N.Ireland
World Dairy Summit: Poor grass management could be costing you £241 a cow
Farmers could be losing out on thousands of pounds simply by not effectively managing their grass, researchers say. AFBI’s Hillsborough research facility...
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Dairy
World Dairy Summit: Poor grass management could be costing you £241 a cow
Farmers could be losing out on thousands of pounds simply by not effectively managing their grass, researchers say. AFBI’s Hillsborough research facility...
Pig/Poultry
Turkey has a strong future within the Irish poultry meat sector
Turkey production will be a key growth area within the Irish poultry sector, according to Professor Geoff Simmons from Queen’s...
N.Ireland
Turkey has a strong future within the Irish poultry meat sector
Turkey production will be a key growth area within the Irish poultry sector, according to Professor Geoff Simmons from Queen’s...
N.Ireland
Monitor farms wanted for research programme
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is looking for six new monitor farms to join its research network –...
N.Ireland
Former World Expo Dairyman of the Year to judge this year's Winter Fair
US stockman and former World Dairy Expo Dairyman of the Year Hank Van Exel has been confirmed as the 2017...
Pig/Poultry
The prospects for chicken remain very buoyant
The global chicken business continues to evolve and grow in all regions, according to Gary Millar – the business development...
N.Ireland
The prospects for chicken remain very buoyant
The global chicken business continues to evolve and grow in all regions, according to Gary Millar – the business development...
N.Ireland
Could futures contracts solve the problem of milk price volatility?
Dairy industry leaders this week debated the pros and cons of using futures contracts to solve the problem of milk...
Machinery
First look: Kubota expected to roll out new, updated 'big' tractors
Yesterday (November 2) we brought you news of Kubota’s so-called KIP (Kubota Insight Program) events in Ireland – in which engineers from the factories...
Machinery
Fancy a Chinese 'Fendt' look-alike?
This tractor (main picture) was spotted recently at an overseas trade fair – the Chinese ‘International Agricultural Machinery Exhibition’. It...
Machinery
Auction report: Machinery pics and prices from Co. Carlow sale
A wide variety of good quality farm machinery drew a large crowd to the auction premises of Micheal Doyle in...
Dairy
NI milk production levels and prices continue to rise in 2017
Both milk prices and milk production levels across dairy farms in Northern Ireland have continued on their upward trend in...
Dairy
NI milk production levels and prices continue to rise in 2017
Both milk prices and milk production levels across dairy farms in Northern Ireland have continued on their upward trend in...
Rural Life
Man killed in quad accident in Co. Tyrone
A man has been killed in a quad bike accident in Co. Tyrone earlier this evening (Thursday, November 2). The...
N.Ireland
Man killed in quad accident in Co. Tyrone
A man has been killed in a quad bike accident in Co. Tyrone earlier this evening (Thursday, November 2). The...
N.Ireland
Man killed in quad accident in Co. Tyrone
A man has been killed in a quad bike accident in Co. Tyrone earlier this evening (Thursday, November 2). The...
Machinery
Pics: Kubota brings the 'factory' to farmers...here in Ireland
Manufacturers often bring small groups of customers – farmers and agricultural contractors – as well as dealers to their factories....
