N.Ireland
Video: Thieves continue to target Land Rover Defenders
Thieves are continuing to target iconic Land Rover Defenders right across the Republic of Ireland and the UK. Members of...
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N.Ireland
Video: Thieves continue to target Land Rover Defenders
Thieves are continuing to target iconic Land Rover Defenders right across the Republic of Ireland and the UK. Members of...
N.Ireland
NI livestock numbers increase in 2017, as the area of cereals grown falls
Livestock populations in Northern Ireland during the month of June have remained stable or grown compared to figures from a...
N.Ireland
NI livestock numbers increase in 2017, as the area of cereals grown falls
Livestock populations in Northern Ireland during the month of June have remained stable or grown compared to figures from a...
N.Ireland
Farm organisation calls for tougher sentences for criminals
Calls for tougher judicial sentences for people involved in rural crime have been reiterated by the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU),...
N.Ireland
‘NI’s approval to export pork to China could be worth in excess of £10 million’
Northern Ireland’s final approval to export pork to China could be worth in excess of £10 million (€11 million) to the...
N.Ireland
UK’s approval to export beef to the Phillippines a ‘major boost’ for Northern Ireland
The announcement that the UK has received approval to export beef to the Philippines has been hailed as a “major boost”...
N.Ireland
Farmers encouraged to take advantage of pest control scheme
Farmers in Northern Ireland are being encouraged to take advantage of a pest control scheme being run by the British Association...
Dairy
NI milk prices increase by over 50% in the space of a year
Milk prices in Northern Ireland have increased by about 57% in the space of a year, according to the latest...
N.Ireland
NI beef exporters given the green light to trade under BSE negligible risk status
Beef exporters in Northern Ireland have been given the green light to trade under Bovine Spongiform Encelphalapathy (BSE) negligible risk (NR)...
Beef
Farmers who retain BVD-infected calves ‘pose a risk to the entire industry’
The minority of farmers who retain calves, which have tested positive for BVD, pose a risk to the entire industry,...
N.Ireland
3,000 NI farmers sign up for soil sampling scheme
Almost 3,000 livestock farmers in Northern Ireland have registered for the soil sampling and analysis scheme from the Department of...
N.Ireland
Young boy seriously injured in a farm accident over the weekend
An 11-year-old boy was seriously injured in an accident on a farm in Northern Ireland over the weekend. The accident...
N.Ireland
Young farmer convicted of transporting an unfit animal
A 21-year-old farmer has been recently convicted at Omagh Magistrates’ Court for transporting an unfit animal, according to the Department of Agriculture,...
N.Ireland
UFU aims to raise £100,000 for charity to mark centenary anniversary
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) aims to raise £100,000 (€113,530) for Air Ambulance Northern Ireland to mark its 100-year anniversary....
Environment
Two farmers fined for polluting waterways
Two farmers in Northern Ireland have been fined for polluting waterways, according to the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural...
N.Ireland
Call for NI farmers to ‘stand firm’ against abattoirs on beef prices
Farmers in Northern Ireland have been urged to “stand firm” against abattoirs, north and south of the border, that attempt...
Agri-Business
Report proposes free trade for agri goods under Brexit
The Seanad report on Brexit has proposed that a free trade agreement, for “vulnerable sectors” like agriculture, should be considered...
