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...
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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...
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...
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...
N.Ireland
Report unveiled on post-Brexit trade agreements and agriculture
The AFBI (Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute) released the results of a comprehensive one-year study called ‘The Impacts of Alternative Post-Brexit Trade...
Rural Life
Co. Down farmer helps to rear barn owl chicks
A Co. Down farmer has been helping to rear three barn owl chicks after the adult male was injured on...
N.Ireland
Co. Down farmer helps to rear barn owl chicks
A Co. Down farmer has been helping to rear three barn owl chicks after the adult male was injured on...
Rural Life
Striking gold with an oil farm enterprise
A Limavady woman developed a rapeseed oil enterprise after a meal to celebrate her first pregnancy and the completion of...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland a hotspot for poultry mega farms
Northern Ireland is one of the UK’s most prominent regions for the intensive farming of poultry, according to reports. There...
