Agri-Business
Volac appoints new nutritional sales development manager
Volac has announced the appointment a new nutritional sales development manager for Northern Ireland. Eimear Diamond, a native of Bellaghy,...
N.Ireland
N.Ireland
Traps to catch ferrets placed on Rathlin Island
Hundreds of traps have been placed on Rathlin Island, off the coast of Co. Antrim for the purpose of catching...
N.Ireland
Woodland Trust Northern Ireland to launch new policy paper
The coming weeks will mark the launch of an important new policy paper from the Woodland Trust Northern Ireland. It...
N.Ireland
Dairy advice: Drying-off preparation
The next major event to occur on most dairy farms after housing will be the drying-off of cows for the...
N.Ireland
Nuffield launches ‘Next-Gen’ scholarship programme in NI
Two young people from Northern Ireland, aged between 18 and 24, will have an opportunity to speak at the 2024...
N.Ireland
Receiving a 90c/L milk price on 250-goat farm in France
As part of the farm-tours section of the Sommet de l’Élevage livestock show which took place in France earlier this month, Agriland travelled...
Agri-Business
UFU opposes DAERA consultation on cutting NI livestock numbers
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said it opposes advice from the Climate Change Committee (CCC) to cut livestock numbers...
N.Ireland
Belfast to host 2024 Nuffield annual conference
Belfast will host the 2024 Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust annual conference. The event will take place between November 19 and...
N.Ireland
Permanent solution to vet medicines access in NI must be found – BVA
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has said a permanent solution to access of vet medicines in Northern Ireland must be...
N.Ireland
NIPSA strike could disrupt flow of goods into NI – DAERA
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has said that a strike from vets and and meat inspectors...
N.Ireland
Edwin Poots: ‘Cattle and sheep numbers should be retained’
Northern Ireland’s former agriculture minister, Edwin Poots MLA,has said there is no reason to cut cattle and sheep numbers as...
N.Ireland
UFU ‘challenging’ the introduction of new Red Tractor environment module
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said it is “challenging” the governance behind the development of a new environment module...
N.Ireland
Proposed NI emissions reduction targets criticised
The implementation of the Climate Change Act will have a “profound and wide-ranging impact” on all dairy, beef and sheep...
N.Ireland
NI vet pay strike to disrupt ports and abattoirs
Members of the Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance (NIPSA) are set to strike for five days, disrupting Northern Ireland’s ports...
N.Ireland
Dairy advice: Organising the final milk recording
Ahead of drying-off taking place on farms you should be booking or planning in your final milk recording for the...
N.Ireland
Ulster Farmers’ Union attends DUP annual conference
Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president, David Brown attended last weekend’s Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) annual conference in Belfast. He confirmed...
N.Ireland
DAERA urges farmers to be vigilant for bluetongue and EHD
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is urging farmers to be vigilant for signs of bluetongue and...
N.Ireland
Tánaiste launches new Shared Island Project for rural communities
Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin launched a new Shared Island Project for rural communities this morning (October...
