N.Ireland
October 2023 recorded as the wettest month since 1838
Armagh Observatory and Planetarium has recorded October 2023 as the wettest month since daily rainfall measurements began in 1838. 195.4mm...
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N.Ireland
Weather: Unsettled wet conditions as Storm Ciarán approaches
Much of the country will experience unsettled weather this as Storm Ciarán approaches and is due to make landfall on...
Agri-Business
AHWNI welcomes notifiable disease status for BVD
The announcement that Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) will become a notifiable disease in Northern Ireland (NI) has been welcomed by...
N.Ireland
Opinion: Agriculture is fast becoming a very exact science
Positive change is impacting on agriculture at an exponential rate. As a consequence, farming is fast-becoming a very exact science....
N.Ireland
Potato processer commits £2m towards anaerobic digestion plant
Co. Armagh-based potato packer and processer, Wilson’s Country Ltd., is completing a £2 million investment programme in the development of...
N.Ireland
Two-thirds of potato crop yet to be harvested
Wilson’s Country is confirming that two-thirds of this year’s potato crop has yet to be harvested around the country. The...
N.Ireland
Tyrone farmer convicted for failing to present animals for TB testing
A farmer from Dungannon, Co. Tyrone has been convicted for failing to present all animals for tuberculosis (TB) testing. Ian...
N.Ireland
PSNI appeal for information about farm theft in Fermanagh
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has issued an appeal for information following a double theft on a farm...
N.Ireland
Final Soil Nutrient Health Scheme analysis event to take place next week
The last event run by the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) to help farmers in Zone 1...
Rural Life
Owner convicted after dog attack kills 22 ewes and injures 48
A dog owner in Wales has been convicted following a livestock attack whereby 22 pregnant sheep were killed and a...
N.Ireland
Black or red Aberdeen Angus cattle? The choice is yours
The growth in red Aberdeen Angus cattle numbers continues apace in Northern Ireland. And this is not a fad. The...
N.Ireland
Markethill cattle sale to go ahead despite APHIS malfunction
Markethill cattle sale in Co. Armagh will go ahead as normal tomorrow (Tuesday, August 22), however delays can be expected....
N.Ireland
August 31 deadline for several farming schemes in NI
Thursday, August 31, is the close of application date for a number of key farming schemes in Northern Ireland. The...
N.Ireland
UFU worried about farmers meeting soil health scheme deadline
The Ulster Farmers' Union (UFU) has warned farmers that they are at risk of losing future farm payments if they...
N.Ireland
Spreading lime: Where to buy and average costs
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has confirmed that the budget for the National Liming Programme has doubled...
N.Ireland
Calls for NI farmers to register for Zone 2 of soil health scheme
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has urged farmers to register for Zone 2 of its...
N.Ireland
BVD map displays progress of eradication programmes
A new Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) map shows the progress of the eradication programme made by the Republic of Ireland...
N.Ireland
28 calves rescued from slurry tank by NI firefighters
On what was supposed to be his retirement party, a Northern Ireland firefighter was called to assist in the rescue...
