N.Ireland
Cows, koalas and kangaroos: Dairy farmer swaps Down for 'Down Under'
Just two months ago Co. Down dairy farmer Heather Martin found out she would take part in the trip of...
N.Ireland
N.Ireland
Bird flu cases discovered in UK; flock keepers asked to remain alert
Northern Irish flock keepers and poultry farmers have been warned to maintain high levels of biosecurity after 17 cases of...
N.Ireland
Bird flu cases discovered in UK; flock keepers asked to remain alert
Northern Irish flock keepers and poultry farmers have been warned to maintain high levels of biosecurity after 17 cases of...
N.Ireland
Northern production hits November record as milk prices rise above 33p/L
Northern Ireland milk production has hit its highest ever November yield as dairy farmers produced 171 million more litres of the...
Dairy
Northern production hits November record as milk prices rise above 33p/L
Northern Ireland milk production has hit its highest ever November yield as dairy farmers produced 171 million more litres of the...
Arable
Growers urged to review 5-point arable farm 'bucket list' before Brexit
Tillage farmers – regardless of their size or location in the country –Â should focus on a five-point ‘bucket list’ to...
Arable
Brexit modelling: How the likely options will hit tillage
Post-Brexit subsidy changes will have a much bigger effect on farm viability than any other factor, according to one of...
N.Ireland
Brexit modelling: How the likely options will hit tillage
Post-Brexit subsidy changes will have a much bigger effect on farm viability than any other factor, according to one of...
N.Ireland
YFCU roadshows to feature business consultants, land mobility and valuation experts
Several rural experts will travel to a series of events across Northern Ireland to discuss the issue of land mobility,...
N.Ireland
YFCU roadshows to feature business consultants, land mobility and valuation experts
Several rural experts will travel to a series of events across Northern Ireland to discuss the issue of land mobility,...
N.Ireland
'Northern Ireland's share of farm payments should be ring-fenced'
Ulster Unionist MEP Jim Nicholson has said he has “many concerns” surrounding the future of farm payments in Northern Ireland....
N.Ireland
Ammonia plan to be completed within 12 months - but legislative changes will need a minister
A formal ammonia plan for tackling Northern Ireland’s spiralling emissions is expected to be completed before the end of the...
N.Ireland
If the Brexit vote happened today, UK agriculture would vote 'remain'
More than two-thirds of those in British agriculture would vote to remain if the UK’s EU Referendum took place now,...
N.Ireland
Slurry petition calls for end to 'calendar farming craziness'
Approximately 2,000 people have signed an online petition calling for the slurry ban to be scrapped in Northern Ireland. The...
N.Ireland
Pics: Tractor driver in near miss at 'The Cut'
Motorists were left stunned after a tractor driver hauling bales of straw appeared to have had a narrow miss with...
N.Ireland
Brucellosis testing regime to be relaxed further
The brucellosis testing programme in Northern Ireland will be relaxed further, bringing significant benefits and savings for our farmers and...
N.Ireland
New TB board 'TBEP' on the hunt for two farming representatives
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) today launched a competition to appoint seven members to its new...
N.Ireland
AFBI chief to step down later this year
Dr. Sinclair Mayne, chief executive of the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI), announced earlier today that he plans to retire...
