Dairy
Lakeland Dairies' second fixed price contract to include summer and winter rates
One of Ireland’s largest milk processors, Lakeland Dairies, has announced its second fixed price contract this week. The contract offers...
N.Ireland
Agri-Business
Artisan food sector given £88,000 research boost
Northern Ireland’s artisan food sector has been given a £88,000 (€99,138) boost from Invest NI funding to help increase the...
N.Ireland
Artisan food sector given £88,000 research boost
Northern Ireland’s artisan food sector has been given a £88,000 (€99,138) boost from Invest NI funding to help increase the...
N.Ireland
Almost 90% of BPS stage two reviews are still ongoing
Almost 90% of the North’s stage two Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) reviews are still ongoing, shocking figures have revealed. The findings,...
N.Ireland
Almost 90% of BPS stage two reviews are still ongoing
Almost 90% of the North’s stage two Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) reviews are still ongoing, shocking figures have revealed. The findings,...
Dairy
Butter bubble: ‘If someone wanted to lock in a contract at €7,000 we’ll have a celebration’
Current butter prices are unlikely to last, the head of one of Ireland’s biggest milk processors has warned. “If someone...
N.Ireland
Farm antibiotic sales hit ‘all time low’ in the UK
Antibiotic usage fell by more than a quarter in the UK over 2016, the latest figures show. Over the same...
N.Ireland
Farm antibiotic sales hit 'all time low' in the UK
Antibiotic usage fell by more than a quarter in the UK over 2016, the latest figures show. Over the same...
Machinery
6-row Grimme beet giant is one of a kind in Northern Ireland
Not so long ago the Irish sugar beet industry was booming. People of my age will most likely remember the...
Machinery
6-row Grimme beet giant is one of a kind in Northern Ireland
Not so long ago the Irish sugar beet industry was booming. People of my age will most likely remember the...
N.Ireland
Farmer fined after 14-year-old involved in slurry accident
A Co. Tyrone farmer has been fined £1,000 (€1,138) today, after a slurry accident saw a teenage casual employee fall unconscious...
N.Ireland
Farmer fined after 14-year-old involved in slurry accident
A Co. Tyrone farmer has been fined £1,000 (€1,138) today, after a slurry accident saw a teenage casual employee fall unconscious...
N.Ireland
TB update: Chief vet says 'better surveillance' pushing up TB incidence rates
TB rates in the North have hit their worst in more than a decade, according to the latest DAERA figures,...
N.Ireland
Poll results: Almost 40% of farmers fear fodder shortage this winter
Poor weather across the island has left many farmers facing a very bleak winter, with significant numbers already concerned that...
N.Ireland
Poll results: Almost 40% of farmers fear fodder shortage this winter
Poor weather across the island has left many farmers facing a very bleak winter, with significant numbers already concerned that...
Rural Life
Northern Ireland's most wildlife friendly farmer announced
Co. Down man Philip Bell has been selected as Northern Ireland’s most wildlife friendly farmer at the Farming Life and...
Agri-Business
Ambitious two-year target set for Northern land mobility scheme
As many as 100 land mobility agreements could be made between farmers in Northern Ireland by 2019, those behind the...
N.Ireland
Ambitious two-year target set for Northern land mobility scheme
As many as 100 land mobility agreements could be made between farmers in Northern Ireland by 2019, those behind the...
