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...
N.Ireland
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...
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...
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
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...
