N.Ireland
Case launches new compact Farmlift telehandler
Compact telehandlers have been quite a theme throughout 2025 with several manufacturers adding to the base of their ranges. Case...
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Agri-Business
Dairy breeding landscape in NI is fast-changing
Dairy breeding programmes in Northern Ireland are now focused on a number of key areas: milk components, longevity and enhanced...
N.Ireland
TB strategy review shows trajectory is ‘unsustainable’
Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO), Brian Dooher has said that the current trajectory is “unsustainable”, following the publication of Northern Ireland’s bovine tuberculosis...
Agri Politics
Govt grants £57m in flood relief payments to farmers
£57.5 million worth of flood relief payments has been awarded to farmers devastated by the flooding in the last fortnight...
Dairy
Breeding for components on Down dairy farm
Breeding for components is the primary herd development objective for Co. Down milk producer Philip Tinsley. He recently hosted an...
Machinery
Vaderstad cultivator breaks new record for Nexat
What is claimed to be the world’s largest cultivator has been put together by Vaderstad for the Nexat gantry system...
Agri-Business
CAFRE success at Land-Based and Environment Learner Awards
Three students from the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) have each secured first place at the annual...
N.Ireland
Animal health group urges NI farmers to act on BVD
Animal Health and Welfare NI (AHWNI) is reminding farmers in Northern Ireland to take action to prevent bovine viral diarrhoea...
Dairy
Autumn calving: Are your cows cycling ahead of breeding?
Now that the majority of the autumn calving cows have now calved down, it is time to ensure that they...
N.Ireland
Ensiling grain with new hammer mill from Murska
Based in Finland, Murska is an engineering company specialising in the production of grain treatment machinery for livestock farmers. The...
N.Ireland
CAFRE students win gold at Worldskills National Finals
College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) horticulture students have paved their way to success at the Worldskills National...
Arable
Robot dog deployed in Cornwall soil health trial
A Cornish farmer is trialling a number of agri-tech related initiatives in partnership with the University of Plymouth, which are...
Machinery
Video of tractor driving through flooded high street leads to arrest
Tenbury Police have confirmed that a 57-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and dangerous driving following...
N.Ireland
UFU webinars to focus on beef and lamb efficiency
Beef and lamb efficiency sets the theme of two webinars set to be held by the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU),...
Agri-Business
Scottish farmers to rally outside parliament ahead of budget
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Scotland will hold a rally outside the Scottish parliament in Edinburgh tomorrow (Thursday, November 28),...
Beef
AHDB: Halal meat accounts for 30% of UK lamb sales
New research from the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) shows how halal consumers’ behaviours and consumption habits have changed...
Agri-Business
UK trial farmers use cattle to control invasive species
Farmers are using animals to control the invasive species, bracken, without chemicals while saving costs and restoring habitats, in a...
N.Ireland
Winter milk: Controlling SCC in the early stages of lactation
Controlling your somatic cell count (SCC) is not always easy during the early lactation of your winter milking herds, particularly...