N.Ireland
Zone 3 of NI Soil Nutrient Health Scheme to open next month
Northern Ireland’s agriculture minister, Andrew Muir, has announced that registrations for Zone 3 of the Soil Nutrient Health Scheme (SNHS)...
N.Ireland
N.Ireland
Badger Face Texels make an impression at Balmoral 2024
Badger Face Texel, the latest breed member of the Texel family, classes drew large crowds at this year’s Balmoral Show....
N.Ireland
Bluetongue threat a key talking point at Balmoral 2024
The threat of bluetongue virus (BTV) was one of the key talking points around the cattle rings during Balmoral Show...
N.Ireland
NI veterinary concerns raised at Balmoral Show
The North of Ireland Veterinary Association (NIVA) and the NI Branch of the British Veterinary Association (BVA-NI) have discussed current...
N.Ireland
Farm support budget must exceed £400m – UFU
President of the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU), William Irvine, had three priority messages to communicate at this year’s Balmoral Show....
N.Ireland
Gallery: Balmoral Show and Lely’s 50,000th Astronaut robot
With breaks of sunshine in between cloud, day one of Balmoral Show yesterday (Wednesday, May 16) brought thousands of visitors...
Agri-Business
Lakeland to move to milk-solid-based payment in NI
Lakeland Dairies will phase in a payment based on milk solids over the next two years in Northern Ireland following...
N.Ireland
Blowfly strike warning for farmers in Northern Ireland
Sheep farmers are being warned to act now and take preventative measures, as blowfly strike warnings are being sent to...
N.Ireland
Lakeland Dairies offers €2,000 young farmer study tour prize
Cross-border dairy-processing cooperative Lakeland Dairies has announced the creation of a young farmer competition which will be part of the...
N.Ireland
Ex-Irish rugby player raising heart health awareness for farmers
Former Ireland and Ulster rugby prop forward Simon Best has partnered with British Heart Foundation (BHF) Northern Ireland (NI) to...
Agri-Business
MP raises concerns over clash of farrier organisations
Farrier organisation, The Worshipful Company of Farriers (WCF) has reapplied to the Farriers Registration Council (FRC) for approval of farriery...
N.Ireland
Muir launches £3m Peatland Challenge Fund competition
A new £3 million fund competition to help protect Northern Ireland’s peatlands has been launched by Minister of Agriculture, Environment...
N.Ireland
Men due in court for cutting down ‘world-famous’ sycamore tree
Two men are due to appear in court today (Wednesday, May 15), after cutting down the “world-famous” sycamore gap tree...
N.Ireland
Dale Farm to process an extra 10m litres of milk per year
Dale Farm is planning to expand its milk pool in Northern Ireland by up to 1%/annum over the next 10...
N.Ireland
Balmoral Show 2024 gets underway
The first morning of Balmoral Show 2024 will see Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) president, John Henning, welcome Northern Ireland’s...
Agri-Business
NI farm support programme looks to improve resilience of agri-food sector
Northern Ireland’s agriculture minister Andrew Muir has said the aim of the Farm Support and Development Programme is to improve...
N.Ireland
Arla Foods commits over £300m to 5 UK sites
Arla Foods has committed over £300 million between five of its UK sites with the aim of boosting UK manufacturing...
Agri-Business
Agricultural shows require a ‘financial lifeline’ – Lockhart MP
Agricultural shows will require more “financial aid” to safeguard the future of the shows, according to the Democratic Unionist Party’s...
