Rural Life
Firefighters rescue sheep caught between a rock and a hard place
A number of firefighters were needed to rescue a sheep that was stuck between rocks in Northern Ireland recently. Firefighters...
N.Ireland
N.Ireland
CAFRE students set to blossom at Chelsea Flower Show
Two talented floristry students attending the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE), Greenmount Campus, have made it to...
Rural Life
CAFRE students set to blossom at Chelsea Flower Show
Two talented floristry students attending the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE), Greenmount Campus, have made it to...
N.Ireland
Farmers urged to have their say on agriculture policy post-Brexit
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is requesting farmers’ views on its recently-published discussion document on Brexit and options for a new...
N.Ireland
Farmers urged to have their say on agriculture policy post-Brexit
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is requesting farmers’ views on its recently-published discussion document on Brexit and options for a new...
Dairy
Farmers’ organisation slams vegan campaign
The many farmers across Northern Ireland who have criticised an “anti-farming campaign” being run by Go Vegan World have a...
Dairy
Farmers' organisation slams vegan campaign
The many farmers across Northern Ireland who have criticised an “anti-farming campaign” being run by Go Vegan World have a...
Beef
Beef training and research facilities are ‘out of date’
Investment in new beef facilities at both AFBI (Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute) and CAFRE (College of Agriculture, Food and Rural...
N.Ireland
Beef training and research facilities are 'out of date'
Investment in new beef facilities at both AFBI (Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute) and CAFRE (College of Agriculture, Food and Rural...
Machinery
Massey Ferguson 6270 tractor stolen in Co. Tyrone
A Massey Ferguson 6270 tractor was reportedly stolen from a farm in Co. Tyrone at the end of last week....
N.Ireland
Massey Ferguson 6270 tractor stolen in Co. Tyrone
A Massey Ferguson 6270 tractor was reportedly stolen from a farm in Co. Tyrone at the end of last week....
N.Ireland
Farmer fined for numerous animal welfare offences
A farmer was recently convicted and fined in Newry Magistrates’ Court in Co. Down for a variety of animal welfare...
N.Ireland
Farmer fined for numerous animal welfare offences
A farmer was recently convicted and fined in Newry Magistrates’ Court in Co. Down for a variety of animal welfare...
N.Ireland
Breeders split on merits of four-day Balmoral Show
The four-day Balmoral Show format has worked for Co. Down Blonde breeder William McElroy. But there is an almost equal...
N.Ireland
Fleming family notches up 8th Dairy Championship success at Balmoral Show
Balmoral Show 2017 saw the Fleming family, from Seaforde in Co. Down, winning their fourth successive Balmoral Interbreed Dairy Championship –...
N.Ireland
Countryfile’s Adam Henson visits Balmoral Show
Countryfile’s Adam Henson paid a visit to this year’s Balmoral Show. He hosted a prize-giving ceremony on the ABP Food...
N.Ireland
'Brexit is top priority for DAERA'
Northern Ireland’s agri-food sectors are making real progress in developing policies that will put these industries on a sustainable footing...
N.Ireland
NIFDA Chairman calls for 'workable' trade deal post-Brexit
Northern Ireland food companies must capitalise on new opportunities for business growth once Brexit becomes a reality, says Northern Ireland...
