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
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...
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...
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...
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
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...
Pig/Poultry
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...
N.Ireland
Police appeal for information following theft of 31 cattle
Police in Co. Tyrone are appealing for any information relating to two separate incidents of livestock theft in recent weeks,...
N.Ireland
Police appeal for information following theft of 31 cattle
Police in Co. Tyrone are appealing for any information relating to two separate incidents of livestock theft in recent weeks,...
Dairy
200 new entrants join Lakeland in last half-decade
Around 200 farmers new to dairying joined the island’s second largest dairy co-operative over the last five years. The figure...
Dairy
200 new entrants join Lakeland in last half-decade
Around 200 farmers new to dairying joined the island’s second largest dairy co-operative over the last five years. The figure...
Agri-Business
Mash Direct strikes Waitrose deal on 14th birthday
Comber-based farm, Mash Direct, has landed a new deal to supply one of the UK’s biggest supermarket chains with its...
N.Ireland
Mash Direct strikes Waitrose deal on 14th birthday
Comber-based farm, Mash Direct, has landed a new deal to supply one of the UK’s biggest supermarket chains with its...
N.Ireland
Fodder woes could lead to higher resorption rates
The tough fodder conditions facing many Irish farmers are expected to lead to an increase in abortions in livestock this...
