Beef
UFU president defends badger culling in TB strategy
Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president Victor Chestnutt has taken to the BBC airwaves in order to defend the validity of...
N.Ireland
N.Ireland
NI’s proposed TB strategy could save region up to £70 million
Northern Ireland's proposed bovine TB strategy could save the region as much as £70 million, according to officials. Responding to...
Agri-Business
Great Yorkshire Success gives hope for September Balmoral
The prospect of 26,000 people gathering for England's premier agricultural show might have seemed like wishful thinking this year, but...
N.Ireland
Developments on moving breeding animals between NI and GB requires ‘urgent attention’ – NSA
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has stated that they are pleased to hear that the Northern Ireland protocol is to...
N.Ireland
Clarkson’s Farm set to return for second series
Those disappointed thinking they had seen the last from Diddly Squat Farm will welcome news that a second series of...
N.Ireland
DAERA announces date Covid-19 TB testing mitigations will end
Mitigations made to bovine TB testing in Northern Ireland to minimise disruption as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic are...
N.Ireland
Man convicted of failing to provide BVD sample
A Co. Down man has pleaded guilty to the offence of failing to provide a Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) sample from...
Agri-Business
£12 million earmarked for FBIS Tier 2 tranche 2
A total of £12 million has been earmarked for the second tranche of Tier 2 the Farm Business Improvement Scheme...
N.Ireland
Farmer convicted for failing to notify movement of animals
A Co. Down farmer has been convicted of 24 charges of failure to notify the movement of animals onto his...
Agri-Business
FBIS Tier 2 to change to 2-step process for tranche 2
The application process for Northern Ireland's Tier 2 grant has been changed to a two-part process after planning issues hampered...
Arable
The future for tillage in Northern Ireland
A far reaching review of its tillage sector has confirmed the key role played by crop production within Northern Ireland’s...
N.Ireland
Badger cull identified as DAERA’s preferred option for bTB wildlife intervention
A badger cull in the areas worst affected by bovine TB has been identified as the department's preferred option for...
N.Ireland
Eid boosts lamb prices in the UK
Demand coming from the Eid al-Adha festival helped to boost both liveweight and deadweight lamb prices in the UK last...
Agri-Business
Cash flow crisis unfolding for farmers in Northern Ireland
Despite the record beef prices and exceptionally good returns now available for all other commodities, it seems that significant cash...
Agri-Business
NI farm medicines project secures £30,000 from venture capital fund
Northern Ireland scientists have secured £30,000 in venture capital funding to develop a system simplifying the process of recording farm...
Agri-Business
Supermarket bosses call for action to avoid NI supply disruption
Supermarket bosses representing over 75% of the Northern Irish grocery market, have called for urgent action to avoid GB-NI supply...
N.Ireland
UK sheepmeat exports down 23% for May
UK exports of sheepmeat continue to fall, with exports for the month of May declining by 23% year-on-year. The Agriculture...
Agri-Business
SaMASZ mowers challenge the mainstream
SaMASZ is a company based in the the city of Bialystok which lies in in the north east of Poland....
