N.Ireland
20 NI farms signed up to new initiative to reduce GHG emissions
A total of 20 farms in Northern Ireland have signed up to the newly launched initiative, UK Dairy Carbon Network....
N.Ireland
N.Ireland
UFU calls on farmers to write to their local MPs over inheritance tax
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has launched a new campaign encouraging farmers to write to their local MPs in a...
N.Ireland
New QUB degree course marks shift in NI third-level agri-education
The launch of a new agricultural science degree breaks new ground in the provision of agricultural education at Queen’s University...
N.Ireland
Project to test potential yield from blending wheat varieties in field
A new AHDB-funded initiative will test whether growing a mixture of wheat varieties together can deliver better milling crops. The...
N.Ireland
Queen’s University Belfast launches new veterinary biosciences degree
Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) has launched new graduate and post-graduate degree courses in veterinary biosciences. The first tranche of undergraduate...
N.Ireland
Barn owls breed successfully on Down farm for third year running
A family in Co. Down has recorded barn owls breeding successfully on their farm for the third year in a...
Environment
DUP: ‘Pointing the finger of blame’ at farmers will not save Lough Neagh
Upper Bann MP, Carla Lockhart has said that there is an “ongoing anti-farming agenda” coming from Northern Ireland Department of...
Environment
€9 million funding announced for cross-border bioeconomy projects
The Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, the Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, and the Northern Ireland Minister...
N.Ireland
Developing acceptable NAP a ‘priority’ for new term – NI ag committee chair
As the new legislative term approaches, pressure is growing to secure a new Nitrates’ Action Plan (NAP) for Northern Ireland...
N.Ireland
Is demand for precision chopped Spanish straw growing?
Increasing numbers of livestock farmers across the island of Ireland now include precision chopped Spanish straw in the diets fed...
N.Ireland
ABP Angus Youth Challenge focusing on attracting NI students to beef sector
ABP’s agri-skills competition for teenagers, the ABP Angus Youth Challenge, is evolving to more accurately reflect the evolving relationship between...
N.Ireland
Beware of machines for sale in ‘suspicious circumstances’ – PSNI
The Police Service for Northern Ireland (PSNI) is asking anyone who is offered a machine for sale in “suspicious circumstances” to...
N.Ireland
DAERA commences scheme payments of £250m to NI farmers
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has commenced payment of approximately £250 million to farmers in Northern...
N.Ireland
NI brucellosis compensation rates for September 2025 confirmed
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has published the brucellosis compensation rates for Northern Ireland for September 2025. The...
N.Ireland
PSNI: Bullocks worth up to £30,000 reported stolen from Co. Tyrone farm
The Police Service for Northern Ireland (PSNI) is investigating the reported theft of a number of valuable bullocks in Co....
N.Ireland
BVD: NI farmer input sought to help design new disease model
Farmers are being asked to help co-design a new computer simulation model that could inform the eradication of Bovine Viral...
Arable
NI forage maize growers expecting earliest harvest in living memory
There is now an almost universal expectation that forage maize crops in Northern Ireland will be harvested in about a...
N.Ireland
AHDB: English red meat sector contributed £5.5 billion to economy
The English red meat sector delivered around £5.5 billion in gross value added to the UK economy in 2023, according...