Dairy
January milk prices increase in Northern Ireland as production falls
Milk prices last January increased by 7.48p/L (9c/L) in Northern Ireland compared to January 2016 levels, the latest figures show. Figures...
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Dairy
January milk prices increase in Northern Ireland as production falls
Milk prices last January increased by 7.48p/L (9c/L) in Northern Ireland compared to January 2016 levels, the latest figures show. Figures...
Dairy
January milk prices increase in Northern Ireland as production falls
Milk prices last January increased by 7.48p/L (9c/L) in Northern Ireland compared to January 2016 levels, the latest figures show. Figures...
Arable
Brussels told to row back on its new registration procedures for pesticides
A blunt warning has been issued to MEPs in Brussels by a leading UK tillage specialist against the perceived over-zealous...
Environment
Farmer convicted and fined for polluting a waterway
A farmer from Co. Antrim was recently convicted and fined £750 (€867) at Ballymena Magistrates’ Court for polluting a waterway. An...
Machinery
Multi-purpose 'tool carrier' treads lightly in north Co. Dublin
One of the more unusual machines you might see roaming about the roads of Counties Dublin and Meath is a Lite-Trac...
EU
MEPs discuss new land laws, to help small, new and women farmers
MEPs have voted to adopt a non-legislative resolution which encourages EU States to re-shape their land policies to provide better access to land for...
Dairy
US milk production in February jumps by 2.3%
Milk production in the US in February increased by 2.3% compared to the same month in 2016, latest figures show....
Machinery
Video: 3-wheeled, self-propelled slurry tanker is now a familiar sight in Co. Galway
A familiar sight around Bullaun near Loughrea, Co. Galway is Doyle Agri’s Hydro-Trike – a 3-wheeled self-propelled slurry tanker, complete with an...
Machinery
5 friends buy and 'do up' an ageing Case IH forager...for fun and charity
One of the most interesting entries at the upcoming ‘Great Grass Event’ close to Trim, Co. Meath on May 6 will be...
Beef
UFU calls for block on Brazilian meat imports
Ulster Farmers’ Union president Barclay Bell has said Brazilian meat imports into Europe should be blocked. This follows allegations of...
Beef
EU blocks imports from 4 Brazilian meat plants, as crisis unfolds
The EU Commission has asked the Brazilian government to stop all meat consignments from companies highlighted in that country’s ‘rotten...
Beef
The Brazilian beef industry: Just how big is it?
The scale of the Brazilian meat production and processing sector is simply massive. Total meat exports from Brazil amounted to...
Opinion
Why not play Brussels at its own game?
The European Commission is telling the world that its milk reduction scheme has worked, so why not get Brussels to...
Environment
Farmer fined for polluting waterway with slurry
A Co. Armagh farmer has been fined £500 (€575) for polluting a waterway with slurry at Newry Magistrates Court recently. Sean Magill,...
Beef
China and Chile ban Brazilian beef imports for now, following producer scandal
China has reportedly taken the decision to temporarily ban all beef imports from Brazil following the recent scandal. The Brazilian...
Dairy
Aurivo increases its February milk price to 32.5c/L
Aurivo has announced that it is increasing its milk price for February supplies by 1.5c/L, bringing its base price to...
Dairy
44,000 EU dairy farmers apply for voluntary reduction scheme
Approximately 44,000 dairy farmers from across the EU have applied for support under the terms set out for the voluntary...
