N.Ireland
Defra identifies 2 calves ‘with blindness’ among bluetongue cases
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra) has confirmed that the number of bluetongue cases in Great Britain...
N.Ireland
N.Ireland
Flooding ‘increases risk of avian influenza incursion’ – DAERA
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) advised poultry farmers that flooding can increase the risk of infections...
N.Ireland
France passes rules to ‘reduce the burden on farmers’
The government in France has passed new decrees intended to make it easier for farmers to create new cattle, pig,...
N.Ireland
‘No meaningful support’ for young NI farmers this year – UFU
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has criticised the Northern Irish government over the lack of support available to young farmers...
N.Ireland
NI farmers ‘essential allies’ in protecting environment – Countryside Alliance
The Countryside Alliance has criticised politicians in Stormont for portraying Northern Ireland farming families as “as the problem”, rather than...
N.Ireland
Demand for ‘high-performance pickups’ within agri-sector expected to grow
Pickups are no longer a “fashion statement”, they are now a very real necessity on many farms throughout Ireland, according...
N.Ireland
DAERA outlines capping rates for farm sustainability payments
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has outlined the capping rates that will be applied on Farm...
N.Ireland
Calls growing across Ireland for a more flexible slurry spreading season
Pressure continues to build across the island of Ireland for the introduction of more flexible slurry spreading seasons. A number...
Agri-Business
Trade exhibition focussed solely on slurry planned for RUAS HQ in October
A bespoke, slurry-related trade exhibition will be hosted at the headquarters of the Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) on the...
N.Ireland
Demand for mid-range telescopic handlers continues to grow
Demand for mid-range telescopic handlers that can operate effectively on family farms continues to strengthen. Flexibility, in tandem with good...
N.Ireland
Farmer fined at Antrim court for water pollution offence
A court in Northern Ireland has fined a farmer for a water pollution offence that resulted in a fish kill....
N.Ireland
NI farmers stage inheritance tax protest outside supermarket
Farmers in Northern Ireland have launched a fresh campaign against the UK’s new inheritance tax legislation which will become law...
N.Ireland
NI habitats and species ‘suffering from decades of neglect’ – Muir
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has published a comprehensive statutory report on Northern Ireland’s implementation of...
N.Ireland
Stricter BVD measures to be applied in NI from February
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has reminded cattle herd keepers that the next phase of bovine...
N.Ireland
Vogelsang expands dealer network across the north
DA Forgie and Vogelsang Ireland have announced a new partnership with a shared focus on delivering slurry management technology to...
Beef
AgriSearch Beef Conference kicks off in Portadown
The 2026 AgriSearch Beef Conference titled: ‘Beefing Up Performance – Driving Productivity and Profitability’ kicked off this morning (Tuesday, January...
N.Ireland
DAERA report on environmental improvements published
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has today (Tuesday, January 27) published Northern Ireland’s first Annual Progress...
N.Ireland
New AgriSearch video series aims to support best practice calf rearing
AgriSearch has launched a new five-part video series designed to provide farmers with practical, science-based guidance to improve calf health,...