Agri-Business
Farming and food in NI can look forward with confidence -NIFDA
Despite the challenges of growing labour shortages, rising inflation and strengthening input costs, there is a general feeling that the...
N.Ireland
Agri-Business
British sheepmeat mislabeled as Irish – Carthy
A Freedom of Information (FoI) request relating to sheepmeat has confirmed a case involving ‘mislabeling UK ovine as Irish origin'...
Agri-Business
Pottinger updates its Impress baler range
It was five years ago that Pottinger introduced its very own range of Impress round balers. These were developed completely...
Arable
Warm weather brings threat of BYDV for cereal growers
The current spell of warm weather will be welcomed by almost every farmer, but if it were to continue for...
Dairy
September’s to do list: Selecting sires, fodder budget and grass
Summer has come to an end, we have now entered September and autumn has begun. Now is a good time...
Agri-Business
Fane Valley proposals for new processing plant to create up to 30 jobs
Fane Valley Co-op has unveiled proposals for a new food processing facility at Mandeville Industrial Estate in Craigavon, Co. Armagh....
Agri-Business
DUP to withdraw from north-south arrangements
The leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) has said the party will withdraw from north-south arrangements with immediate effect....
Dairy
Feeder inaccuracy of up to 15% found on NI dairy farms
Out of kilter feeders could be adding up to 15% in additional feed costs with every milking, a project by...
N.Ireland
Vaccine clinics announced for Balmoral Show
The Health and Agriculture Ministers are urging the farming and rural community to get the vaccine to protect themselves from...
Environment
Peatlands Strategy: UFU warns against funding bog rewetting plans from direct payments budget
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has aired its concerns over the economic effects of rewetting peatland in Northern Ireland as...
Agri-Business
Machinery Focus: Video – Kverneland sets continuous pace with round baler
The round baler has made a terrific impact on the farming scene over the years, playing a large part in...
Agri-Business
Trouw invests £2 million in upgrades to Belfast mill
Animal nutrition company Trouw Nutrition has reinvested £2 million in its Belfast mill. The updates, which include the purchase of...
Agri-Business
EU ‘not to launch infringement action’ over UK decision to extend Grace Periods
The European Commission has said it will not launch infringement action after the UK yesterday announced plans to extend the...
Dairy
Autumn-calving: Preparing for calves on your farm
The autumn-calving season is due to kick off on dairy farms in the coming days and weeks, as farmers gear...
Agri-Business
From microbials to nanosatellites: Meet the 17 start-ups driving the agri-tech revolution
The inventors behind 17 agri-tech solutions will present their ground-breaking technologies at this year’s virtual World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit. The...
Arable
Milk producers commit to home-grown wheat and barley for straw value
Increasing numbers of dairy farmers in Northern Ireland seem committed to growing their own acreages of wheat and barley. But...
N.Ireland
Key considerations for rural crime prevention on farms
With the year pushing on, and darker evenings on the horizon, farmers will be keeping an eye on securing their...
Agri-Business
Growers warn peat ban could wipe out NI’s £46 million mushroom industry
Northern Ireland growers have warned a ban on peat proposed in the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs' (DAERA's)...
