N.Ireland
Department accused of using 'flawed science' to measure NI ammonia emissions
Getting a true picture of ammonia emissions in Northern Ireland remains one of the “biggest challenges” for the agri-food industry...
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N.Ireland
Meet the Ulster farmers set to appear on this year's Rare Breed
The latest series of hit agricultural show ‘Rare Breed – A Farming Year’ is set to return to screens across...
N.Ireland
Ammonia deadlock stalling farm planning applications but 'no one thought to tell farmers'
Northern Ireland’s environment agency (NIEA) is understood to have put a virtual deadlock on many major farm building projects because...
N.Ireland
Ammonia deadlock stalling farm planning applications but ‘no one thought to tell farmers’
Northern Ireland’s environment agency (NIEA) is understood to have put a virtual deadlock on many major farm building projects because...
N.Ireland
NI indepth: Farming with WhatsApp and taking Brexit by the horns
It’s not easy being a Co. Down man at the top of Scottish agri-politics while also running an 800-cow dairy...
N.Ireland
Is your farm ready for winter?
As snow falls across the region, Department of Agriculture (DAERA) advisors have warned that spending time preparing for winter could...
N.Ireland
Is your farm ready for winter?
As snow falls across the region, Department of Agriculture (DAERA) advisors have warned that spending time preparing for winter could...
N.Ireland
Farm census: 1,000 more farm jobs than 2016 and sheep make a comeback
The number of agricultural people employed on farms in Northern Ireland increased by 2% over the last year, the latest...
N.Ireland
Farm census: 1,000 more farm jobs than 2016 and sheep make a comeback
The number of agricultural people employed on farms in Northern Ireland increased by 2% over the last year, the latest...
N.Ireland
'Fifth-quarter' products among pork exports off to China
Two pork processors in Northern Ireland are among a select few in the UK given the green light to ship...
N.Ireland
UK pork giant gives backing to Open Farm Weekend
The UK pork giant which took over Dunbia’s Ballymena plant almost exactly a year ago, has given its backing to...
Agri-Business
Former Dunbia boss sets up agri-food consultancy firm
A meat industry, heavy-weight who once directed one of the island’s largest meat firms, has ventured out on his own...
Agri-Business
Former Dunbia boss sets up agri-food consultancy firm
A meat industry, heavy-weight who once directed one of the island’s largest meat firms, has ventured out on his own...
N.Ireland
Slurry ban's 'reasonable excuse': Everything you need to know
Northern farmers have been given an eleventh hour reprieve from the slurry ban with the ‘reasonable excuse‘ clause in the Nitrates...
N.Ireland
NI farmers urged to submit BVD PI claims before October deadline
Farmers will be disappointed that the BVD PI Removal Incentivisation Scheme is closing on September 30, the Deputy President of...
N.Ireland
NI farmers urged to submit BVD PI claims before October deadline
Farmers will be disappointed that the BVD PI Removal Incentivisation Scheme is closing on September 30, the Deputy President of...
N.Ireland
Farmer convicted for fish kill through slurry contamination
A Fermanagh farmer was today convicted of allowing slurry to enter a waterway – causing a major fish kill –...
N.Ireland
NI livestock numbers increase in 2017, as the area of cereals grown falls
Livestock populations in Northern Ireland during the month of June have remained stable or grown compared to figures from a...
