N.Ireland
PSNI investigating 2 burglaries in rural villages
Detectives in Newry are investigating an aggravated burglary at the home of an elderly couple in Forkhill, Co. Armagh in...
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Dairy
Limiting the presence of docks as growth rates take off
In the last few weeks, growth rates have improved drastically, and with that has been the emergence of docks in...
N.Ireland
Cooked chicken products recalled by Spar Northern Ireland in food alert
SPAR Northern Ireland is recalling several chicken products because listeria monocytogenes has been found in the products after a food...
Pig/Poultry
Mandatory housing order for poultry to be lifted in England
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) plans to lift the order for mandatory housing of birds later...
N.Ireland
NI cereal crops have ‘tremendous yield potential’ right now – agronomist
Cereal crops growing in Northern Ireland have never looked better, according to Co. Down agronomist, Richard Owens. He told Agriland:...
Agri-Business
Origin Enterprises acquires UK online gardening supplier
Origin Enterprises, the Dublin headquartered international agri-services group, has today (Tuesday, May 13) announced the acquisition of a UK-based online...
Arable
Scotch whisky sector welcomes ‘transformational’ UK-India trade deal
The Scotch Whisky Association has welcomed what it regards as the ‘transformational’ trade deal confirmed between the UK and India....
Dairy
How does silage quality affect milk yield and concentrate feeding?
Showers here and there over the weekend may have halted mowers for parts of the country, but the opportunity for...
Machinery
No mention of price cuts in CNH financial plans
Case New Holland Industrial (CNH) reported its results for the first quarter (Q1) of 2025 earlier this month and, just...
Beef
Beef Plan ‘frustrated’ at exclusion from TB eradication forum
Beef Plan Movement representatives were not invited to the recent meeting of the tuberculosis (TB) eradication forum, chaired by Minister...
N.Ireland
NI farmers advised to use up UK livestock tags before they become ‘obsolete’ in June
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has today (Monday, May 12) advised farmers in Northern Ireland to...
Rural Life
Fire services in Wales rescue 800kg bull stuck in bog
Emergency services in Wales were deployed yesterday (Sunday May 11) after reports came in about a bull becoming stuck in...
N.Ireland
Balmoral Show 2025: How to get there
The Balmoral Show 2025, the biggest agricultural show in Northern Ireland, takes place this week from Wednesday (May 14) to...
Beef
US suspends live cattle imports from Mexico due to parasite spread
US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has announced the suspension of live cattle, horse, and bison imports through US ports...
Agri-Business
Danone acquires US plant-based nutritional formulas company
Danone has announced today (Monday, May 12) that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake...
Environment
Research: Plastics manufacturing tech threatens food safety
Research carried out by a team in Dublin has found that technologies used in plastics manufacturing can jeopardise food safety...
Dairy
Collecting a sterile milk sample to identify the mastitis bacteria
Mastitis can cause a significant headache and cost to farmers throughout the year and, without collecting a milk sample, it...
Pig/Poultry
Rotating floor technology key to reducing pig house emissions
By Chris McCullough With around one billion pigs worldwide, the pork sector produces significant quantities of emissions per year that...
