N.Ireland
N.Ireland
Lakeland Dairies announces another 4c/L cut in milk price
N.Ireland
UFU and NFU write to milk processors about ‘responsible behaviour’
N.Ireland
MP welcomes re-opening of GB markets for NI exports
N.Ireland
Cross-border BVD awareness campaign launched
Machinery
Top end tanker from Bauer featuring 24m Vogelsang boom set for LAMMA
The Austrian company Bauer will exhibit one of its signature poly-tankers, a 21,000L tandem axle unit featuring a new contactless…
N.Ireland
DAERA aiming to encourage innovation with new sustainable farming scheme
The Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Minister, Andrew Muir has unveiled the new Farming for Sustainability –…
N.Ireland
Some animal movements to be permitted following bluetongue outbreak
Plans have been announced to allow some animal movements in the wake of the recent incursion of bluetongue virus in…
Arable
Tillage: Boosting photosynthesis rates in crops
For decades, boosting photosynthesis rates has been viewed as the holy grail within the world of crop science. This represents…
N.Ireland
DAERA announces additional £915k funds for nature recovery projects
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced an additional investment of £915,000 to support nature recovery…
N.Ireland
Antrim student wins Dairy Council NI award for sports nutrition
Co. Antrim student Chloé Robinson has been named as the winner of the 2025 Dairy Council for Northern Ireland Sports…
Environment
NI Water indicates temporary halt to farm inspections – UFU
Northern Ireland Water has indicated they will suspend all water-fitting inspections temporarily until they meet with the Ulster Farmers’ Union…
Machinery
LAMMA highlights its choice of machines for UK and Ireland agriculture
LAMMA, which will be held on January 15 and 16, comes at the end of the annual award cycle, especially…
Dairy
UCC researcher to investigate the rise of commercial cattle farming in Europe
A University College Cork (UCC) researcher’s project has received €2 million in EU funding to investigate how commercial cattle farming…
Arable
Ground conditions interrupt NI potato harvest
Northern Ireland’s maincrop potato harvest for 2025 is now 95% complete, according to Co. Down-based agronomist, Richard Owens. He told…
N.Ireland
Court: NI farmer sentenced in animal welfare case
A farmer in Northern Ireland has been banned from owning or looking after animals following a conviction at Dungannon Court….
Environment
2025 on course to be joint-second warmest year
2025 is currently tied with 2023 to be the second-warmest year on record, according to new data from the Copernicus Climate…
Rural Life
Nearly 10,000 deaths on rural roads in last decade – NFU Mutual
NFU Mutual has called for greater training measures to tackle “persistent danger” on rural roads, as analysis by the rural…