N.Ireland
DAERA outlines progress in tackling ammonia
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has published a report outlining its progress on ammonia. The...
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N.Ireland
DAERA outlines progress in tackling ammonia
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has published a report outlining its progress on ammonia. The...
N.Ireland
Young Farmers get geared up for Balmoral Show: Here's what they have lined up
From sheep shearing to pencil-making and agri-business talks – the Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster (YFCU) has a packed Balmoral schedule. Here’s...
N.Ireland
Why African Swine Fever could be pigs' next big threat
“It doesn’t take a bad person to bring in disease into a country – it just takes a careless one,”...
N.Ireland
Union and unionists engage in 'reactor fraud' spat
A war of words has erupted between the Ulster Farmers’ Union and Ulster Unionists over allegations the ear tags of...
Grass
GrassCheck: A second boom week on the cards
Grass growth has rocketed this week across Northern Ireland dairy farms. The latest GrassCheck data recorded an average of 69.4kg...
Grass
GrassCheck: A second boom week on the cards
Grass growth has rocketed this week across Northern Ireland dairy farms. The latest GrassCheck data recorded an average of 69.4kg...
N.Ireland
Young man dies on Co. Down farm
A man in his early 20s has died in a fatal accident on a farm in Katesbridge, Co. Down today...
N.Ireland
LacPatrick Dairies fined for pollution
LacPatrick Dairies’ Northern Ireland arm was today fined £5,000 at Coleraine Magistrates’ Court after it pleaded guilty to releasing polluting...
Machinery
Was this Europe's 'strongest' wheeled tractor...at one time?
This German-built machine (pictured above) was once claimed to be “Europe’s strongest wheeled tractor”. It first appeared back in 2008...
Machinery
Site map: Get the inside track here...on Grass & Muck 2018
The FTMTA (Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association) Grass & Muck event takes place this month – on Thursday, May...
Machinery
Latest from Lindner: 4-wheel steering, a CVT and 'autonomous driving'?
Austrian tractor manufacturer Lindner recently launched its novel 110 model – notable for its continuously-variable transmission (CVT) and four-wheel steering...
Rural Life
Charity tractor run to motor through the midlands this May bank holiday
Co. Westmeath will see a host of tractors – both old and new – gather for a great cause at...
N.Ireland
3-crop rule derogation secured for Northern Ireland
Arable farmers in Northern Ireland have been granted a derogation on the ‘three-crop rule’ this year, the Department of Agriculture,...
Schemes
Half of NI Single Application forms still outstanding
Less than two weeks until the deadline, almost half of Northern Ireland’s Single Application forms are yet to be received....
N.Ireland
Half of NI Single Application forms still outstanding
Less than two weeks until the deadline, almost half of Northern Ireland’s Single Application forms are yet to be received....
N.Ireland
Reactor fraud: TB DNA proposals stalled by ministerial absence
Proposals to take DNA samples as soon as TB reactors are found as standard procedure in Northern Ireland could combat...
N.Ireland
Ammonia deadlock: Department to process 100 applications this month
Good news is on the horizon for those behind the 100 farm planning applications caught up in the ammonia deadlock....
