Environment
Volunteers sought by RSPB NI for farmland surveys
Do you have a love for nature and a fondness for birds, and can you tell a yellowhammer from a...
N.Ireland
N.Ireland
NI herds to go paperless by May – but union wants a consultation
Union officials say the Northern Ireland Department of Agriculture’s plans for herd birth and movement registrations to go paperless by...
N.Ireland
NI herds to go paperless by May - but union wants a consultation
Union officials say the Northern Ireland Department of Agriculture’s plans for herd birth and movement registrations to go paperless by...
N.Ireland
International Dairy4Future research programme looking for pilot farmers
A total of 10 Northern Ireland dairy farmers have the opportunity to get involved in ‘Dairy4Future’ – an international research...
N.Ireland
International Dairy4Future research programme looking for pilot farmers
A total of 10 Northern Ireland dairy farmers have the opportunity to get involved in ‘Dairy4Future’ – an international research...
N.Ireland
How one north-west family made decent silage during the ‘worst summer in a generation’
The headlines from the north-west last summer were far from good for grassland farmers – yet good silage was still...
N.Ireland
How one north-west family made decent silage during the 'worst summer in a generation'
The headlines from the north-west last summer were far from good for grassland farmers – yet good silage was still...
N.Ireland
English CCTV abattoir legislation to come into effect in May
Legislation to make CCTV cameras mandatory in slaughterhouses in England to safeguard animal welfare has been laid today by Defra...
N.Ireland
Agri-pharma firm Norbrook's profits soar in latest accounts
Agri-pharmaceutical firm Norbrook has seen its profits soar by more than 40% in just a year, according to its most...
N.Ireland
Agri-pharma firm Norbrook’s profits soar in latest accounts
Agri-pharmaceutical firm Norbrook has seen its profits soar by more than 40% in just a year, according to its most...
N.Ireland
Northern silage yield drops to lowest in 12 years
Following the summer no farmer will forget – for all the wrong reasons – silage yields in Northern Ireland hit...
N.Ireland
Northern silage yield drops to lowest in 12 years
Following the summer no farmer will forget – for all the wrong reasons – silage yields in Northern Ireland hit...
N.Ireland
May too soon for BVD deadline, FFA warns
A farming lobby body in Northern Ireland has said that the May deadline is too early for the slaughter of...
N.Ireland
Majority of NI's 2,200 gorse fires 'started deliberately'
A public consultation has been launched into reducing the threat of wildfires in the countryside as firefighters warn the majority...
N.Ireland
Majority of NI’s 2,200 gorse fires ‘started deliberately’
A public consultation has been launched into reducing the threat of wildfires in the countryside as firefighters warn the majority...
N.Ireland
First female NFU president elected at annual conference
Minette Batters has made history becoming the first female president of the National Farmers’ Union. Batters, a beef farmer from...
N.Ireland
First female NFU president elected at annual conference
Minette Batters has made history becoming the first female president of the National Farmers’ Union. Batters, a beef farmer from...
N.Ireland
BVD cattle ban secured across NI abattoirs
An agreement has been reached with the Northern Ireland Meat Exporters Association to ban persistently infected (PI) cattle from slaughter...
