Grass
How to make best use of zero-grazed grass
Fresh grass, including zero-grazed forage, is the cheapest feed source available to dairy cows. Increasing its inclusion in dairy cows’...
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N.Ireland
Co. Antrim man named new AFBI chief executive
Northern Ireland’s Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) has named one of its most senior researchers as its new chief executive....
N.Ireland
Farm worker in court for deliberately smearing dung-covered boots in police car
A Co. Antrim farm worker who deliberately smeared cow manure from his boots onto the upholstery inside a police car...
N.Ireland
‘Long-overdue’ UK Brexit paper is insufficient – MEP
Yesterday’s UK paper on Brexit is a long-overdue step that is insufficient and incomplete, according to Mairead McGuinness, MEP and...
Agri-Business
Drones could add a billion to UK primary industry income
Over 76,000 drones could be in the UK skies in 12 years’ time – and it could add as much...
Agri-Business
CAFRE’s Level 2 course open for 2018 registrations
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) has announced the return of its popular Agricultural Business Operations (Level...
N.Ireland
How successful was your 2018 lambing?
By Dr. Eileen McCloskey, Sheep Technologist at CAFRE, Greenmount For the majority of farmers lambing is over, and for those...
N.Ireland
Tyrone man sweeps up in tidy farm competition
A Co. Tyrone dairy farmer became the winner of the first ever National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Mutual Tidy Farmyard Award...
Agri-Business
Invent Awards: What agri-sector projects made it to the finals?
A farm safety gadget and a horse training aid have made it through to the finals of a prestigious innovation...
N.Ireland
14-year-old raises £1,800 after shaving head for ‘proud papa’
A 14-year-old young farmer, who began a fundraising campaign along the cattle lines at last month’s Balmoral Show, has raised...
Agri-Business
Moy Park achieves major production milestone
One of the island’s biggest poultry producers, Moy Park, has announced a major production milestone, with the company producing six...
N.Ireland
‘Hit the Diff’ star hits hospital bed after quad accident
Irish country music star, Marty Mone, took his commitment to his art a step too far this week, after a...
N.Ireland
Global food security experts met in Belfast this week
Food security experts from all over the world converged in Belfast this week (May 28-31) for a major summit on...
Agri-Business
Global food security experts met in Belfast this week
Food security experts from all over the world converged in Belfast this week (May 28-31) for a major summit on...
Agri-Business
Global food security experts met in Belfast this week
Food security experts from all over the world converged in Belfast this week (May 28-31) for a major summit on...
Machinery
Auction report: Silage and other machinery pulls the punters
A mix of modern and old machinery (including silage-making equipment) went under the hammer at an on-site auction in England....
Machinery
Auction report: Machinery changes hands in sweltering sunshine
Major ‘on-site’ machinery dispersal sale events come up just a handful of times in any given year here in Ireland;...
N.Ireland
Police hunting for arsonists after fires break out at Greenmount
Police in Antrim are appealing for information following two suspected arson incidents at Greenmount Campus last night (Wednesday, May 30,...
