Imports of cattle from Northern Ireland for further production in the Republic recorded an increase during 2015 but remain a much...
March 12, 2016
Farmers in Northern Ireland affected by the recent flooding will be able to apply for £1,000 financial aid under a new...
March 11, 2016
Northern Ireland’s Agriculture Minister Michelle O’Neill has announced that the 2016 Online Single application system is now open. Minister O’Neill...
March 10, 2016
The narrowing of the Irish and Northern Irish beef price will have little impact on the cross-border beef trade, according...
March 9, 2016
A British secretary of State document presented to Westminster has publicly aired concerns about the impact of Brexit on Northern...
March 4, 2016
Beef farmers in Northern Ireland lost over £2m (€2.56m) in 2015 due to over-age animals, according to the Livestock and...
March 2, 2016
People who are found guilty of animal cruelty in Northern Ireland will now face much tougher penalties under the law....
March 1, 2016
Cow throughput at plants in Northern Ireland for the six week period ending February 20 stood at 11,289 head, the...
February 27, 2016
Planning permission has been granted for a new headquarters for the North’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD). Permission...
February 25, 2016
The dairy herd in Northern Ireland stood at 313,600 cows in December 2015, a year-on-year increase of 2%, the latest figures...
Farmers and food producers in Northern Ireland must be highly efficient if they are to overcome challenges caused by ongoing global...
February 19, 2016
The incidence of Bovine Tuberculosis (TB) in Northern Ireland, based on the number of infected animals identified at time of...
February 14, 2016
UFU president Ian Marshall has described the outworking of this week’s crisis dairy meeting in Belfast as an opportunity for all parties...
February 12, 2016
The Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) will shortly decide on whether or not Balmoral Show should be extended from its...
Farmers in Northern Ireland are facing new regulations around compulsory purchase orders, which would bring them in line with England...
February 11, 2016
A recent analysis by the Livestock and Meat Commission in Northern Ireland has found a notable differential in quoted prices...
February 9, 2016
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is appealing for information regarding the theft of 30 calves from a farm...
February 8, 2016
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is not supporting calls for dairy farmers in Northern Ireland to cut back production levels,...
February 7, 2016
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