N.Ireland
UK subsidy changes could hit more than 1 in 5 farmers in first year
UK subsidy changes could “free up £150 million for the environment and other public goods”, a consultation launched today has...
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N.Ireland
The ‘Beast from the East’: Your farm storm checklist
Milk processors and department officials are warning Northern Irish farmers to prepare for cold conditions forecast for the rest of...
N.Ireland
Scottish new entrants could get their own 'starter farms'
New farmers in Scotland could be given a leg up into the industry, with more than 1,000ha of public land...
Machinery
Auction report: See what silage machinery fetched at Punchestown
The second Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) auction (of used tractors and machinery) took place on Saturday (February...
N.Ireland
Co. Antrim mixed practice vet named new BVA NI president
A Ballynure-based mixed practice vet with almost 40 years of industry experience has been elected as president of the British...
N.Ireland
Northern sheep numbers hit highest since 2004
The number of sheep in Northern Ireland has hit its highest in 13 years as breeders focus on fattening stock...
N.Ireland
Northern sheep numbers hit highest since 2004
The number of sheep in Northern Ireland has hit its highest in 13 years as breeders focus on fattening stock...
Rural Life
Hearse service offers chance to take machinery passion to the grave
You can’t take it with you, but you can make your beloved tractor – or other vehicle – part of...
N.Ireland
Northern milk production smashes December record
Northern Ireland dairy farms produced a record milk volume output in December, the latest agricultural survey figures reveal. It follows...
Dairy
Northern milk production smashes December record
Northern Ireland dairy farms produced a record milk volume output in December, the latest agricultural survey figures reveal. It follows...
Machinery
Combines 4 Charity: Inspired by Australian farmers; embraced by the Irish tillage sector
Inspiration for Combines 4 Charity came to tillage farmer, Philip Brady, from ‘Down Under’. The 32-year-old farmer from Kildalkey, Co....
Machinery
Auction report: Tractor prices from today's FTMTA Irish auction
The second Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) auction (of used tractors and machinery) took place today (Saturday, February...
Machinery
Auction report: Check out how these telehandlers fared 'under the hammer'
The second Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) auction (of used tractors and machinery) took place today (Saturday, February...
Opinion
Have the North’s MLAs gone MIA?
‘Missing in Action’ (MIA) is a term used by the military for combatants who cannot be accounted for after some...
Environment
Volunteers sought by RSPB NI for farmland surveys
Do you have a love for nature and a fondness for birds, and can you tell a yellowhammer from a...
Environment
Volunteers sought by RSPB NI for farmland surveys
Do you have a love for nature and a fondness for birds, and can you tell a yellowhammer from a...
N.Ireland
NI herds to go paperless by May - but union wants a consultation
Union officials say the Northern Ireland Department of Agriculture’s plans for herd birth and movement registrations to go paperless by...
N.Ireland
NI herds to go paperless by May – but union wants a consultation
Union officials say the Northern Ireland Department of Agriculture’s plans for herd birth and movement registrations to go paperless by...
