Arable
Why farmers should keep to a maximum speed of 10km/hr when spraying crops
Keeping to a maximum speed of 10km/hr and maintaining a boom height of 50cm to 75cm when spraying crops was...
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Rural Life
Innovative farming ideas a hit at BT Young Scientist Exhibition 2017
Farming was a popular theme for students who entered the 2017 BT Young Scientist and Technology exhibition. Over 4,500 students will...
Environment
Farmer in the North fined for polluting waterway causing serious fish kill
A farmer in Northern Ireland has been fined £650 (€750) and a £15 (€17) offender levy for causing polluting discharge to...
Environment
Do you know the biggest risk farmers take when working with slurry?
Not removing livestock from a slatted shed prior to agitating is the biggest risk taken by farmers when working with...
Pig/Poultry
10 tips to help prevent your backyard flock from getting bird flu
To protect poultry from bird flu, backyard flock owners are being advised by the Department of Agriculture to prevent birds...
Dairy
Milk production in November was ahead of 2015 levels
Domestic milk intake by creameries and pasteurisers was estimated at 349.7m litres for November 2016, the latest figures from the...
Dairy
Value of Irish dairy exports to the UK drops 10% in 2016
A decline of over 10% was recorded in the value of Irish dairy exports in 2016 to the UK at...
Machinery
Video: Hi-Spec cuts a path to LAMMA 2017
Hi-Spec will display a pre-series production model of its AutoCut triple mower at LAMMA 2017. With a maximum cutting width of...
Arable
Brome grass becoming a 'major grassland weed problem' on tillage farms
Brome grass, in all its manifestations, is becoming a major grassland weed problem on tillage farms throughout the island of...
Machinery
Top tips to keep your slurry tanker in perfect working order
A slurry tanks workload is going to increase significantly in the coming weeks, meaning these machines are going to have...
N.Ireland
Election uncertainty confronts agriculture in Northern Ireland
Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) sources have confirmed that Northern Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Michelle McIlveen, will continue in office until...
Dairy
Empty rates in cows fall threefold as farmers improve heat detection skills
The percentage of empty cows in a herd at the end of the year has fallen to between 6-7% in the...
Dairy
Pics: Triplet calves get 2017 calving season off to a start on one farm
One farmer arrived out to his shed yesterday evening to the surprise of triplet Holstein Friesian calves, two bulls and...
Agri-Business
'CAP support changes post-Brexit will have major impact on North's farming sectors'
Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) support changes post-Brexit will have a major impact on all the farming sectors in Northern Ireland,...
EU
EU citizens initiative could see Commission ban glyphosate
The European Commission has decided to register a European Citizens Initiative (ECI) inviting the Commission “to propose to Member States...
Dairy
'Selective dry cow therapy is the future for dairy'
Selective dry cow therapy will be used as a key driver in bringing down the quantities of antibiotics used within...
Rural Life
Romantic sheep farmer pulls off unique marriage proposal
A romantic sheep farmer in the UK pulled off a unique, farming inspired marriage proposal over the Christmas period. Stephen...
EU
'Critical that EU Food Chain recommendations are introduced without delay'
It is critical that the recommendations from the Agricultural Markets Task Force on farmers in the food supply chain are...
