Agri-Business
Using satellite data to enhance global food security
Accurate estimates and forecasts of crop area and yield play an important role in guiding policy decisions related to food...
N.Ireland
N.Ireland
Final Soil Nutrient Health Scheme analysis event to take place next week
The last event run by the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) to help farmers in Zone 1...
Agri-Business
UFU partners with AFBI and AgriSearch for NI farming webinars
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has announced that it will join forces with the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) and...
N.Ireland
Norway native named ‘Top Dog’ at World Sheepdog Trials
Petter Landfald, from Norway and his dog Max, were crowned World Champions at the World Sheepdog Trials last Saturday (...
N.Ireland
CAFRE: Now is time to prioritise autumn grazing management
A dairy technologist from the College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) has encouraged farmers to prioritise successful autumn...
N.Ireland
Tillage: The role of potash in the nutrition of cereals
The role of potash in maximising cereal yields and grain quality has been profiled by a number of agronomists to...
Agri-Business
Machinery Focus: Kuhn reveals strategy to minimise ploughing
Kuhn, like all implement manufacturers, is well aware that good crops begin with good seedbeds of an appropriate tilth and...
N.Ireland
Focus: Adding value to a sheep enterprise with ‘lamb ham’
By Barbara Collins Alan and Wendy Dempster breed sheep on their 50ac farm near Ballymoney in Co. Antrim. It is...
N.Ireland
Farm incomes in Northern Ireland coming under strong pressure
A leading accountant has highlighted the growing pressures now impacting farm incomes in Northern Ireland. And the continuing decline in...
Agri-Business
Silver Hill Duck scoops Great Taste Golden Fork award
Silver Hill Duck has claimed top honours for taste in Ireland at the Great Taste Golden Forks award ceremony. The...
N.Ireland
Exports of Scottish seed potatoes to NI to resume in October
The UK government has confirmed that exports of Scottish seed potatoes to Northern Ireland will resume on October 1. Plants...
N.Ireland
Getting silage analysed before winter housing
Farmers keen to ensure that their cows will get the best out of the silage they have harvested in recent...
N.Ireland
HSENI to carry out workplace transport inspections within the food industry
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has announced a programme of workplace transport inspections focused on the...
N.Ireland
Lemken unveils first weed harrow during French demo
The Thulit is the first weed harrow from Lemken. It has been specifically developed to operate on uneven ground. The...
N.Ireland
World Sheepdog Trials underway in Down
The 2023 World Sheepdog Trials got underway yesterday (Wednesday, September 13) at Gill Hall Estate, near Dromore in Co. Down....
N.Ireland
Report: Global warming could increase intestinal worms in sheep
The findings of a new report suggest that the increase in temperature caused by global warming could cause a higher...
N.Ireland
UFU to address livestock movements in Windsor Framework at House of Lords
The House of Lords is holding a evidence session today (Wednesday, September 13) to hear from business representatives about how...
N.Ireland
Effective breeding the ‘cornerstone’ of herd performance – AI company
The development of effective breeding policies has always been a “cornerstone” of improved herd performance, according to Northern Ireland-based AI...
