N.Ireland
New chief operating officer at Lakeland Dairies
Dairy cooperative Lakeland Dairies has announced the appointment of Niall Gallagher as its new chief operating officer (COO). Gallagher, who...
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N.Ireland
NISA to meet agri committee over funding
The Northern Ireland Shows Association (NISA) is expected to give evidence to Stormont’s agriculture committee in the coming weeks. However...
N.Ireland
Saterra drill from Kverneland replaces DA and S models
Kverneland has introduced a new generation of classic pneumatic cultivator-mounted seed drills which it has named the Saterra range. The...
N.Ireland
NI school hosts conference for ABP Angus Youth Challenge
A team of students from Lecale Trinity Grammar School in Downpatrick, Co. Down, hosted a young farmers animal welfare conference...
Environment
RAU teaching farm to become fully regenerative
The Royal Agricultural University (RAU) has joined forces with an award-winning regenerative farming business to make the university’s teaching farm...
Agri Politics
RSPCA welcomes new procurement policy as a ‘good start’
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, (RSPCA) has welcomed the UK Government’s new National Procurement Policy Statement...
Rural Life
Dairy farm fined £80k after worker dies in tyre explosion
A Lancashire dairy farm partnership has been fined £80,000 and ordered to pay £8,605 by Preston Magistrates Court, following the...
Dairy
Dairy advice: Keeping excess quality colostrum in reserve
The spring calving period is underway and as more cows begin to calve down, the amount of excess quality colostrum...
Dairy
Grazing: Taking opportunities as they come this spring
Early grazing can be a controversial topic for many farmers at this time of the year, but taking every opportunity...
N.Ireland
Suspected case of bird flu at commercial poultry farm in NI
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has confirmed that 64,000 birds at a commercial poultry premises in...
Environment
Report: Global peatland ‘dangerously unprotected’
A study has revealed that almost one-quarter of the world’s peatland areas are under heavy pressure from human encroachment, with...
Dairy
Prepare a nutrient management plan for the new season
Now is the time for farmers to start preparing a nutrient management plan with all zones now open for fertiliser...
N.Ireland
Rhynchosporium now present in winter barley crops
High levels of rhynchosporium are now evident in a significant number of winter barley crops, according to Co. Down agronomist,...
Machinery
EU legislation enshrines machinery right to repair from 2026
John Deere recently announced a further loosening of its grip upon the information and tools needed to fully repair and...
N.Ireland
New clover-friendly herbicides on the way
A new generation of clover-friendly herbicides will become commercially available over the coming years, according to Corteva Agriscience. These will...
Agri-Business
Massey Ferguson to source smaller tractors from SDF
Massey Ferguson and Same Deutz Fahr (SDF) have recently signed a partnership agreement in which SDF will produce tractors of...
N.Ireland
Tillage advice: Time to apply nitrogen to NI winter barley crops
Cereal growers in Northern Ireland are being encouraged to apply the first split of nitrogen fertiliser to winter barley crops...
N.Ireland
AHDB: UK sheep meat production set to rise by 2%
UK sheep meat production is set to rise by 2% in 2025 to 272,000t, according to the latest analysis from...
