N.Ireland
UFU joins forces with Fane Valley to reach 100th year £100,000 goal
Northern Ireland’s farming union – the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) – has teamed up with Fane Valley to reach its...
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N.Ireland
UFU joins forces with Fane Valley to reach 100th year £100,000 goal
Northern Ireland’s farming union – the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) – has teamed up with Fane Valley to reach its...
N.Ireland
Curry: 'Be efficient, add value or diversify - or struggle to survive'
Many of the challenges facing farmers in the Brexit age are the same as 15 years ago, the author of...
Agri-Business
Curry: ‘Be efficient, add value or diversify – or struggle to survive’
Many of the challenges facing farmers in the Brexit age are the same as 15 years ago, the author of...
Machinery
The ultimate 'go-anywhere' solution: A baler with 'driven' wheels
Austrian company Goweil, which has some machines working here in Ireland, launched an interesting wheel drive system for its round...
Machinery
Vital stats: World's biggest machinery showcase...in numbers
The figures have been totted up; the Agritechnica bean counters have been busy. The final tally shows that 2,803 exhibitors from...
N.Ireland
Farm research body returns industry investment 22 times over
Farmer-funded research and development organisation AgriSearch has helped to deliver research worth over £170 million to Northern Ireland’s ruminant livestock...
N.Ireland
Farm research body returns industry investment 22 times over
Farmer-funded research and development organisation AgriSearch has helped to deliver research worth over £170 million to Northern Ireland’s ruminant livestock...
Machinery
Fancy a new, old-school 'Steyr'...with a twist?
Have you a hankering for an old-school, square-cut Steyr? If so, maybe a Turkish tractor maker – Basak – has...
Machinery
Auction report: Fit to see ‘red’ at this monster tractor sale?
The most recent monthly Cambridge Machinery Sales auction took place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale grounds in Sutton, Cambridge (England) on...
N.Ireland
'I was given the opportunity to do what I wanted - rear cattle of my own'
The two winners of the first ever youth Angus rearing competition in Northern Ireland have decided to invest their winnings...
N.Ireland
How realistic are you when it comes to biosecurity?
Farmers frequently convince themselves that their biosecurity is much better than in reality, Northern Ireland’s most senior vet has said....
N.Ireland
Brave farm girl Grace inspires marts to drop the hammer for charity
The brave battle of an eight-year-old farmer’s daughter has inspired Northern Ireland’s farming community to rally together for heart disease...
Machinery
No looking back: Irish tractor sales show promise
The latest tractor registration figures compiled by the FTMTA (Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association) show a continuing, steady improvement...
Machinery
Pics: Check out this new 'Claas' telehandler - courtesy of Liebherr
Claas had plenty to shout about at last week’s Agritechnica show in Germany; it launched new telehandlers and loading shovels...
Machinery
Here's a shock: 100 cows on a single charge...of electricity
Among the more innovative diet feeders (mixer wagons) at last week’s giant Agritechnica show was an all-electric, self-propelled machine from...
N.Ireland
'Super pest' moth now capable of surviving British and Irish winter
A ‘super pest’ moth which is already resistant to a class of common plant protection is now also capable of...
Arable
‘Super pest’ moth now capable of surviving British and Irish winter
A ‘super pest’ moth which is already resistant to a class of common plant protection is now also capable of...