Agri-Business
FBIS Tier 1 funding doubled to £15 million
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has doubled funding for the latest tranche of Tier 1 of the Farm Business...
N.Ireland
Arable
Poots calls on GB counterparts to take step in over soil and plant trade restrictions
Northern Ireland’s Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has called on his counterparts in the rest of the UK to take action...
N.Ireland
‘Coping with the Pressures of Farming’ workshops to return for second year
Rural mental health charity Rural Support has announced the return of its ‘Coping with the Pressures of Farming’ workshops for...
N.Ireland
Farmers urged to think ‘SAFE’ as slurry spreading period approaches
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) is urging the region’s farmers to take simple safety measures when...
Agri-Business
Poots backs calls for meat plant workers to get vaccine priority
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has added his backing to calls for meat plant workers in the region to...
Beef
BVD inspections ‘step in the right direction’
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has welcomed new inspections to crack down on BVD animal retention as a “step in the...
N.Ireland
Public asked to be on alert following theft of 22 cattle
The public and members of the farming community have been asked to be on alert following the theft of 22...
N.Ireland
Man in 60s hospitalised in Co. Tyrone tractor crash
A man is his 60s has been left in a critical condition following a crash between a lorry and a...
Beef
Beef prices strengthen again in Northern Ireland
The price for prime beef cattle seems to be going from strength to strength as additional rises of 4p/kg were...
Dairy
Udder scoring for OAD milking herds
At the recent Teagasc once-a-day (OAD) milking conference, Dr. Nick Sneddon from New Zealand spoke about the established OAD research...
N.Ireland
NI to provide vaccination centre transport for isolated rural dwellers
Northern Ireland Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon and Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots have announced plans to help the region’s most...
N.Ireland
McAleer: Farmers in the North could be left behind
Farmers and rural communities in the North could be left behind as the Republic moves ahead with implementing its €10.5...
Dairy
Ballyjamesduff Mart holding an on-farm dairy dispersal sale
The tail end of 2020 and beginning of 2021 has seen a strong trade for dairy stock – with cows...
Agri-Business
Northern Ireland dairy industry achieves 34% reduction in carbon emissions
Northern Ireland dairy has achieved a 34% reduction in carbon emissions since 1990, despite growing by two-thirds over the same...
Agri-Business
Poots: Dublin government ‘needs to step up’ over port delays
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has slammed the Irish Government, saying it needs to “step up” in addressing post-Brexit...
Dairy
Coveney: Mixed milk issue ‘will take time and goodwill’ to overcome
The issue of a mixed milk pool involving suppliers from both sides of the Northern Irish border is “a real...
Beef
‘Farmers should consider all options as beef and lamb prices rise’
With factory quotes for prime cattle, cull cows and lambs continuing to increase week-on-week, the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is...
Beef
New rules to require British livestock to be retagged on entry to NI
New rules will require livestock breeders to retag animals moved from Britain to Northern Ireland since January 1. The Department...
