N.Ireland
MP Lockhart condemns Westminster’s ‘complete disregard for NI’
MP Carla Lockhart has repeated her calls for Westminster to recognise the value of Northern Ireland’s agriculture by providing a...
N.Ireland
N.Ireland
Management of calf scour on your farm this autumn
There are plenty of calves on the ground for the herds that are milking cows over the winter months, and...
N.Ireland
Muir launches Farming for the Generations Pilot Scheme
Northern Ireland’s Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister, Andrew Muir, has announced the launch of the Farming for the Generations pilot...
N.Ireland
Liver fluke season expected to be ‘longer’ this year
The liver fluke season is expected to be longer this year, according to an independent sheep consultant in the United...
Agri Politics
NFU president calls on govt to increase agriculture budget
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is echoing calls on the government from MPs across the House of Commons to increase...
N.Ireland
New partner for haulm destruction pioneer Crop.Zone
A method of potato haulm destruction by electrical current that is presently undergoing development trials by Crop.Zone in the Netherlands,...
N.Ireland
Right to repair backed by US government agency
Despite the apparent victory of campaigners working to preserve the right to repair in America, John Deere has once more...
Agri-Business
Marks & Spencer paves way for robotic farming
The retailer Marks & Spencer is trialling robotically farmed parsnips which are due to be sold in stores from November,...
N.Ireland
Muir urges NI farmers to avail of BCR scheme
Minister for the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) for Northern Ireland Andrew Muir, has issued a reminder...
N.Ireland
Funding allocated to five peatland restoration projects
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has awarded £2.7 million to five not-for-profit organisations to undertake peatland...
N.Ireland
NI Water urges farmers to protect water when spreading slurry
As the slurry season comes to an end, Northern Ireland (NI) Water is reminding farmers to protect watercourses when spreading...
N.Ireland
OEP confirms DAERA failed to comply with law over ammonia advice
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) failed to comply with environmental law in relation to its previous...
N.Ireland
Calls for enhanced levels of farm support made at NIFDA event
Lidl regional director, Ivan Ryan, has confirmed the need for significantly enhanced farm support in Northern Ireland. Speaking at the...
N.Ireland
New NI Farm Safety Partnership Action Plan launched
The latest Farm Safety Partnership Action Plan for Northern Ireland has been officially launched today (Monday, October 7). The three-year...
N.Ireland
Online sale sees £7,100 paid for Down bred Charolais heifer
Co. Down-based Charolais breeder, Harry Heron hosted his first-ever online sale in conjunction with Harrison and Hetherington auctioneers last month....
N.Ireland
NI farmer and owl conservationist slams ‘ludicrous’ EFS
A Co. Down farmer and wildlife conservationist has highlighted inadequacies in Northern Ireland’s current agri-environment legislation, referring to it as...
Machinery
AGCO fights back as TAFE takes to the courts again
The long-running quarrel between TAFE and AGCO had been rumbling along quietly in the background for some years but in...
N.Ireland
Muir pays tribute to vets during BVA dinner speech
Northern Ireland’s Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir, paid tribute to the veterinary industry during his keynote...
