N.Ireland
Northern Ireland strives for BSE negligible risk status
Northern Ireland has been recommended for BSE negligible risk status by the World Organisation for Animal Health’s Scientific Commission. The...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland has been recommended for BSE negligible risk status by the World Organisation for Animal Health’s Scientific Commission. The...
N.Ireland
A landowner has been fined £3,400 (€3,990) recently at Newry Magistrates’ court for breaches of Environment Order legislation. The Co....
Dairy
The decision has been made by the Ulster Farmers’ Union’s Dairy Committee to reinstate its Milk Price Indicator (MPI). The...
Rural Life
Footage from CCTV cameras captured the moment a slurry tank crashed through a garden wall in Northern Ireland on Friday,...
N.Ireland
A Co. Armagh farmer was convicted at Craigavon Magistrates’ Court recently on 21 charges relating to animal movement offences. Jim Thompson,...
N.Ireland
A scheme targeting the removal of of BVD infected animals in the North is now open for claims, according to the...
N.Ireland
A Co. Down farmer was convicted recently at Newry Magistrates’ Court of one charge of failure to notify the births or movement...
Pig/Poultry
A second case of bird flu or Avian Influenza has been identified in Northern Ireland, according to the Department of...
N.Ireland
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is appealing for information after 20 sheep were reported stolen from a farm in...
Beef
Factory kill charges in the North cost farmers in excess of £7.5m (€8.8m) in 2016, according to figures from the Ulster...
N.Ireland
The Agri-Food Strategy Board has been given an extension to carry on working until May 31 by the Minister for...
Beef
The conformation scores achieved by prime cattle kill during the final quarter of 2016 generally declined from the corresponding period...
Pig/Poultry
The bird flu prevention zone in Northern Ireland, which was declared just before Christmas, has been extended until March 16....
N.Ireland
Applications for funding for projects aimed at raising the profile of quality regional food in the North will be accepted...
N.Ireland
A farmer in Northern Ireland was left particularly upset after six newborn lambs were stolen from his farm along with...
N.Ireland
A Co. Antrim farmer has been convicted on 27 animal welfare charges at the Lisburn Magistrates’ Court. Trevor Sinclair, with...
Environment
A farmer in Northern Ireland has been fined £650 (€750) and a £15 (€17) offender levy for causing polluting discharge to...
Agri-Business
Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) support changes post-Brexit will have a major impact on all the farming sectors in Northern Ireland,...