poultry price indexes rose in May
The price of wheat and poultry rose in May this year (2022), despite a modest decline in world food commodity...
N.Ireland
Assessment of Mournes wildfire damage underway
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) and the Police Service...