Agri-Business
NI Business Development Groups open for 2020 applications
Northern Ireland’s Business Development Groups (BDG) scheme will reopen for a further tranche of newcomers. This year’s scheme will see...
Agri-Business
Northern Ireland’s Business Development Groups (BDG) scheme will reopen for a further tranche of newcomers. This year’s scheme will see...
Beef
As many as 427 BVD positive animals have been retained across 283 Northern Ireland herds, despite mounting pressure to rid farms of...
Agri-Business
Beef farmers in Northern Ireland have been urged to negotiate with processors to gain a higher base price as abattoirs...
Agri-Business
An Australian dairyman is set to preside over one of Northern Ireland’s most hotly contested dairy championships this winter. Aussie Robert...
N.Ireland
The first case in Northern Ireland of the goat disease, Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis (CAE), has been confirmed by the Department...
Agri-Business
Switching its Cookstown plant from heavy-duty oil to natural gas is expected to lower carbon emissions from combustion at Dale Farm...
Dairy
The main Northern Irish milk processors have all announced their prices for October supplies in recent days; below is a...
N.Ireland
A driver of a pick-up vehicle came in for a “ruff” time with the long arm of the law over...
N.Ireland
An appeal for information has been made in relation to the stolen tractor used in the attempted theft of an...
Agri-Business
Calls have been made for the UK Government to step in to match Scottish Government funding earmarked to support females...
Environment
A cross-border Land Incentive Scheme for the River Derg catchment area in Northern Ireland is currently underway, with the aim...
N.Ireland
A number of cattle reported missing has prompted investigations into suspected cattle theft in recent days in Co. Armagh. Discovered...
N.Ireland
Investigations are ongoing into criminal damage done to a JCB machine in Co. Down last week. The incident occurred late...
Agri-Business
Antibiotics training is to become mandatory for Northern Ireland beef and lamb farmers under changes to the region’s Farm Quality...
N.Ireland
A driver was “in the red” with members of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) after being caught using...
Dairy
Ulster Grassland Society members will have the opportunity to see behind the scenes at one of Northern Ireland’s most impressive...
Dairy
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) has announced plans to host a further series of workshops on...
Agri-Business
Dunbia has launched three new training and development programmes, which will help boost the future skills of the UK’s meat...