Agri-Business
Devenish reports £5.3 million losses in 2020
A major fire at Devenish's Belfast manufacturing plant, as well as the effects of Brexit and Covid-19, have caused the...
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Environment
McAleer: NI needs ‘carbon calculator’ to help farms prepare for net-zero
Sinn Féin MLA Declan McAleer has called on the Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) to develop an...
Agri-Business
Farm trials to investigate how seaweed could lower livestock emissions
Dulse (or seaweed for the uninitiated) has long been a delicacy enjoyed in Ireland. The tradition can be traced back...
Agri-Business
Biomethane boost: NI biogas plant to power ‘green’ trucks with food waste
A biogas plant which will produce biomethane to power 10 trucks is set to go live in Northern Ireland in...
Arable
9 new varieties added to the Recommended Grass and Clover Lists
One white clover and intermediate Festulolium (Hybrid) and seven new varieties of ryegrass have been added to the 2021/2022 Recommended...
Beef
Two new Beef Technology Demonstration Farms unveiled for NI
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Entreprise (CAFRE) has unveiled Northern Ireland's two newest Beef Technology Demonstration Farms. John...
Agri-Business
Abolishing Agricultural Wages Board to benefit industry by £1.2 million
Abolishing the Agricultural Wages Board (AWB) in Northern Ireland could have net benefits of up to £1.2 million over the...
Agri-Business
Muller and First Milk reveal increase in milk prices
Muller and First Milk have both confirmed that suppliers are set to receive an increase in milk prices in the...
Agri-Business
Axema report mixed fortunes
Axema is the major machinery trade organisation for France. It claims to represent 90% of the Agricultural Equipment sector, including...
Agri-Business
Ellis Machinery rebrands as AMTEC Smart Farming Solutions
Ellis Machinery has today announced that it is rebranding from June 1, 2021, and will change its name to AMTEC...
Arable
Reduce P and K application rates at your peril – PDA
A recent survey carried out by the Potash Development Association (PDA) confirms that a significant number of tillage farmers in...
Beef
Wilting silage – is it worthwhile?
Wilting is one of the most important steps when making high quality silage - wilting increases the dry matter (DM)...
Beef
AMR is a growing priority for livestock farmers in NI
There is now strong evidence, confirming that Northern Ireland leads the way, in many aspects, where antimicrobial resistance (AMR) measures...
Agri-Business
Declassified files: Have any lessons been learned from the ’90s ‘bread wars’?
Cunning Irish bakers outwitted the authorities in the north, leaving officials powerless to protect domestic suppliers in so-called ‘bread wars’,...
Agri-Business
Poots reiterates wish to ‘ditch’ the NI Protocol
The leader of the DUP, Edwin Poots, has reiterated his wish to remove the Northern Ireland Protocol, and all checks...
Environment
'Guardians of the Welsh Land' campaign to highlight positive impact of farming on the environment
The Farmers Union of Wales (FUW) has said that the increasingly negative narrative around livestock farming and its portrayed impact...
N.Ireland
Both lamb and hogget prices fall in Great Britain
Great Britain (GB) deadweight and liveweight lamb and hogget prices fell for the week ending May 26, the Agriculture and...
Agri-Business
‘Per plant farming’ with Tom, Dick and Harry
'Per plant farming' is the rationale that underlines the creation and ongoing development of the Small Robot Company based near...
