N.Ireland
Agri-Business
France joins Ireland in decision to vote against Mercosur trade deal
N.Ireland
NI sheep farmers advised not to store wool over winter
N.Ireland
UFU expresses solidarity with European farmers over Mercosur deal
N.Ireland
Eradicating bovine TB ‘remains a top priority’ – DAERA
Schemes
Defra announces SFI application windows at Oxford Farming Conference
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has unveiled the application windows for the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI)…
N.Ireland
AgriSearch makes new appointments to board of trustees
AgriSearch, the farmer-funded research and innovation body, has announced appointments to its board of trustees. Dr. Keith Agnew and Cormac…
Agri-Business
Knight Frank: 1ac of farmland now worth just under £8,700
The farmland market remains becalmed, but the government’s inheritance tax U-turn could boost confidence, according to a global property consultancy….
N.Ireland
Financial support for pre-movement testing in NI bluetongue control zone
It has been announced that some financial support will be provided for the pre-movement testing of high-risk animals out of…
N.Ireland
Use of EIDs in NI sheep industry ‘opened many new opportunities’ – flock owner
The mandatory use of electronic identification (EID) within Northern Ireland’s cattle sector could soon become a reality. This follows a…
Agri-Business
Watch: French farmers stage dawn protest over Mercosur deal and CAP
French farmers mobilised in Paris at dawn today (Thursday, January 8) to highlight a number of concerns they have for…
Agri-Business
Brazilian beef with banned growth hormone entered Irish market
128kg of Brazilian beef that contained a banned growth promoting hormone entered the Irish market, the Food Safety Authority of…
Machinery
The importance of checking the condition of the conditioner
With spring just around the corner, thoughts will be turning to the silage season. The first operation of the harvest…
Environment
New project to explore alternative livestock feeds to reduce emissions
The steak on your plate and the milk in your coffee could soon have a smaller environmental footprint, thanks to…
N.Ireland
DAERA minister opens fund to improve water quality
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Minister Andrew Muir has announced the opening of the 2026/2027 call for…
N.Ireland
FFA calls for UK inheritance tax thresholds to be inflation-linked
Farmers for Action (FFA) is calling for the new UK inheritance tax thresholds to be inflation-linked into the future. Prior…
Rural Life
More warnings for snow and ice ahead of Storm Goretti
UKHSA Amber cold weather health alerts are in place for all regions of England until Sunday, January 11. A number of severe weather…
Dairy
Dairy-Tech 2026: Three finalists on Royal Diary Innovation Award shortlist
Three innovations have been shortlisted for this year’s Royal Dairy Innovation Award and will compete for the title when judging…