N.Ireland
Zinc oxide ban could increase antibiotic reliance
A ban on therapeutic zinc oxide use could increase pig sector reliance on antibiotics at a time when pressure is mounting for...
N.Ireland
N.Ireland
Zinc oxide ban could increase antibiotic reliance
A ban on therapeutic zinc oxide use could increase pig sector reliance on antibiotics at a time when pressure is mounting for...
Beef
Cattle exports to Northern Ireland drop by 52%
The number of Irish cattle exported to Northern Ireland has dropped drastically, figures from the Department of Agriculture show. During...
N.Ireland
Are 'hidden infected' putting your herd at risk of TB?
Co-infection – especially with liver fluke – could be desensitising existing TB tests, essentially putting control measures to waste as...
N.Ireland
Radical movement controls could push Ireland towards TB eradication
For the first time scientists say they could have the answer to eradicating TB in Ireland – and there’s no reason...
Beef
Radical movement controls could push Ireland towards TB eradication
For the first time scientists say they could have the answer to eradicating TB in Ireland – and there’s no reason...
Beef
Radical movement controls could push Ireland towards TB eradication
For the first time scientists say they could have the answer to eradicating TB in Ireland – and there’s no reason...
N.Ireland
Budget 'encouraging' but longer term decisions are needed
Ulster Farmers’ Union president Barclay Bell has said the recently announced 2018-19 budget allocation for the Department of Agriculture, Environment...
N.Ireland
Budget ‘encouraging’ but longer term decisions are needed
Ulster Farmers’ Union president Barclay Bell has said the recently announced 2018-19 budget allocation for the Department of Agriculture, Environment...
N.Ireland
Huey: 'I'm in a bind over TB - major decisions need to be made'
A lack of elected leadership has put major strain on Northern Ireland’s TB situation, the region’s chief veterinary officer Robert...
N.Ireland
Weathering the snow storm at one of Ireland's biggest salad and veg firms
When you’re one of the island’s largest salad and veg firms, the pressure is on both in terms of managing...
N.Ireland
9 things you should check every time you get in the cab
With slurry season well underway and silage time just around the corner – hopefully – the Health and Safety Executive...
N.Ireland
Antibiotics: It's not zero-use that we should be aiming for
Experts warn that agriculture is unlikely to ever be able to move completely away from antibiotics use, despite mounting consumer...
N.Ireland
Farmers affected by greenways 'not treated properly'
Local councils are not treating farmers involved in greenways projects fairly, the Ulster Farmer’s Union (UFU) has warned. The 25-year...
Environment
Farmers affected by greenways ‘not treated properly’
Local councils are not treating farmers involved in greenways projects fairly, the Ulster Farmer’s Union (UFU) has warned. The 25-year...
N.Ireland
City farming and promoting women in ag: Youths' ideas for future farming
An innovative farm investment scheme; the opportunities of benchmarking; and promoting women’s role in shaping farming businesses were among the...
Beef
City farming and promoting women in ag: Youths’ ideas for future farming
An innovative farm investment scheme; the opportunities of benchmarking; and promoting women’s role in shaping farming businesses were among the...
N.Ireland
Controversial Ballykelly move ‘on time and on budget’ for mid-April
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture’s controversial move to its new headquarters in the north-west is on schedule to see staff...
