N.Ireland
Winter Fair 2024: Celebrating pedigree dairy farming in Ireland
It is now universally accepted that the Royal Ulster Winter Fair is a true celebration of pedigree dairy farming in...
N.Ireland
Dairy
Gene editing is ‘technology for the future’ – expert
Gene editing will be at the heart of future dairy cattle breeding programmes, according to Ai Services’ chief executive, Larry...
N.Ireland
Powershift box creeps up Puma range as costs rise
It is no secret that the machinery market is in the Doldrums at present, with manufacturers reporting massive falls in...
N.Ireland
Elite breeders out in force at the 38th Royal Ulster Winter Fair
One of the biggest events in the agricultural calendar in Northern Ireland is underway today (Thursday, December 12) as elite...
N.Ireland
DAERA extends competition deadline to recruit board members
The Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has extended the closing date for its competition to recruit non-executive...
N.Ireland
Bird flu: NI chief vet reiterates importance of biosecurity
Northern Ireland’s chief vet Brian Dooher has reminded all bird keepers of the importance of maintaining high biosecurity standards due...
N.Ireland
Half of NI farms impacted by inheritance tax changes – DAERA
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has said that around half of all farms in Northern Ireland,...
N.Ireland
Planting updates for GB: Winter wheat, barley and oats
According to the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB), winter wheat drilling is almost complete in England, Scotland and Wales. The...
N.Ireland
£900k DAERA competition funding for graduate research
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Minister Andrew Muir has announced the opening of the 2025 DAERA Postgraduate...
Agri-Business
Seaweed supplements proven to cut methane emissions in cattle by 38%
A new study by the University of California, Davis, discovered that feeding a seaweed supplement in pellet format, to grazing...
N.Ireland
Muir urges NI farmers to opt in to Beef Carbon Reduction Scheme
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland Andrew Muir is reminding farmers that the deadline is approaching...
Agri-Business
UFU condemns illegal NI livestock imports due to bluetongue risk
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is condemning the illegal importation of livestock into Northern Ireland from Britain due to the...
N.Ireland
Farm groups link up for tractor protest in London
Farm organisations along with those involved in tomorrow’s (Wednesday December 11) tractor protest at Westminster have come together under the...
N.Ireland
Tax changes could ‘badly damage’ NI agriculture UFU warns in Westminster
Senior leaders from the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) today (Monday, December 9) “set out” in Westminster how changes to inheritance...
N.Ireland
Dairy Council for NI names Sports Nutrition Award winner
Ulster University student Jennifer Connolly, has been named as this year’s winner of the Dairy Council for Northern Irelands’ ‘Sports...
N.Ireland
Dairy advice: Reducing mastitis risk during the dry period
As we are now in the month of December, many cows around the country are dried off at this point...
Beef
Reminder: 5 main parasites to keep under control in cattle
Most farmers across the country have the majority of their cattle housed by now and it is important to ensure...
N.Ireland
Dairy Focus: High protein % for cheese production on French farm
This week’s Dairy Focus takes us to another farm in France where the farmer focuses on achieving a high protein...
