Beef
NBA rows in on animal trading obstacles between GB and NI
According to National Beef Association (NBA) chief executive Neil Shand, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is...
N.Ireland
Machinery
World’s biggest harvester makes its way to Ireland
The first model of the world’s most powerful forage harvester, Krone’s BiG X 1180, has landed on Irish shores. The...
N.Ireland
Sheep farmers urged to reduce number of ewes wormed at lambing
Sheep farmers have been urged to further cut back on the number of ewes they treat with wormers at lambing...
Dairy
Calving at 24 months for optimum economic and lifetime performance
In order to maintain dairy herd size and performance, it is necessary to have a good supply of quality heifers...
Beef
Limousins topped at 6,800gns in Dungannon
Buyers travelled from far and wide to choose the animal that caught their eye from the first British Limousin Cattle...
Dairy
Best practice for stomach tubing
The calving season is a busy time of year on farms, as calves on many farms are now being born...
Agri-Business
British Society of Animal Science to hold its first ever virtual conference
The British Society of Animal Science (BSAS) has announced plans to run its first-ever virtual conference. Organisers have big hopes...
Beef
How to avoid an outbreak of scour
We are entering the thick of the calving season on dairy farms across the country, and as the number of...
Environment
Lyons urges NI farmers to get planting before time runs out
Environment Minister Gordon Lyons has reminded NI farmers and landowners that they’ve only a few weeks left to apply for...
Agri-Business
SES fails to respond to Agriculture Committee summons
Staff at an influential Stormont committee have said it has been “difficult” to get responses from an environmental planning quango...
Dairy
Aurivo announces January milk price rise and bonus
Aurivo has become the latest processor to reveal its milk price for last month, announcing a price increase for January...
Beef
Don’t get caught out by grass tetany
If it slips under the radar, grass tetany/hypomagnesaemia can suddenly prove very costly to farmers. The transition period post-calving is...
N.Ireland
First Minister writes to all 650 MPs ahead of NI Protocol debate
Northern Ireland First Minister Arlene Foster has written to all 650 MPs ahead of a debate triggered by a petition...
N.Ireland
DAERA facing £22.8 million in funding gaps
Senior department officials in Northern Ireland have warned of gaping holes in DAERA’s funding for the year ahead. The department’s...
Environment
Lyons urges public to have their say on NI’s environment governance issues
Environment Minister Gordon Lyons today encouraged industry stakeholders to take an active role in shaping Northern Ireland’s approach to environmental...
N.Ireland
Marshall believes unionist background could prove beneficial in Seanad
Former Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president Ian Marshall believes that his potential re-election to Seanad Éireann will help to improve...
N.Ireland
Aid package for wool discussed in Northern Ireland
Representatives from the farmers’ cooperative Ulster Wool, the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) and the National Sheep Association (NSA) have met...
Agri-Business
Slump in EU sales of UK cream knocks British cream prices
Moves by EU foodservice and manufacturing customers to shun UK cream have already begun to knock butterfat prices in Britain....
