N.Ireland
A+B-C pricing system ‘complements’ high input milk production – NI farmer
Co. Antrim dairy farmer, Conor Casey, believes that an A+B-C pricing model complements a high input-high output dairy production system....
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N.Ireland
Northern Irish farmers reminded to control noxious weeds
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in Northern Ireland is reminding farmers and landowners of the need...
Dairy
Achieving 90% three week submission rate and cost of a missed heat
A target for most spring calving herds across the country is to achieve a submission rate over the first three...
N.Ireland
Mirror houses respond to demand for nature immersive breaks
A Northern Ireland family has responded to the demand for nature-immersive breaks with the provision of mirror houses for guests...
Dairy
Do milk urea levels have an affect on the herd’s fertility?
As the breeding season edges closer, it is no harm to understand the impact of milk urea levels on the...
Arable
Crop management update: the busiest time of the year has arrived
Tillage farmers are entering the business time of the year, with key crop management decisions required for both winter and...
Dairy
Picking out the problem cows ahead of the breeding season
With breeding season almost upon us, it is essential for farmers to pick out the problem cows in the herd...
Dairy
Limiting the drop in milk fat content during late spring
At this stage of the grazing season – from late spring to early summer – questions often arise around maintaining...
Agri-Business
Feed wheat prices start to fall back
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has confirmed an easing in UK and International feed wheat prices. Driving this...
N.Ireland
UUP raises concerns about NI foot-and-mouth disease control
Two Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) politicians have written a joint letter to Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA)...
N.Ireland
PSNI urges public not to disturb breeding waders
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has linked up with the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)...
Dairy
Diet impacting fertility and blood testing for mineral deficiencies
We are only a few weeks away from the start of the breeding season, which means the diet of the...
N.Ireland
Lough Neagh: First 2025 sighting of algae confirmed
The first confirmed report of blue-green algae in 2025 was received by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) on April 2,...
N.Ireland
$27.4m genetics initiative will breed low-methane emitting cattle
Scientists and breeders across the globe have joined forces on a new $27.4 million ‘Global Methane Genetics Initiative’ designed to...
N.Ireland
One fifth of global farmland contaminated by toxic metals
Nearly one fifth of the world’s agricultural land is contaminated by toxic metals, posing a serious threat to food security,...
Beef
Dog attacks on livestock cost UK farmers £1.8m in 2024
NFU Mutual is urging dog owners visiting the countryside this Easter to keep their pets on the lead to avoid...
Dairy
How to achieve a 75-80% DMD silage for your winter milking herd
For most farms, fertiliser is in the ground on their silage blocks and, for autumn calving herds and those that...
N.Ireland
‘Blueprint’ to eradicate TB in Northern Ireland published
The Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir today (Tuesday, April 15) published the bovine tuberculosis (TB) steering...
