N.Ireland
Better land management could be worth up to £196m a year to Northern dairy sector
Putting existing nutrient and soil management guidance into practice could boost Northern Ireland’s dairy sector income by a whopping £196...
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Machinery
Guess who's 30? Irish agri parts firm comes of age...and goes 'online'
Fastparts – the consumable parts division of Farmhand – celebrated 30 years in business just last month with an open...
N.Ireland
Meal firm fined six-figure sum after young worker injured
Well known Co. Armagh meal firm, Mason Animal Feeds, has been fined a six-figure sum in court after a 17-year-old...
Machinery
Auction report: Low-hour loading shovels go 'under the hammer'
JCB played host to a major auction on Tuesday (March 20), consisting of used and nearly-new equipment – including tractors,...
Machinery
Trade focus: New stock arrives; but who or what is Pronar?
It was Poland that led the fall of European communism in the 1980s and, in doing so, opened up the...
N.Ireland
First Northern bird flu case confirmed in Co. Antrim
Northern Ireland’s first bird flu case this year has been confirmed in a wild bird in Co. Antrim. The case...
Beef
Society advises against Jaegerbomb semen use following DNA doubts
The UK’s Limousin society has advised members not to buy or use Ballinloan Jaegerbomb semen following doubts over the champion...
Beef
Society advises against Jaegerbomb semen use following DNA doubts
The UK’s Limousin society has advised members not to buy or use Ballinloan Jaegerbomb semen following doubts over the champion...
Machinery
Classic corner: As good as it gets? No-nonsense workhorse can still earn a crust
During the 1970s and 1980s the race to sell tractors moved from one of getting as many standard models out...
N.Ireland
Beef societies join forces for first time for bumper spring bull sale
Northern Ireland’s Blonde Club and British Blue Society have teamed up with the region’s Simmental club to hold their individual...
Beef
Beef societies join forces for first time for bumper spring bull sale
Northern Ireland’s Blonde Club and British Blue Society have teamed up with the region’s Simmental club to hold their individual...
Machinery
Auction report: Could you 'stretch' to a 'tidy' JCB telehandler?
JCB played host to a major auction on Tuesday (March 20), consisting of used and nearly-new equipment – including tractors,...
N.Ireland
Industry specialists to go head-to-head over antimicrobial resistance
Some of Northern Ireland’s leading brains in the world of animal and human health will come together to discuss ‘Antimicrobial...
N.Ireland
Grass: Learning from the lessons of 2017
After a challenging 2017 and a difficult start to 2018, the lessons to be learned from grass management studies are...
Machinery
Murphy's Motors scoops top New Holland accolade
Kilkenny-based dealership Murphy’s Motors has landed the top prize at the annual New Holland Dealer of the Year awards. At...
Machinery
Online tickets now available for ‘Grass & Muck 2018’
Tickets are available online for this year’s Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) Grass & Muck event, to be...
N.Ireland
NI food chief elected UK body's vice president
Northern Ireland food boss Michael Bell has been elected vice president of The Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST) in...
Beef
AI bull’s pedigree status put on hold amid parentage doubts
An up-and-coming champion AI bull whose semen has been sold internationally has had his pedigree status put on hold after...
