Rural Life
Watch: Footballer Haaland stocks up on steak and milk at local farm
Footballer Erling Haaland believes that the quality of meat and milk is “even better” when the animals are taken care...
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N.Ireland
Rye can be used as an alternative to wheat in poultry rations
Ongoing research at Harper Adams University in Shropshire, UK, is confirming that hybrid rye can be used as an alternative...
Rural Life
Research: Public would pay more for meat with good farm welfare
A new tool for measuring the economic value of farm animal welfare improvements has been developed by researchers at the...
N.Ireland
Ruling on Red Tractor advert described as ‘unjust’
A recent Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) decision to uphold a complaint against an old Red Tractor advert has been branded...
Agri-Business
Call for action to give farmers more export opportunities
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has pressed the Secretary of State for Business and Trade to ensure that British...
Environment
Could soil’s ability to ‘remember’ drought ensure more resilience?
New research has found that microbial communities in soil have the capacity to remember and adapt to past environmental events,...
N.Ireland
FFA calls on NI agriculture minister to resign
Farmers for Action (FFA) is calling on Northern Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir to resign...
N.Ireland
Consumer spending on meat in NI up amid volume decline – LMC
New consumer data from the Livestock and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland (LMC) highlighted that Northern Ireland households demonstrated steady...
N.Ireland
Biosecurity and hygiene ‘biggest risks’ facing Irish poultry sector – DAERA
The Irish poultry sector has seen its economical stability levels strengthen significantly over recent months. However, the risk of biosecurity...
N.Ireland
UFU unanimously passes vote of no confidence in DAERA
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) vote of no confidence in the Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has...
N.Ireland
Fermanagh-based egg processors unveil £2.9 million investment
Ready Egg, which is a family-run egg processor based in Lisnakea, Co. Fermanagh, has announced that it has invested £2.9...
Machinery
Grange tillage to bring 75cm spacing to subsurface toolbar
Despite the disappointing return on tillage crops presently being experienced, the development of related machinery continues, if only to bring...
Pig/Poultry
Health challenges impact global pork industry growth
The global pork industry is navigating an uncertain outlook, with limited sow herd growth reflecting the impact of fluctuating trade...
Rural Life
How to protect livestock during firework season
RSPCA Assured has advised farmers on how to help their livestock cope with the upcoming festivities, as an estimated 6.16...
N.Ireland
Ulster Wool: Ongoing rise in prices to be ‘fully reflected’ in payments next year
International wool prices continue to strengthen at a consistent rate, and there seems every likelihood of this trend being maintained....
Agri-Business
New all-Wales restricted zone for bluetongue to start in November
The Welsh government will introduce a new all-Wales restricted zone policy for bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) from November 10, it confirmed...
Agri-Business
Sporadic outbreaks of BVD continue to cause concern – AHWNI
Sporadic outbreaks of bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) are continuing to cause concern, Animal Health and Welfare Northern Ireland (AHWNI) has...
N.Ireland
Red meat sector needs ‘young people from every walk of life’ – ABP NI director
The requirement for the red meat sector to attract young people from all backgrounds remains an absolute priority. This is...
