Beef
Back-to-back championships for Drumhill herd at NI Angus calf show
For the second year running, the Drumhill herd secured the supreme overall championship at the Northern Ireland Aberdeen Angus Club’s...
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Agri-Business
26 young farmers complete Lakeland Young Farmer Programme
26 young farmer suppliers from Lakeland Dairies have completed the co-operative’s inaugural Young Farmer Programme, the business has said. The...
Agri-Business
Syngenta sales down by 2% in first 9 months of 2025
Syngenta Group has announced financial results for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2025. Sales for the...
N.Ireland
Muir proposes independent NI environmental agency
Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir has sought backing to establish an independent environmental protection agency in...
Dairy
Improving milk components a priority for NI dairy farmers – breeding specialist
Improving milk components continues to drive the breeding programmes followed by the vast majority of milk producers in Northern Ireland....
N.Ireland
DAERA: Temporary Control Zones in Fermanagh after bird flu case
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has confirmed a further suspected case of avian influenza (bird flu)...
N.Ireland
Suffolks sell to €3,000 twice at Western Stars Suffolk Sale
Athenry Mart played host to the fourth annual Western Stars sale of in-lamb Suffolk shearling ewes and ewe lambs, and...
Agri-Business
France resumes cattle exports following ban due to lumpy skin disease
France has announced the resumption of cattle exports under controlled sanitary conditions. Last month, the French Minister of Agriculture introduced...
N.Ireland
Opinion: An all-island bTB eradication policy makes absolute sense
The confirmation that Dublin and Belfast have agreed to tackle the scourge of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) on an all-island basis...
Forestry
New report aims to show how forestry sector can benefit farmers
Strengthening the relationship between the farming and forestry sectors will be one of the key themes at the launch of...
N.Ireland
EUDR could lead to more alternative protein sources in poultry diets – expert
The period ahead may well see the inclusion of alternative protein sources – both insect and grass-based options – in...
N.Ireland
DAERA: Suspect case of bird flu at Tyrone commercial poultry farm
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has confirmed a suspected case of avian influenza (bird flu) on...
N.Ireland
MP calls for new measures to tackle ATV and GPS thefts in NI
Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart has announced that she will campaigning for new measures to tackle thefts of all-terrain vehicles...
Dairy
Controlling lameness before the housed period
Lameness is a scourge seen in over 10% of the national dairy herd, which becomes even harder to control at...
Machinery
DLG concludes that diesel engines will be around for decades to come
The search to replace the compression ignition, or diesel engine, has been going on for many years now, but so...
N.Ireland
A top quality diet ‘best investment’ poultry farmers can make – specialist
According to an international poultry breeding specialist, eggs are now widely regarded as a ‘super food’ by consumers around the...
Dairy
Prevent calf pneumonia now to boost long-term performance
With the autumn calving season well underway and pens quickly filling with calves, farmers must keep a keen eye out...
Beef
Putting a plan in place for feeding store and beef cattle this winter
Winter housing is now underway in most parts of the country and with this, pits of silage and cuts of...
