Dairy
Is your calf housing up to par?
Calf housing facilities are an important part of any dairy farm, with below-par facilities leading to increased sickness among calves....
N.Ireland
Agri-Business
Dromona strikes gold at 2021 International Cheese and Dairy Awards
Dairy cooperative Dale Farm has picked up several accolades at the 2021 International Cheese and Dairy Awards. With over 5,000...
N.Ireland
Lakeland is first processor to reveal increased October milk price
The board of Lakeland Dairies has increased the co-operative’s milk price for October and is the first processor to reveal...
Environment
Minister launches consultation on Environment Strategy for NI
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots, has launched a consultation document on Northern Ireland’s first ever overarching...
Environment
AgriSearch welcomes new NI Soil Nutrient Scheme
AgriSearch has welcomed the recent announcement by Northern Ireland agriculture minister, Edwin Poots, launching the Soil Nutrient Health Scheme for...
Agri-Business
Farm labour – finding good staff and ensuring they stay
Farm labour staffing issues are fast becoming one of the more significant obstacles to progression and development on local dairy...
N.Ireland
Funding for research on antibiotic alternatives for pigs
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), Martin Heydon, has announced a grant award...
Agri-Business
White’s Oats unveils new ‘eco-scores’ as part of sustainability ambition
As part of its sustainability vision for the future, Northern Ireland, Co. Armagh-based White’s Oats, has unveiled a full sweep...
Grass
Forage utilisation key to improving farm sustainability
Ruminant-based livestock sectors will achieve the sustainability improvements they need to make, through improved forage utilisation, according to United Feeds...
Dairy
CAFRE highlights the value of carbon calculators
The College of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (CAFRE) has confirmed that carbon calculators can be used to estimate the...
N.Ireland
Glenarm Forest is NI’s first accredited QCC forest conservation project
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has announced Glenarm Forest as Northern Ireland’s first accredited Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy (QCC) conservation forest. Minister...
Arable
Winter oilseed rape acreage increased by 25%
Teagasc is confirming that the area of winter oilseed rape sown out in Ireland has increased by an estimated 25%...
Environment
UFU responds to COP26 methane emissions reduction pledge
Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president, Victor Chestnutt, has responded to the COP26 pledge by many world leaders to cut global...
Agri-Business
Deadline looms for submissions to NI Food Strategy Framework
Time is running out to give your views through the public consultation on ‘Food at the Heart of Our Society...
N.Ireland
Lamb prices in the north continue to strengthen
Lamb prices in Northern Ireland continue to strengthen similar to what is being seen here in the south. Quotes for...
N.Ireland
Webinars to help NI farmers protect their information online
AI Services (Northern Ireland) Ltd. will be hosting a series of 'working safe online' webinars, kicking-off on Tuesday, November 9....
N.Ireland
2 weeks left to comment on NI Food Strategy Framework
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots, is relaying the message that there are only two weeks left...
Arable
New chief executive for NI Grain Trade Association
The Northern Ireland Grain Trade Association (NIGTA) has confirmed the appointment of Gill Gallagher as its new chief executive, succeeding...
