Sheep
Environment
Climate report: Years from 2023 to 2025 ‘were exceptionally warm’
N.Ireland
UFU calls for NAP that meets ‘requirements of NI farmers into future’
Agri-Business
Tips and advice on improving ventilation in existing cattle sheds
Pig/Poultry
Defra sets out plans to ban cages for laying hens by 2032
Dairy
AHDB: Market for quality British dairy, red meat in North America
Future opportunities for exports of quality British dairy and red meat to North America have been highlighted by the Agriculture…
Agri Politics
French farmers drive 350 tractors into the heart of Paris in Mercosur protest
French farmers today (Tuesday, January 13) declared that the “fight is not over” against the Mercosur trade deal as they…
N.Ireland
Data gathering to ‘play a key role’ in NI agriculture for 2026 – AERA Committee
Three new schemes will dramatically increase the data-gathering capacity of agriculture in Northern Ireland throughout 2026. This is according to…
N.Ireland
NI farm succession planning still presents ‘complex challenges’ – UFU
Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president, William Irvine, is indicating that farm succession in Northern Ireland remains a complicated issue, despite…
Machinery
Irish firms catching Europe’s eye at LAMMA 2026
A “record” 21 Enterprise Ireland client companies will take part in one of the UK’s biggest agricultural machinery and technology shows,…
Rural Life
NFU Mutual pledges £4m to support frontline charities in 2026
NFU Mutual announced today (Monday, 12 January) it will be funding £4 million for local and national charities during 2026,…
Sheep
NSA launches new survey into livestock worrying
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has urged sheep farmers to take part in its annual survey today (Monday, January 12)…
N.Ireland
Cogent secures elite heifer calf at Redhouse Holsteins’ open day for £9,200
The cattle breeding company Cogent topped the market at the auction hosted as part of the recent Redhouse Holsteins’ open…
Arable
How do pre-emergent herbicides interact with blackgrass?
Scientists at Rothamsted Research have discovered that pre-emergent herbicides affect blackgrass in strikingly different ways. The chemistries in question are:…
Dairy
2025 GB dairy population lowest on record – AHDB
The GB milking herd totalled 1.63 million head as of October 2025, the lowest October number recorded, and a 0.9%…
Environment
Lake District farmers to get funding extension
Farmers and landowners in the Lake District National Park will continue to benefit from the Farming in Protected Landscapes (FiPL)…
N.Ireland
FFA ‘fully supporting’ Oxford Farming Conference protests
Farmers For Action (FFA) said it is “fully supporting all the farm organisations involved in protesting at the Oxford Farming…
Beef
Calls for fairer prices for NI beef 30 years after 1996 BSE crisis
So what has been the direction of travel taken by Northern Ireland’s beef industry in the 30 years following the…