N.Ireland
Antrim farmer charged £5,000 for waste offences
A farmer from Co. Antrim was fined £5,000 (€5,647) for four breaches of waste management legislation by Coleraine Magistrates Court on...
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Environment
Antrim farmer charged £5,000 for waste offences
A farmer from Co. Antrim was fined £5,000 (€5,647) for four breaches of waste management legislation by Coleraine Magistrates Court on...
Rural Life
Poll: What can't you live without on your tractor during the silly season?
Farmers and contractors spend a lot of time in the cab of a tractor during the year, especially during the...
Machinery
A wealth of vintage in the south-east this weekend
There will be two promising vintage shows taking place this Sunday, July 23, in the south-east of the country. Silage...
N.Ireland
Lords welcomes EU commitment to avoid hard border
The UK’s House of Lords EU Committee has described itself as “heartened” by the commitment of the European Council and...
Agri-Business
Lords welcomes EU commitment to avoid hard border
The UK’s House of Lords EU Committee has described itself as “heartened” by the commitment of the European Council and...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland a hotspot for poultry mega farms
Northern Ireland is one of the UK’s most prominent regions for the intensive farming of poultry, according to reports. There...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland a hotspot for poultry mega farms
Northern Ireland is one of the UK’s most prominent regions for the intensive farming of poultry, according to reports. There...
Agri-Business
Brexit: More important for UK to get special food deal with Spain than Ireland
The UK would be better off securing a special trade deal on food with Spain than with Ireland, according to...
Agri-Business
Brexit: More important for UK to get special food deal with Spain than Ireland
The UK would be better off securing a special trade deal on food with Spain than with Ireland, according to...
Machinery
New high-capacity Smyth trailer employs 'forced' steering system
Irish-based manufacturer Smyth Trailers has just released a new, high-capacity silage trailer to “service the needs of modern day agricultural...
Rural Life
Cost of rural crime rises 13% in Northern Ireland
Rural crime in Northern Ireland cost the UK economy £2.7 million (€3 million) in 2015 alone, according to the most...
N.Ireland
Cost of rural crime rises 13% in Northern Ireland
Rural crime in Northern Ireland cost the UK economy £2.7 million (€3 million) in 2015 alone, according to the most...
Machinery
JCB machines drafted in for British Grand Prix
At the weekend’s British Formula One (F1) Grand Prix in Silverstone (won by Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton), 14 JCB Loadall telehandlers...
Machinery
Volvo hybrid loading shovel 'boosts fuel efficiency by 50%'
Volvo CE (Construction Equipment) has been busy testing its new LX1 prototype electric hybrid wheel loader. The firm claims that...
Machinery
Classic corner: Moffett MFTs abound in Monaghan
Moffett MFTs (Multi-Function Tractors) are becoming ever scarcer. Despite this, one dealer in Co. Monaghan has managed to amass five...
Machinery
Armstrong to host NH tillage day to celebrate landmark occasion
Armstrong Machinery will celebrate 40 years of selling New Holland machinery tomorrow, July 15, with a ‘Harvest and Tillage Day’...
N.Ireland
Young farmer convicted of transporting an unfit animal
A 21-year-old farmer has been recently convicted at Omagh Magistrates’ Court for transporting an unfit animal, according to the Department of Agriculture,...
