N.Ireland
PSNI investigating 2 burglaries in rural villages
Detectives in Newry are investigating an aggravated burglary at the home of an elderly couple in Forkhill, Co. Armagh in...
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N.Ireland
Co. Down farmer raises over £4,000 for Air Ambulance NI
A farmer in Banbridge, Co. Down has raised over £4,000 for Air Ambulance Northern Ireland in gratitude for the life-saving...
N.Ireland
Cattle in NI ‘increasingly susceptible’ to BVD – AHWNI
Farmers have been warned that cattle in the Northern Ireland herd will be “increasingly susceptible” to bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD),...
N.Ireland
Modern dairy cow output equal to ’19 finished cattle’ – vet
A Co. Antrim veterinarian has likened the modern dairy cow to a thoroughbred racehorse in terms of her metabolic ability...
N.Ireland
BVD ‘grace period’ reduced in NI for positive or inconclusive animals
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir has reminded herd owners in Northern Ireland that the grace period...
Beef
‘When I tell them I’m a butcher, they say, oh really?’
For 23-year-old apprentice butcher, Ebony Murtagh, the challenge of overcoming the traditional gender stereotype that has become a hallmark of...
N.Ireland
Dairy conference to focus on profit from high-yielding cows
AgriSearch is set to host a major dairy conference, ‘High Output Dairy Herds – Profit from Performance’, on April 15...
N.Ireland
Triplet heifer calves born on Co. Tyrone farm
Farmer Barry Mulgrew from Killeeshil, Co. Tyrone “couldn’t believe” his luck this week with the birth of triplet calves from...
N.Ireland
New mobile slurry separation service to be offered in NI
A new start-up business will launch a mobile slurry separation service for livestock farmers in the Mid Ulster area. The...
N.Ireland
Birth of Charolais triplets comes as surprise to farmer
Armagh farmer, Kyle McCall, enjoyed a career highlight and momentous occasion this week, when one of his Charolais cows gave...
N.Ireland
9 students awarded Lakeland Dairies bursaries
Nine students from across the island of Ireland have been awarded bursaries by Lakeland Dairies to support their education. The...
N.Ireland
Fence posts and fencing worth £4,000 ‘recovered’ in rural area by PSNI
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has confirmed that it “recovered” fence posts and fencing worth £4,000 in a rural...
Dairy
Heifer rearing should be seen as an investment, not a cost
Heifer rearing is often seen as a high cost enterprise but it should be seen as an investment rather than...
Rural Life
UFU publishes tractor rally routes ahead of mass protest
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has published the routes of its upcoming mass tractor rallies, due to take place across...
N.Ireland
‘Strong’ demand for soil nutrient training – DAERA
Demand has been “strong” so far for training under the Soil Nutrient Health Scheme (SNHS), according to the Department for...
Sheep
Three sheep die and 57 rescued following flooding in Scotland
Three sheep died and 57 were rescued after becoming stranded during flooding on farmland in Scotland on the last day...
N.Ireland
Preparing for the 2025 show season at Kinnego Herefords
January calving is now underway at Kinnego Herefords. The exclusively polled herd is owned by Co. Armagh-based, Ciaran Kerr, who...
N.Ireland
Risk of toxic mastitis in dairy cows at drying-off
The Agri-Food and Biosciences’ Institute (AFBI) is highlighting the risk of toxic mastitis in dairy cows at drying-off. In one...
