Agri-Business
Co. Down milk producer calls for improved farm support measures
Co. Down dairy farmer Cavan Johnston is calling for the Stormont Executive to provide improved levels of support for young...
N.Ireland
N.Ireland
Belfast-based IGFS to join UN research group
Northern Ireland’s Institute of Global Food Security (IGFS) has been recognised for the quality of its science by a United Nations...
Agri-Business
Global mentorship programme launched for women in the meat industry
A new mentorship initiative has been launched which aims to improve career opportunities for women in the global meat industry...
Beef
Don’t overlook the importance of sulphur
Sulphur (S) and nitrogen (N) go hand-in-hand when it comes to maximising grass production and sward quality during the grazing...
Beef
Beef Focus: Sourcing and handling AI bulls at Coney Island Genetics
It’s not too often that farmers get an insight into operations at an AI bull stud, especially due to the...
Beef
Keeping on top of hygiene during the calving season
Calving can be a busy time on farms, especially when cow numbers are at high levels. Therefore, it is important...
N.Ireland
DAERA starts work monitoring NI sewage systems for Covid-19
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture has started surveillance work monitoring two wastewater sites for levels of Covid-19. The idea is...
Machinery
Touch of Claas: Arion 400 range given power boost makeover
The Arion 400 range of tractors have been given a makeover to mark the introduction of the Stage V emissions...
Beef
Beef-sired calf registrations drop in Northern Ireland
The number of beef sired calves registered in Northern Ireland has dropped by 1.7% for the month of January 2021,...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland vet shortage ‘must be addressed’ as NI Protocol problems deepen
A senior Ulster Unionist Party member has called for urgent action to address an increasingly serious shortage of vets carrying...
N.Ireland
Farmer rescued after falling down 60ft sinkhole in field
A quad driver has been rescued after falling 60ft (18m) into a sinkhole in a field in England earlier this...
N.Ireland
Meet the new ‘Agri-business Group’ hoping to keep NI’s air ambulance flying
A team of nine Northern Irish agri-business leaders have teamed up to promote the work of the Air Ambulance NI...
Beef
Getting suckler cows back in-calf after calving this spring
The calving season is well underway on some spring-calving suckler herds, so the of the management breeding season may not...
Agri-Business
NI hits new renewable energy milestone
Renewable energy generation in Northern Ireland has hit another major milestone as reduced consumption during the pandemic allowed renewables to...
Agri-Business
99.76% of RHI money ‘paid legitimately to businesses with genuine need’
Nearly all of Northern Ireland’s Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) payments were made legitimately to businesses with a “genuine need”, according...
N.Ireland
Danish Pig Genetics develops genomic evaluation system for breeding
Danish Pig Genetics (DG) has expanded its international presence through international collaboration with expertise from the science and technology company...
N.Ireland
EU to look at legal options in response to UK’s NI Protocol move
The EU will respond to the UK’s unilateral move on the Northern Ireland Protocol “in accordance with the legal means established...
Agri-Business
Minister Lyons considering further agricultural Covid support payments
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Gordon Lyons has said he is considering financial support for organic milk producers and sheep farmers...
