N.Ireland
50k grant offered for Belfast city centre farm project
Belfast City Council is offering a grant of up to £50,000 for the creation of a social farm or garden...
N.Ireland
Agri-Business
ABP Scottish acquisitions investigated by UK competition watchdog
The acquisition of two beef processing sites in Scotland by ABP Food Group is under investigation by the UK’s competition...
N.Ireland
28 calves rescued from slurry tank by NI firefighters
On what was supposed to be his retirement party, a Northern Ireland firefighter was called to assist in the rescue...
N.Ireland
Donaghmore Horticultural Community hoping to expand
Despite the poor weather of late, the picturesque village of Donaghmore in south Co. Tyrone is awash with colour right...
N.Ireland
GB farmers will need photo ID to buy AN fertiliser from October
Farmers in Great Britain will need to provide photo identification (ID) to purchase certain ammonium nitrate (AN) fertiliser from October...
N.Ireland
NI farmer records thefts of silage bales on video camera
A farmer in Northern Ireland resorted to setting up video camera surveillance in one of his fields after repeated thefts...
N.Ireland
New customs rules show Coleraine vet school is ‘essential’ – MLA
Impending customs rules set to be brought in this October, combined with Northern Ireland’s “serious” vet shortage, mean that a...
N.Ireland
Jalex set to put show-winning bull on the market this month
James Alexander from Randalstown, Co. Antrim, is set to offer a multiple award-winning bull from his renowned Jalex Herd in...
Agri-Business
Two new Novacat mower combinations from Pottinger
Pottinger has added two new mower combinations to its range, the Novaca V 8400 and Novacat V 9200, which the...
Agri-Business
51% rise in rural crime in NI ‘disappointing’ – UFU
The cost of rural crime in Northern Ireland rose by 50.7% last year to £2.5 million, according to the latest...
Agri-Business
German supermarket charges ‘true costs’ of meat and dairy
German supermarket Penny has raised its prices of nine mainly dairy and meat products to reflect their “true costs” on...
N.Ireland
New venue unveiled for Fermanagh County Show
The historic Castle Irvine Estate will be the new host for the 2023 Fermanagh County Show later this month. The...
N.Ireland
PSNI investigate theft of 12 sheep in Fermanagh
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is investigating the theft of 12 sheep in Co. Fermanagh. The PSNI has...
Machinery
Electric vehicles: Fire on car carrier sparks discussion over battery safety
The fire aboard the Panama-registered Fremantle Highway which was reported as transporting 2,857 cars, of which 498 are said to...
N.Ireland
NI wool prices remain downbeat - British Wool director
Wool prices in Northern Ireland continue to remain downbeat, according to British Wool director and Co. Antrim sheep producer, Brendan...
N.Ireland
Tyrone farmer sets new record shearing 858 lambs in 9 hours
A farmer from Co. Tyrone has set a new record after sheering 858 lambs in a mammoth nine-hour solo sheep-shearing...
N.Ireland
NI farms to face vehicle safety inspections from August
An eight-month long programme of workplace-based vehicle safety inspections on farms across Northern Ireland has been announced today (Monday, July...
N.Ireland
Impact of catch and cover crops on potassium cycling
According to the Potash Development Association (PDA), catch and cover crops form an important cog in the tillage regenerative farming...
