Agri-Business
Welsh farm unions call for fair farming funding in budget
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) and the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Cymru have called on the Welsh government to...
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Agri-Business
What are the changes to FETF 2026?
The Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) 2026 will be open for applications on March 17, 2026, with some changes...
Dairy
Moving calves to once-a-day feeding
Once calves turn four weeks-of-age, it may be worth farmers considering the move to once-a-day (OAD) feeding. OAD feeding can...
Agri-Business
UK farming technology is going interstellar
Seven British businesses have won a share of £560,000 in government funding to develop space and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies...
Pig/Poultry
How sperm storage could be the key to poultry fertility
Protecting sperm storage may be key to reversing poultry fertility decline. Researchers have outlined how specialised tubules in a hen’s...
N.Ireland
Calves rescued by firefighters after falling into slurry pit on Co. Fermanagh farm
Firefighters came to the rescue on a farm in Co. Fermanagh after two calves had to be saved from a...
N.Ireland
UFU ‘cautiously welcomes’ lifting of bluetongue movement restrictions
The Ulsters Farmers’ Union (UFU) has “cautiously welcomed” the decision to lift cross-border livestock movement restrictions for breeding and production,...
N.Ireland
Winter wheat crops well advanced in Co. Down
Members of a CAFRE Business Sustainability Group (BSG) had the recent opportunity of walking winter wheat and barley crops in...
N.Ireland
CAFRE rolls out new water quality training for agri-professionals
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) has launched their water quality training programme for agri-professionals. The first...
Schemes
Funding deadline for farming in protected landscapes extended to 2029
The deadline for applications to the Farming in Protected Landscape programme has now been extended for another three years. The...
N.Ireland
Rory Best calls on agri-business leaders to join his third charity walk
Irish rugby legend Rory Best is calling on Ireland’s agri-business leaders to join him for his third Rory’s Miles to...
N.Ireland
Movement restrictions on livestock to and from NI removed
Agriculture ministers in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland have today (Thursday, March 5) moved to lift livestock...
Forestry
Tree disease restrictions lifted across seven counties
The Forestry Commission announced recent tree restrictions on conifer trees brought in after a tree disease finding has been lifted...
N.Ireland
DAERA: New bird flu outbreak confirmed in Co. Tyrone flock
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has confirmed a new outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1...
N.Ireland
UFU calls for budget to provide long-term certainty and fairness for farmers
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has urged the Northern Ireland Executive to provide long-term financial certainty for agriculture in its...
Agri-Business
Flagged meat imports bypassing disease checks at Dover - EFRA
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Select Committee has warned that a significant number of consignments of flagged meat and plant...
Sheep
Sheep shearer shortage issue 'has not hit my desk' - Defra chief
The permanent secretary at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) Paul Kissack has said that he was...
N.Ireland
AgriSearch seeks to raise levies after registering deficit for 2024/2025
AgriSearch has registered a trading deficit of £21,592 for the 2024/2025 financial year. Total income for the period amounted to...