Dairy
Dairy Focus: Prevention better than cure in Co. Antrim
In this week's Dairy Focus, Agriland made the trip to meet the McLean family on their dairy farm near Straid, Co. Antrim. Roy,...
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Agri-Business
Organic farm estate wins top green award for 'incredible' work to become carbon neutral
An organic farm estate has been hailed as a role model after winning a top environmental award for its “incredible”...
Agri-Business
Pottinger announces the arrival of its new Jumbo
Pottinger has been keeping itself busy over the last year or so and recently presented some major updates to its...
Rural Life
NFU Scotland launches campaign to highlight issues around wild camping
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Scotland have partnered with Scotland’s leading outdoor equipment and clothing retailer Tiso and Scottish Chef, BBC...
Dairy
Time to start thinking about drying off autumn-calving cows
Autumn-calving cows are approaching the end of their lactations and are now at the point where farmers may be considering...
N.Ireland
Poots: Trespassing incident on Armagh poultry farm was ‘highly irresponsible’
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has condoned a trespassing incident on a poultry farm in Co. Armagh earlier today (July 2)...
Agri-Business
Are machinery price hikes purely a result of production problems?
New machinery price hikes may not be solely the result of rising material costs and component shortages, according to the...
N.Ireland
Minister Poots visits Lough Neagh Rescue Service
Rural Affairs Minister, Edwin Poots, recently visited the Lough Neagh Rescue (LNR) Centre at lands adjacent to Kinnego Marina. The...
N.Ireland
Significant lamb price drop in NI is ‘very unreasonable’ – UFU
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is very frustrated that sheep processing factories have dropped base lamb quotes by over £0.60/kg...
N.Ireland
Animal rights activists occupy chicken shed in Armagh over animal welfare dispute
A group of animal rights activists have forced entry into a chicken farm in Moira, Co. Armagh in a dispute...
Agri-Business
Strathroy clarifies its plans to deal with ‘peak milk’ supply
Strathroy Dairy’s director Cormac Cunningham has refuted suggestions that the company let Glanbia ‘take the heat’ on Ireland’s peak milk...
N.Ireland
Entries open for 2021 Balmoral Show
The organisers of Balmoral Show have announced that entries are now open for all competition classes for the 2021 show...
Environment
Poots announces 2 further EFS tranches on UFU president’s farm
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots announced he has secured funding for a fifth and sixth tranche of the Environmental...
Agri-Business
NI agri-food to take a leaf from the aerospace industry
Northern Ireland's agri-food industry is to take a leaf from the aerospace industry's book, in harnessing robots within production lines....
Agri-Business
LEAF Education names its latest demonstration school
The John Hanson School in Andover has been named as the 10th LEAF Education Demonstration School, recognising its exemplary work...
Rural Life
Man hospitalised after tractor and trailer overturns
A tractor driver has been rushed to hospital following a single vehicle collision involving a tractor and trailer. The incident...
Agri-Business
NI dairy industry would have to ‘revert to 1946 levels’ to meet net-zero
Northern Ireland's dairy industry would have to be slashed back to production levels last seen in 1946 in order to...
Agri Politics
Annual vet visits will be a 'crucial first step' in improving animal welfare - BVA
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has responded positively to the government’s update to the Agricultural Transition Plan with regards to...
