N.Ireland
How realistic are you when it comes to biosecurity?
Farmers frequently convince themselves that their biosecurity is much better than in reality, Northern Ireland’s most senior vet has said....
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N.Ireland
Brave farm girl Grace inspires marts to drop the hammer for charity
The brave battle of an eight-year-old farmer’s daughter has inspired Northern Ireland’s farming community to rally together for heart disease...
Machinery
No looking back: Irish tractor sales show promise
The latest tractor registration figures compiled by the FTMTA (Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association) show a continuing, steady improvement...
Machinery
Pics: Check out this new 'Claas' telehandler - courtesy of Liebherr
Claas had plenty to shout about at last week’s Agritechnica show in Germany; it launched new telehandlers and loading shovels...
Machinery
Here's a shock: 100 cows on a single charge...of electricity
Among the more innovative diet feeders (mixer wagons) at last week’s giant Agritechnica show was an all-electric, self-propelled machine from...
N.Ireland
'Super pest' moth now capable of surviving British and Irish winter
A ‘super pest’ moth which is already resistant to a class of common plant protection is now also capable of...
Arable
‘Super pest’ moth now capable of surviving British and Irish winter
A ‘super pest’ moth which is already resistant to a class of common plant protection is now also capable of...
Machinery
Fresh look for updated Krone round balers
Krone is celebrating 40 years of round baler production by upgrading its range of Comprima machines. A “modern, fresh look”...
N.Ireland
Potato harvest 2017: 'One of the worst in living memory'
Potato farmers say they are experiencing one of the “worst harvests ever” with many warning their crops are rotting in...
N.Ireland
Hundreds of sheep suspected stolen in the 'Mourne' county
Hundreds of sheep are thought to have been stolen from a farm in south Co. Down. The sheep went missing...
N.Ireland
Hundreds of sheep suspected stolen in the ‘Mourne’ county
Hundreds of sheep are thought to have been stolen from a farm in south Co. Down. The sheep went missing...
N.Ireland
Farmer fined after vet had to put down animals during inspection
A Co. Down farmer has been fined more than £5,000 after a vet had to euthanise a cow, a sheep and...
N.Ireland
Farmer fined after vet had to put down animals during inspection
A Co. Down farmer has been fined more than £5,000 after a vet had to euthanise a cow, a sheep and...
N.Ireland
Farm Family meetings to cover tax liabilities, reliefs and allowances
Farming families are urged to attend one of a series of meetings planned to make their businesses more resilient. Farmers...
Machinery
Who said that articulated tractors are a thing of the past?
Kirovets – a Russian brand of tractors – was among a plethora of ‘foreign’ manufacturers at the recent Agritechnica show. The...
N.Ireland
Aggressive lettuce disease Fusarium wilt spotted in UK for the first time
Lettuce growers have been urged to look out for Fusarium wilt and root rot after an outbreak of the aggressive...
Arable
Aggressive lettuce disease Fusarium wilt spotted in UK for the first time
Lettuce growers have been urged to look out for Fusarium wilt and root rot after an outbreak of the aggressive...
Machinery
JCB brings beefed-up, pivot-steer telehandler to Agritechnica
There was plenty of news on the materials handling front at Agritechnica 2017, including the arrival of JCB’s TM420 (above)....
