
N.Ireland
The eradication of bTB: Kill the pathogen or the host animals?
The eradication of bTB in the UK and Ireland has been given a fundamentally different focus by prof. Jonathan Rushton,...
N.Ireland
The eradication of bTB in the UK and Ireland has been given a fundamentally different focus by prof. Jonathan Rushton,...
N.Ireland
Agricultural machinery shows are facing challenging times as manufactures continue to question their value as a marketing tool and seek...
Machinery
Spring tine drills are recognised for their versatility and ability to sow when soil conditions are less than ideal, such...
N.Ireland
Farmers in Northern Ireland have been advised to plan their slurry spreading “to ensure readiness for the closed period which...
Dairy
The 10th anniversary Women in Dairy Conference was celebrated in Stoneleigh Abbey on September 19, with a host of speeches...
N.Ireland
The issues pertaining to the development of effective bTB vaccines – targeting both cattle and badgers, are extremely complex in...
Agri-Business
New Zealand dairy co-operative Fonterra has released a new “revised” business strategy which it says will involve a greater focus...
N.Ireland
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir, has welcomed the approval of Northern Ireland’s Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP)...
N.Ireland
As cows are progressing further into the lactation, closer to drying-off and closer to the housing period, body condition scoring...
Rural Life
The new president of the British Veterinary Association (BVA) has said that the veterinary profession puts “the health and welfare...
N.Ireland
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has issued an appeal for information following the theft of farming machinery from a property...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland’s Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir, has warned that the first case of bluetongue in...
N.Ireland
In the mid 1940s, as the war ended and the youth of America returned home, there was a surge in...
Beef
Redefine meat, a meat substitute company pioneering the use of 3D printing technology in the manufacturing of plant-based alternatives, has...
Rural Life
Uncertainty over tax is one of the most “pressing challenges” facing the rural sector and family farms according to the...
Beef
Beef farmers located on Prince Edward Island (PEI) in Canada will be offered protection against “an unexpected drop in prices...
Machinery
Ploughing is hard work – slicing through a soil’s structure, then lifting the weight of it and turning it over...
Sheep
Investigations are continuing in Wales after bluetongue was detected in three sheep moved to Gwynedd from the east of England....