N.Ireland
Father and son hospitalised following slurry accident
Two north-west men have been airlifted to hospital following a slurry accident on a farm in Claudy, Co. Derry yesterday...
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Agri-Business
Milk Price: Processors told 30p/L 'attainable'
National Farmers’ Union Scotland (NFUS) has welcomed positive milk price moves in recent weeks – however, the organisation said it...
Sheep
Sheep roadshow dates announced; here's when you can catch it in your area
Farmers, vets and all others with an interest in sheep health, welfare and productivity have been invited to attend a...
N.Ireland
DAERA and Defra approaches to tacking TB ‘poles apart’
Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) leader Robin Swann has lambasted Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) for...
N.Ireland
DAERA and Defra approaches to tacking TB ‘poles apart’
Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) leader Robin Swann has lambasted Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) for...
Beef
Livestock farmers could be costing themselves by missing correct injection sites
Farmers may be losing money by incorrectly injecting livestock and damaging carcase value, a survey carried out by AHDB Beef...
Dairy
Lifetime achievement award honours farmer who started with just five acres
A long-serving Holstein breeder who began dairying on just five and a half acres more than 60 years ago has been...
Dairy
Table topper Dale Farm announces May milk price
The board of Northern Ireland’s largest milk processor – Dale Farm – met to set a price for May milk...
Environment
Natural England chairman to stand down in 2019
Natural England’s chairman Andrew Sells has announced his intention to retire in January 2019 after five years in the role....
Environment
£5 billion investment to fund British nature conservation
The Environment Secretary Michael Gove has challenged water companies to increase investment and improve environmental outcomes by 2025. The ambitious...
Arable
Wilts operator wins top national farm sprayer award
Devizes arable farm manager, Andrew Woolley, has won the prestigious accolade of Farm Sprayer Operator of the Year 2018 (FSOOTY)....
Dairy
Dairy export inquiry launched at Westminster
Westminster’s All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dairy has launched a new inquiry to look at the future of British dairy exports....
N.Ireland
Second bird flu case confirmed in Northern Ireland
A wild greylag goose, found in Lurgan Park, Co Armagh, has tested positive for bird flu, the Department of Agriculture,...
N.Ireland
Second bird flu case confirmed in Northern Ireland
A wild greylag goose, found in Lurgan Park, Co. Armagh, has tested positive for bird flu, the Department of Agriculture,...
Dairy
First formal LacPatrick offers expected imminently
The first round of formal bids for LacPatrick are expected to come in over the next few days, with further talks...
Machinery
So good they chopped it twice: ‘Mogeely’ mobilises the troops
Amidst searing sunshine, members of Mogeely Vintage Club gathered on Sunday (June 10) to put a barrage of classic tractors and machines through their...
Machinery
John Deere announces new tie-up; who is it this time?
John Deere has signed a cooperation agreement with Pessl Instruments – a supplier of agricultural weather stations, telemetry and other equipment...
N.Ireland
Lakeland signs NIEA deal to encourage farmers to reduce ammonia
One of Northern Ireland’s largest milk processors has signed a deal with the region’s environment agency to help its suppliers...
