N.Ireland
Suckler cow numbers tumble in Northern Ireland
A significant reduction in the number of suckler cows has been identified in the final results of the June 2014...
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N.Ireland
Foster highlights necessity for cross border trade in agri-food products
Northern Ireland’s Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster told delegates at the Future of Food Summit in Dublin that there are growing...
N.Ireland
Foster highlights necessity for cross border trade in agri-food products
Northern Ireland’s Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster told delegates at the Future of Food Summit in Dublin that there are growing...
Agri-Business
EU research turning food waste into feed
Global demand for food is expected to increase by 70% by 2050, while a steep increase in biomass use will...
N.Ireland
Northern pig producers introduce DNA testing
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) in conjunction with Pig ReGen and the Ulster Pork and Bacon Forum have agreed to...
N.Ireland
Northern pig producers introduce DNA testing
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) in conjunction with Pig ReGen and the Ulster Pork and Bacon Forum have agreed to...
N.Ireland
AFBI to review all of its future spending budgets
AFBI (Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute) Chief Executive Officer Professor Seamus Kennedy has confirmed that his organisation has entered into detailed...
Agri-Business
Global pork market moving into record territory
The global pork market is moving into record territory in Q3, according to a recent report by Rabobank. It says...
Arable
Rapeseed improvements for livestock identified
Ways to improve the nutritional value of rapeseed and meal for non-ruminant livestock have been explored as part of a...
EU
EU asks WTO to rule on Russian pork import restrictions
The EU has requested the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to rule over a dispute concerning the Russian ban on imports...
Agri-Business
Country of origin labelling on council agenda
The EU Council of Agriculture Ministers are set to discuss the laying down rules for the application of mandatory indication...
Machinery
Keenan Launch inTouch Service for N. Ireland
Richard Keenan & Co. Ltd recently launched their inTouch system for Northern Ireland at a function in Hillsborough. It says...
Other
Balmoral picture parade
As day two of the Balmoral Show gets underway, those in cattle classes have been busy all morning as our pictures...
Agri-Business
News round up
This week there was good news for Irish Dairy processors as every company that applied for approval to export dairy...
Beef
March cattle slaughterings up 23%, while sheep kill falls
The number of cattle slaughtered in March 2014 was 23.2% higher than in March 2013 while sheep slaughtering’s was 17%...
Dairy
Dairy herd increased by just 1% last year
Northern Ireland’s dairy herd stood at 281,800 cows in December 2013, a year-on-year increase of just one per cent. This...
Agri-Business
Opportunity knocks but once
The opportunities for Ireland’s agricultural sector, dairy in particular, are endless but there are challenges and influencing factors on the road ahead...
World News
MEPs call for stronger measures to boost food safety in the EU
MEPs voted on new legislation this week in the areas to tackle animal diseases, such as African swine fever, more...