Environment
Local study to put slurry nutrient separation to the test
A pioneering study at the new Nutrient Management Centre at the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) is set to test...
N.Ireland
N.Ireland
Border farms could get 'tax-free status' post-Brexit
Border farms and businesses could be given ‘tax-free status’ to ease post-EU trade pressures, the UK’s Brexit Secretary has said....
N.Ireland
Border farms could get ‘tax-free status’ post-Brexit
Border farms and businesses could be given ‘tax-free status’ to ease post-EU trade pressures, the UK’s Brexit Secretary has said....
Dairy
Could putting your heifers in calf first cut down on stragglers?
Serving cows who are likely to take longer to cycle – such as heifers – ahead of the rest of...
Dairy
Could putting your heifers in calf first cut down on stragglers?
Serving cows who are likely to take longer to cycle – such as heifers – ahead of the rest of...
Dairy
Milk price behind farming’s financial recovery
Recovery in the milk price is helping drive an improvement in the fortunes of Northern Ireland’s farming sector, according to...
N.Ireland
Milk price behind farming's financial recovery
Recovery in the milk price is helping drive an improvement in the fortunes of Northern Ireland’s farming sector, according to...
N.Ireland
Farmer wins appeal to overturn animal welfare charge conviction
A farmer from Northern Ireland and his employee won their appeal to overturn a conviction relating to an animal welfare...
N.Ireland
Farmer wins appeal to overturn animal welfare charge conviction
A farmer from Northern Ireland and his employee won their appeal to overturn a conviction relating to an animal welfare...
Dairy
Dairying: ‘We have lost the plot in Northern Ireland’
Northern Ireland dairy farmers are on average getting less than half the industry’s target for milk from forage, according to...
Dairy
Dairying: 'We have lost the plot in Northern Ireland'
Northern Ireland dairy farmers are on average getting less than half the industry’s target for milk from forage, according to...
Grass
Grass growth fortunes turning as temperatures start to rise
GrassCheck’s predictions for grass growth have been trebled as temperatures start to rise across the country. Researchers said temperatures had...
N.Ireland
Grass growth fortunes turning as temperatures start to rise
GrassCheck’s predictions for grass growth have been trebled as temperatures start to rise across the country. Researchers said temperatures had...
N.Ireland
Sheep farmers missing out on more than £5 million on lamb value
As few as 5% of rams working in Northern Ireland flocks are performance recorded, leaving the sector missing out on...
Sheep
Sheep farmers missing out on more than £5 million on lamb value
As few as 5% of rams working in Northern Ireland flocks are performance recorded, leaving the sector missing out on...
N.Ireland
Department ditches plans to scrap paper calf registrations by May
Plans for paper calf registrations to be scrapped in a month’s time have been ditched by Northern Ireland’s Department of...
N.Ireland
Department ditches plans to scrap paper calf registrations by May
Plans for paper calf registrations to be scrapped in a month’s time have been ditched by Northern Ireland’s Department of...
N.Ireland
Advertising Standards rule against vegans’ pork medallions complaint
A complaint made by vegan group Viva! regarding the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) ‘Pork Midweek Meals’ campaign has been...
