N.Ireland
Tea with May: Down farmer requests 'end to calendar farming'
Co. Down dairy farmer Stephen Jackson couldn’t have gone much higher when he took the ‘calendar farming’ concerns of thousands...
N.Ireland
N.Ireland
Tea with May: Down farmer requests ‘end to calendar farming’
Co. Down dairy farmer Stephen Jackson couldn’t have gone much higher when he took the ‘calendar farming’ concerns of thousands...
N.Ireland
Theresa May visit: See behind the scenes on the Co. Down farm...
Father and son David and Stephen Jackson run their farm together in North Down, but Brexit and challenges with the border...
Agri-Business
Invent Awards: Have you got the next big agri-science idea?
Northern Ireland’s premier awards programme for inventors is calling on innovators from the agri-science industry to enter this year’s competition...
N.Ireland
Pics: Theresa May lands on Co. Down dairy farm for Brexit tour
British Prime Minister Theresa May has been spotted on a farm in Bangor, Co. Down, as part of a tour...
N.Ireland
Fatal farm accident in Armagh
There has been a fatal farm accident in Co. Armagh, the Health and Safety Executive of Northern Ireland (HSENI) has...
N.Ireland
New CAP review procedures to come into force
New procedures for Northern Irish farmers applying for a ‘review of decisions‘ under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) will come...
N.Ireland
Thinking of growing grass for AD? Here's what you need to know
Farmers involved in Northern Ireland’s booming anaerobic digestion sector could improve performance by concentrating on raising their grass yields and quality,...
Grass
Thinking of growing grass for AD? Here’s what you need to know
Farmers involved in Northern Ireland’s booming anaerobic digestion sector could improve performance by concentrating on raising their grass yields and quality,...
N.Ireland
Ulster Wool's new rep set to take producers through turbulent times
Ulster Wool’s first representative – Brendan Kelly – hasn’t even started yet but already faces a challenging three-year term, taking...
N.Ireland
'Back our farmers: They will always deliver during times of national need'
The message to Government is much the same today as back 100 years ago when the Ulster Farmer’s Union was...
N.Ireland
‘Back our farmers: They will always deliver during times of national need’
The message to Government is much the same today as back 100 years ago when the Ulster Farmer’s Union was...
N.Ireland
TB eradication partnership start date delayed
Bad weather has meant Northern Ireland’s TB Eradication Partnership (TBEP) start date is likely to be pushed back towards the...
N.Ireland
Market diversification: Are natural wool carpets the next niche?
A new approach to marketing Ulster’s wool could help turn the tables on more than 20 years of designers veering...
N.Ireland
Co. Down Shorthorn herd clinches Carlisle top prices
Beef Shorthorn females sold to a top of 4,500gns and bulls to 4,000gns in Carlisle on Friday, March 23, at...
N.Ireland
Environmental Farming Scheme open for applications
Northern Ireland’s Environmental Farming Scheme, Higher Level is now open for applications. Applications for the scheme – which is also...
Environment
'World-first' wastewater to energy technology success for Irish firm
A carbon-neutral, energy-positive wastewater treatment technology, developed by Irish firm NVP Energy, is now being rolled out at food and...
N.Ireland
First Northern Ireland 'monitor farmer' picked for UK-wide scheme
The first Northern Ireland farmer has been picked to join AHDB’s Monitor Farm programme – and already he hopes to...
