N.Ireland
UFU calls for appointment of supermarket ombudsman
Ulster Farmers’ Union president Ian Marshall is demanding the immediate appointment of a supermarket ombudsman with the responsibility to investigate...
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Dairy
UV-treated milk is safe, says European Food Safety Authority
Milk treated with ultraviolet (UV) radiation after pasteurisation has been deemed ‘safe’ under the intended conditions of use as specified by the...
Rural Life
Video: How not to go around a corner with a trailer of bales
This is what happens when you go around a corner too fast with a trailer load of bales. YouTube user 66201056...
N.Ireland
'Northern Ireland can now apply for BSE Negligible Status'
The World Health Organisation can now officially recognise Northern Ireland as having a BSE Negligible Status, according to Ulster Farmers’...
N.Ireland
‘Northern Ireland can now apply for BSE Negligible Status’
The World Health Organisation can now officially recognise Northern Ireland as having a BSE Negligible Status, according to Ulster Farmers’...
EU
Hogan to introduce yellow card system for CAP fines
European Commissioner for Agriculture, Phil Hogan is set to introduce a yellow card system for some CAP fines such as...
Dairy
Global Dairy Trade records second drop of 2016
The second Global Dairy Trade auction of 2016 has recorded a drop of 1.4% on the last auction held on...
Sheep
New Zealand sheepmeat exports hit 15-year high
Sheepmeat exports from New Zealand during November 2015 reached their highest level for the month since 2000, according to AHDB....
N.Ireland
Beef sired calf registrations at highest level since 2008 in Northern Ireland
Beef sired calf registrations in Northern Ireland during 2015 totalled 338,378 head, an 8% increase on the 312,818 registered in the North...
N.Ireland
Beef sired calf registrations at highest level since 2008 in Northern Ireland
Beef sired calf registrations in Northern Ireland during 2015 totalled 338,378 head, an 8% increase on the 312,818 registered in the North...
Beef
Weak euro drives sharp rise in cattle exports to Northern Ireland – Coveney
Irish live cattle exports to Northern Ireland have improved sharply in 2015, according to the Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney....
Dairy
Dairy market recovery rests on three key events
The past year saw one of the most sustained periods of low prices seen since world markets crashed in 2007/08...
Beef
Irish beef and sheepmeat exports to the UK fell in November
Overall imports of beef into the UK in November were back 14% on last year at 20,000t, according to the...
EU
EU investigating France's version of the beef forum for competition law breaches
The European Commission has opened an investigation following roundtable livestock price talks held last summer in France. French business daily...
Dairy
Arrabawn co-op sets milk price for December
Arrabawn is the latest co-op to set its milk price for December supplies; it has decided to hold its price...
Environment
Report says over 2.5m acres of land better suited to forestry than agriculture
A new report released today has identified 1.08m hectares of land currently used for agriculture that it says would be ‘better suited’...
N.Ireland
'Long-term prospects for farming are good, but that's no consolation for those struggling now'
Last year was an extremely difficult year for the farming sector and while the long-term prospects for farming are good...
N.Ireland
‘Long-term prospects for farming are good, but that’s no consolation for those struggling now’
Last year was an extremely difficult year for the farming sector and while the long-term prospects for farming are good...
