Agri-Business
Rural boiler owners urged to respond to OFGEM letters
Farmers and rural business owners with RHI boilers that received a letter from the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets...
N.Ireland
N.Ireland
2 arrests made as part of rural crime clampdown in Down
Two arrests were made for criminal offences during vehicle checkpoints conducted as part of an operation targeting rural crime in...
Environment
Minister opens fifth EFS round during Co. Down farm visit
Northern Ireland Agriculture and Environment Minister Edwin Poots has opened applications for the fifth round of the Environmental Farming Scheme...
Beef
56% of NI prime cattle beef kill from suckler-bred stock
During the second quarter of 2021, suckler-bred cattle accounted for 56% of the total prime cattle beef kill in Northern...
Agri-Business
Can-Am brings new level of ‘awesomeness’ to the agricultural sector
In these strained times the prospect of something a little sublime coming along to cheer us up is certainly to...
Agri-Business
Video: Machinery Focus – Budget all-rounders with the new Valtra A and G Series
Valtra launched its updated Series V range in April of this year and Agriland travelled to Doncaster in the UK...
Environment
IPCC: Warming effect of methane likely to be significantly overstated
The global warming effect of methane could be overestimated by as much as three or four times, according to a...
Beef
UK beef trade continues to improve despite Irish trend
The beef trade for prime cattle in the UK is continuing to improve despite ongoing efforts by Irish beef processors...
Environment
NI to host Climate Summit ahead of COP26
Northern Ireland politicians have agreed to hold a Climate Summit ahead of the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference. The...
Environment
Minister Poots visits conservation project in Antrim hills
Northern Ireland Agriculture and Environment Minister Edwin Poots was in Glenwherry, Co. Antrim today (Thursday August 12) to meet the...
Beef
Meat consumption on the rise in Northern Ireland
The Livestock and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland (LMC) has highlighted the most recent meat consumption trends contained within a...
Agri-Business
3,000 eligible for NI’s wool payment yet to apply
Around 3,000 Northern Ireland farmers eligible for the department's Covid-19 support payment for wool have yet to apply despite the...
Machinery
Buying farm machinery: What should you look out for?
With farm machinery becoming an increasingly important element in the business of farming today, particular care must be paid when...
Environment
Farm walks kickstart in NI with Habitat TDF visits
The department is set to recommence in-person training events with a series of farm walks across Northern Ireland later this...
Agri-Business
Foyle Food Group profits up £4 million in 2020
Northern meat processor Foyle Food Group saw a £4 million increase in pre-tax profits over the last year despite "challenging"...
Environment
Further £4.3 million to back for NI environmental projects
25 Northern non-profit organisations are to benefit from £4.3 million from the latest round of the Department of Agriculture Environment...
N.Ireland
Rural isolation key theme for NI’s ‘Uniting Opportunities’ programme
Rural isolation is to be one of seven core issues tackled as part of a new wave of Northern Ireland's...
Environment
Poots commits £332,000 to aid Mournes Wildfire Recovery
Almost £350,000 has been set aside to help the Mourne Mountains recover following the devastating wildfire in April 2021, Environment...
