Dairy
Milk prices have dropped over 30% (10p/L) in Northern Ireland
The dairy sector in Northern Ireland continues to feel the impact of a 30% fall in milk prices, according to...
Dairy
The dairy sector in Northern Ireland continues to feel the impact of a 30% fall in milk prices, according to...
Beef
It is likely that cattle supplies in Northern Ireland will remain tight in 2015, according to the Livestock and Meat...
Beef
The young bull kill fell significantly in 2014 in Northern Ireland due to changes in the market whereby the value...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland’s Agriculture Minister Michelle O’Neill has urged the public to have its say on plans to eradicate bovine TB in...
N.Ireland
Farm workers in Northern Ireland are set to receive a pay rise in the coming weeks according to an announcement...
N.Ireland
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has announced the appointment of Wesley Aston as the Chief Executive Designate of the organisation....
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland farmers have written to the Northern Minister for Agriculture looking for the Agri Food Strategy Board (AFSB) to...
N.Ireland
Representatives of the main banks in Northern Ireland met with Ulster Farmers Union this week to discuss the down turn...
Environment
From January 1, 2015, farmers in Northern Ireland will not be allowed to plough or convert permanent grassland in areas...
Beef
A gap of €170 per head exists between equivalent cattle prices in Northern Ireland and the Republic, according to latest figures from...
N.Ireland
The latest animal feed statistics, released by Department Agriculture and Rural Development in Northern Ireland (DARD), have indicated a general...
Dairy
There is a pay-off for retailers to encourage processors in Northern Ireland to sell liquid milk in the south, increasing...
N.Ireland
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has proposed measures it says will help dairy farmers deal with cash flow issues. UFU...
N.Ireland
A significant reduction in the number of suckler cows has been identified in the final results of the June 2014...
N.Ireland
New research funded by EBLEX into the genetics of ewe longevity could benefit the sheep industry on the back of...