Agri-Business
European Wool Day to take place tomorrow
The second European Wool Day will be celebrated at the Museo del Traje in Madrid, Spain this weekend (Saturday, April...
N.Ireland
Agri-Business
DAERA hosts industry taskforce to tackle rising agri-costs
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has established a dedicated taskforce with industry representatives in response to...
N.Ireland
Rural Support 20 years on: ‘Its need has never been greater’
Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) chief executive, Ian Stevenson, attended the recent 20th anniversary celebrations for farming-related charity, Rural Support....
Agri-Business
Is a 15m dribble bar to spread slurry destined to become the norm?
The fading of the splash plate in favour of ground level application of slurry has led to the adoption of...
N.Ireland
UK national sheep flock sees an increase in 2021
The UK national sheep flock witnessed an increase in 2021, by 3%, figures up to December 1, reveal. The Agriculture...
N.Ireland
Concern that NI farmers are not buying enough fertiliser
There is a growing concern that farmers in Northern Ireland (NI) are not buying enough fertiliser to meet their full...
N.Ireland
AHV ‘tractor-pull’ to raise £25,000 for Northern Ireland Air Ambulance
Animal Health Vision (AHV) will host a charity ‘tractor-pull’ in aid of Northern Ireland Air Ambulance on Saturday, April 9....
Agri-Business
LMC welcomes academic questioning of Global Burden of Disease report
A group of leading academics - three of whom are Irish - have queried the veracity of the 2019 Global...
Agri-Business
IPES: Sustainable solutions readily available for food systems
The International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES-Food) has called for fundamental reform of food systems to avoid catastrophic...
N.Ireland
Land Mobility acting to ‘fast forward’ generational renewal circle
Land Mobility Programme manager, John McCallister, has said that more can be done to open up agriculture for young people...
N.Ireland
NIFDA calls red diesel restrictions a ‘tax on food’
The Northern Ireland Food and Drink Association (NIFDA) has said that the incoming restrictions on rebated (red) diesel will essentially...
Agri-Business
Conflict in Ukraine continues to dominate world grain markets
According to the Northern Ireland Grain Trade Association (NIGTA), the conflict in Ukraine continues to dominate world markets. In turn,...
N.Ireland
Armagh farmer sentenced for failure to isolate TB reactors
A farmer from Co. Armagh has been sentenced for failure to comply with notice to isolate tuberculosis (TB) reactors. Philip...
N.Ireland
Red diesel to be hot topic at new LAMMA ‘speaker zone’
Two speaker zones have been added to LAMMA 2022, where visitors will be able to drop in for updates on...
Agri-Business
Countries need finance to continue food systems transformations
A number of United Nations (UN) members will require financing of up to $60,000/yr, if they are to continue transforming...
Agri-Business
Machinery Focus: Birth of the Massey Ferguson 100 series
There is a general agreement that the Harry Ferguson tractors of the post-war era were the most influential tractors ever...
N.Ireland
NI: Solicitor says bovine TB eradication strategy lacks key issues
The new bovine tuberculosis (TB) eradication strategy for Northern Ireland (NI) does not address several key issues, according to a...
N.Ireland
Wildlife groups to legally challenge badger cull in NI
The decision to launch a badger cull in Northern Ireland (NI) is to be legally challenged in the courts by...