Rural Life
Agri-Business
DAERA awards £4m to project focused on sustainable use of slurry
N.Ireland
UFU calls for ‘overhaul’ of NI compulsory order and vesting rules
Agri-Business
Morrisons commits £1.6bn to British farming for 2026
Rural Life
Company boss fined £1.4m for illegal dumping on sites including farmland
N.Ireland
Market prospects for most NI agri-sectors ‘seem stable’ for 2026 – Danske Bank
Danske Bank’s head of agriculture, Rodney Brown, is cautiously optimistic regarding the prospects for agriculture in Northern Ireland in 2026….
Rural Life
Watch: High speed police chase of hare coursing suspects in Cambridgeshire
Five dogs have been seized by Cambridgeshire police following a high speed chase which resulted in the arrest of five…
Dairy
Vaccination underway in South Africa as FMD declared a national disaster
By Chris McCullough South Africa has finally declared its foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak a national disaster and is…
N.Ireland
Investigation ongoing into theft of trailer and power tools in Co. Armagh
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is investigating the theft of a trailer and various power tools from a…
N.Ireland
DAERA: Final days to share views on mandatory EID for calves
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has issued a final call for views on mandatory electronic identification…
N.Ireland
‘Transformative’ new livestock breeding strategy launched in NI
Sustainable Ruminant Genetics (SRG) has today (Tuesday, February 17) officially launched a document which sets out its “vision and priorities…
Machinery
Case IH to expand dealer network across northern England
Case IH has announced that it will be strengthening its dealer network across Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Cheshire with an expansion…
Machinery
K-Two Machinery announces partnership with Canadian manufacturer
British manufacturer Redrock Machinery has recently announced its partnership with the Canadian manufacturer, Penta Equipment, highlighting opportunity for growth internationally….
Pig/Poultry
35% of KFC chicken to be sourced from British farms after £10m boost
KFC UK and Ireland has announced that it will be increasing its annual spend on British chicken by approximately £10…
N.Ireland
Dog attacks on livestock cost Northern Irish farmers £150k in 2025
Livestock worth £152,000 were severely injured or killed in dog attacks in Northern Ireland during 2025. That’s according to new…
Dairy
European Food Safety Authority reviewing Bovaer data
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has launched a review into the use of 3-nitrooxypropanol (3-NOP), which is sold as…
N.Ireland
The ‘roadmap’ behind UK dairy sector’s environmental sustainability efforts
The last 18 years have seen the UK dairy sector securing enhanced levels of environmental sustainability across the industry. This…
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland declared free from bird flu
Northern Ireland has been declared as free from highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu), according to the World Organisation for…