Beef
UFU welcome marts decision to disclose beef cattle residencies
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has welcomed the decision by the Northern Ireland Livestock Auctioneer Association (NILAA) to display the number...
N.Ireland
Beef
UFU welcome marts decision to disclose beef cattle residencies
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has welcomed the decision by the Northern Ireland Livestock Auctioneer Association (NILAA) to display the number...
Beef
No progress yet on cattle residency issues in Northern Ireland
There has been no progress yet on finding a solution to the issue of the number of ‘residencies’ cattle can...
Arable
NI potato industry agree to collect potato promotion funding
Following a meeting of potato industry stakeholders to discuss the best way forward for the industry. Potato packers, merchants and...
Arable
NI potato industry agree to collect potato promotion funding
Following a meeting of potato industry stakeholders to discuss the best way forward for the industry. Potato packers, merchants and...
Beef
Northern Minister approves application for ‘nomad’ cattle to be labelled as ‘Irish’
‘Nomad’ cattle can now be labelled as ‘Irish’, the Northern Ireland Minister for Agriculture Minister Michelle O’Neill announced. The Minister has...
Beef
Northern Minister approves application for 'nomad' cattle to be labelled as 'Irish'
‘Nomad’ cattle can now be labelled as ‘Irish’, the Northern Ireland Minister for Agriculture Minister Michelle O’Neill announced. The Minister has...
N.Ireland
UK Unions in Northern Ireland meet on dairy issues
Dairy representatives from each of the UK Farming Unions were in Northern Ireland recently to meet with the Ulster Farmers’...
N.Ireland
LMC set to launch lamb advertising campaign
The Livestock and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland (LMC) is set to launch an advertising campaign to promote Northern Ireland...
N.Ireland
Rise in rural crime costs NI rural economy £3.9m
Ulster Farmers’ Union President Ian Marshall has stressed that rural crime is becoming more and more of an issue following...
N.Ireland
Rise in rural crime costs NI rural economy £3.9m
Ulster Farmers’ Union President Ian Marshall has stressed that rural crime is becoming more and more of an issue following...
Beef
Beef-sired calf registrations higher in July - LMC
Beef-sired calf registrations in Northern Ireland totalled 32,452 head during July 2014 compared to 29,566 registrations in July 2013. This...
Beef
Beef-sired calf registrations higher in July – LMC
Beef-sired calf registrations in Northern Ireland totalled 32,452 head during July 2014 compared to 29,566 registrations in July 2013. This...
N.Ireland
UFU meets Asda to discuss lamb procurement policy
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has met with representatives from Asda and the Northern Ireland Retail Consortium to discuss their lamb...
N.Ireland
McLeans’ notch up 11th breed championship at Fermanagh Show
The McLean family from Bushmills in Co. Antrim rounded off their most successful show year ever with an almost complete...
Agri-Business
Teemore Engineering confirms first export order to Australia
Co. Fermanagh-based Teemore Engineering has recently completed its first export order to Australia. Comprising 520 of the company’s Elite Cow...
Agri-Business
Teemore Engineering confirms first export order to Australia
Co. Fermanagh-based Teemore Engineering has recently completed its first export order to Australia. Comprising 520 of the company’s Elite Cow...
N.Ireland
Numbers of Northern lambs coming south for slaughter down 29%
According to latest figures form the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) in Northern Ireland during the eight-week period ending July...
