Agri-Business
N.Ireland
NI Farm Quality Assurance Scheme ‘underpins’ red meat marketing – LMC
Environment
Defra announces England’s first Land Use Framework
N.Ireland
Aurivo and Dale Farm announce no merger imminent
Arable
PDA publishes new potato crop nutrition advisory leaflet
N.Ireland
Fatality confirmed on Tyrone farm
A man has died following an incident on a farm in Co. Tyrone today (Thursday, March 19). The Police Service…
Sheep
£3m secured to continue Welsh Sheep Genetics Programme
The Welsh government has confirmed £3 million of funding over the next three financial years to continue the Welsh Sheep…
N.Ireland
Advice for NI farmers as BVD restriction changes in place
There are new bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) movement restrictions in place on breakdown herds and on individual females in those…
Environment
Third NI climate change adaptation programme launched
Northern Ireland’s third action plan for building climate change resilience was launched today by Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural…
Dairy
Foot-and-mouth outbreak confirmed within Greek cattle herd
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has been confirmed within a cattle herd on the Greek island of Lesvos, according to the World…
Machinery
MS 8S Xtra places high in industry fuel efficiency tests
Independent and standardised DLG PowerMix tests are a benchmark for tractor fuel efficiency. Recent trials, which compared the MF 8S…
N.Ireland
NI AERA Committee discusses bill to re-introduce ANC payments
The Northern Ireland Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (AERA) committee has discussed a Private Members’ Bill, drawn up with the…
N.Ireland
New pay increases for NI agricultural workers to come into effect in April
The Agricultural Wages Board of Northern Ireland (AWB) has confirmed changes to pay for agricultural workers, according to the Department…
N.Ireland
‘Resilience’ the theme for UFU Farm Family Day 2026
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has hosted its now traditional Northern Ireland Farm Family Day at Stormont. The event, which…
N.Ireland
NI farm pays £10,000 at Global Connection Sale
A top price of £10,000 has been achieved at the the Global Connections Online Sale, which took place during the…
N.Ireland
Farmers and rural firms challenge UK inheritance tax reform in High Court
A judicial review to challenge the government’s inheritance tax reform is taking place in the High Court today (Wednesday, March…
Dairy
Muir commends ‘cutting-edge research’ during trip to Dutch dairy farm
Minister Andrew Muir has commended the “cutting-edge research and technology” being used in the farming sector during his visit to…
Beef
Farmers urged to vaccinate against bluetongue before spring turnout
Farmers are being urged to vaccinate their cattle against bluetongue ahead of spring turnout as the virus continues to spread…