Environment
Behind the scenes: £23m world-first poultry litter AD plant in Ballymena
A £23 million (€26 million) anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in Ballymena has become one of the first of its kind...
N.Ireland
N.Ireland
Behind the scenes: £23m world-first poultry litter AD plant in Ballymena
A £23 million (€26 million) anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in Ballymena has become one of the first of its kind...
Grass
What can you do with unlifted swards?
With many acres of last year’s grass still lying rotting across Ulster, and wet weather conditions continuing, the College of...
Grass
What can you do with unlifted swards?
With many acres of last year’s grass still lying rotting across Ulster, and wet weather conditions continuing, the College of...
N.Ireland
What can you do with unlifted swards?
With many acres of last year’s grass still lying rotting across Ulster, and wet weather conditions continuing, the College of...
N.Ireland
Burnt factory’s diverted pigs push NI numbers up year-on-year
The number of pigs in Northern Ireland grew by almost a fifth year-on-year, as imports of fattened pigs coming here...
N.Ireland
Burnt factory's diverted pigs push NI numbers up year-on-year
The number of pigs in Northern Ireland grew by almost a fifth year-on-year, as imports of fattened pigs coming here...
N.Ireland
Fodder crisis: 'Many farmers at the mercy of the spring weather'
Worsening weather conditions mean a fodder crisis could still be on the cards Ulster Unionist Party leader, Robin Swann, has...
Agri-Business
Data protection pitfalls could cost farmers dearly, warns CAAV
New data protection rules could potentially cost farmers millions of pounds in fines if they do not comply, the Central...
N.Ireland
UK subsidy changes could hit more than 1 in 5 farmers in first year
UK subsidy changes could “free up £150 million for the environment and other public goods”, a consultation launched today has...
N.Ireland
The ‘Beast from the East’: Your farm storm checklist
Milk processors and department officials are warning Northern Irish farmers to prepare for cold conditions forecast for the rest of...
N.Ireland
Scottish new entrants could get their own 'starter farms'
New farmers in Scotland could be given a leg up into the industry, with more than 1,000ha of public land...
N.Ireland
Co. Antrim mixed practice vet named new BVA NI president
A Ballynure-based mixed practice vet with almost 40 years of industry experience has been elected as president of the British...
N.Ireland
Northern sheep numbers hit highest since 2004
The number of sheep in Northern Ireland has hit its highest in 13 years as breeders focus on fattening stock...
N.Ireland
Northern sheep numbers hit highest since 2004
The number of sheep in Northern Ireland has hit its highest in 13 years as breeders focus on fattening stock...
N.Ireland
Northern milk production smashes December record
Northern Ireland dairy farms produced a record milk volume output in December, the latest agricultural survey figures reveal. It follows...
Dairy
Northern milk production smashes December record
Northern Ireland dairy farms produced a record milk volume output in December, the latest agricultural survey figures reveal. It follows...
Opinion
Have the North’s MLAs gone MIA?
‘Missing in Action’ (MIA) is a term used by the military for combatants who cannot be accounted for after some...
