N.Ireland
Status Yellow weather warning issued for the north
The Met Office in the UK has issued a Status Yellow weather warning for wind in parts of Northern Ireland...
N.Ireland
N.Ireland
MLA welcomes decision to retain 3ha minimum claim size in NI
Declan McAleer MLA has welcomed the decision by Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir, to retain a...
N.Ireland
CAFRE at Loughry celebrates 50 years of integral food technician
For those who have passed through the gates of CAFRE’S Loughry campus over the past 50 years, one face that...
N.Ireland
Report: The state of soils in Europe
A recent report assesses the current state of soils in Europe. Significantly, it confirms the magnitude of soil degradation across...
N.Ireland
UFU: NI farmers want ‘more intensive measures’ to combat TB
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has told Northern Ireland’s chief veterinary officer (CVO), Brian Dooher, that farmers want to see “more...
N.Ireland
2024 master’s class in agri-food business graduate from CAFRE
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has issued its congratulations to the College of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Enterprise...
N.Ireland
Familiarising heifers with milking facilities this winter
Familiarising heifers with the milking facilities and getting them parlour trained is the final piece of the puzzle for getting...
N.Ireland
Dale Farm milk supplies up 10%
The month of November saw milk supplies generated by Dale Farm members increase by 10% relative to the same period...
N.Ireland
Awards presented to CAFRE agriculture apprenticeship students
Agriculture apprenticeship students who completed their Level 2 and Level 3 part-time qualifications at the College of Agriculture, Food and...
N.Ireland
bTB review in Northern Ireland likened to reset button
The recent bovine tuberculosis (bTB) review carried out in Northern Ireland has been likened to a reset button for the...
N.Ireland
US agri exchange students recount their positive time in NI
Two American exchange students have called Co. Antrim home for the past three months, spending their “fall semester” studying agriculture...
N.Ireland
Has heifer mastitis been an issue on your farm?
Calving down and heifer mastitis, or in some scenarios, having a blind quarter, can be a massive issue on farms....
N.Ireland
PSNI confirm bird of prey was poisoned in Co. Armagh
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has confirmed that an adult bird of prey which was found dead in...
Machinery
Will artificial intelligence ever drive tractors?
The large agricultural machinery manufactures have been getting greatly excited by the prospect of artificial intelligence (AI) and how it...
N.Ireland
Drying off: Do not let hygiene slip for final cows
For many spring calving herds, the majority of the herd has been dried off by now. It is important that...
Dairy
US dairy farm size set to maintain an upward trajectory
Dairy farm size in the United States (US) looks set to increase further during the period ahead, as economic pressures...
N.Ireland
Muir deems animal welfare among his ‘top priorities’
Northern Ireland’s Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir, has declared that animal welfare will be among his top...
N.Ireland
Defra report: Decrease in ‘food secure’ households in UK
There is a notable decrease in food secure households in the UK according to a report from the Department for...
