N.Ireland
Department rows back on Young Farmers' Payment announcement
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has clarified its position in respect of changes to the Young...
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Machinery
Tool or toy: Is this miniature loader a practical option?
This pint-sized machine was spotted by AgriLand at a recent farm machinery exhibition in Co. Cork. It’s an Avant (Tecno)...
N.Ireland
Primary science fair calls for NI country schools and farm kids
Ireland’s biggest science fair is doubling its capacity in its second year in Belfast, bringing over 1,500 pupils together to...
N.Ireland
11% drop in Northern rural crime levels
The latest rural crime statistics show an 11% fall in the number of incidents recorded in rural communities across Northern...
N.Ireland
TB vet: ‘It took a year to keep me out of prison and for me to keep my job’
Pioneering vet Dick Sibley thought he would have been lauded after he managed to clear a chronically infected herd of...
N.Ireland
TB vet: ‘It took a year to keep me out of prison and for me to keep my job’
Pioneering vet Dick Sibley thought he would have been lauded after he managed to clear a chronically infected herd of...
N.Ireland
Dick Sibley's TB Quad System: 'There's no point crossing the road and only looking one way'
Pioneering TB vet Dick Sibley introduces himself with a disclaimer: “Anything other than an approved test is a criminal offence...
N.Ireland
Dick Sibley’s TB Quad System: ‘There’s no point crossing the road and only looking one way’
Pioneering TB vet Dick Sibley introduces himself with a disclaimer: “Anything other than an approved test is a criminal offence...
N.Ireland
'Ewe' must be joking: Driving ban for farmer caught on mobile phone
A farmer taking a sick sheep to the vet was spotted talking on a mobile phone whilst driving, Ballymena Magistrates...
Machinery
Major contracting machinery auction looms large
Carnew Mart will host a sizeable auction of modern, second-hand agricultural machinery on Friday (February 16). The auction is being...
Machinery
Buyer's guide: What you should look out for in a used JCB Fastrac
The JCB Fastrac was launched at the Royal Smithfield show in 1990. Although no stranger to agriculture, having originally started...
N.Ireland
'No one talks about the suffering badgers'
Farmers at an Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) meeting held earlier this week said they felt appalled that badgers were being...
Environment
‘No one talks about the suffering badgers’
Farmers at an Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) meeting held earlier this week said they felt appalled that badgers were being...
Agri-Business
NI farm income up in 2017 - but so are costs
The bottom line on the average Northern Ireland farm is sitting £15,952 (€18,215) up on the year before, according to the...
Machinery
A buck-rake with a 'twist': Is this the ultimate silage fork?
Among the most eye-catching machines at the recent LAMMA show (in the UK) was this German-built (Saphir) fork – for...
N.Ireland
TB crisis: 'There is no justification that farmers should be asked to fund failure'
Pedigree breeders in the North say they feel they are being punished over TB because of “government failure”. Asking farmers...
N.Ireland
TB crisis: ‘There is no justification that farmers should be asked to fund failure’
Pedigree breeders in the North say they feel they are being punished over TB because of “government failure”. Asking farmers...
Machinery
North American powerhouse gets special-edition 'black livery'
A special-edition 25th-anniversary (front wheel assist) tractor has been unveiled by Versatile – the Canadian tractor manufacturer. “It’s still the same...
