Rural Life
Keepin 'er Country: New series starts tomorrow
From singing reverends and truck-driving women, to the pigs obsessed with Nathan Carter, toe-tapping show ‘Keepin ‘er Country’ has plenty...
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N.Ireland
TB to halt NI's Spanish calf exports post-Brexit
Northern Ireland’s TB crisis has already begun to affect its future trade prospects, with Spain already saying it will not...
N.Ireland
'Green' farm subsidies could include better housing and intact tail payments
Payments for intact tails and better housing could be made as part of new ‘green’ farm subsidies planned for the...
N.Ireland
Fodder crisis: 'Many farmers at the mercy of the spring weather'
Worsening weather conditions mean a fodder crisis could still be on the cards Ulster Unionist Party leader, Robin Swann, has...
Dairy
Northern milk production smashes December record
Northern Ireland dairy farms produced a record milk volume output in December, the latest agricultural survey figures reveal. It follows...
N.Ireland
Northern milk production smashes December record
Northern Ireland dairy farms produced a record milk volume output in December, the latest agricultural survey figures reveal. It follows...
N.Ireland
Northern silage yield drops to lowest in 12 years
Following the summer no farmer will forget – for all the wrong reasons – silage yields in Northern Ireland hit...
N.Ireland
Northern silage yield drops to lowest in 12 years
Following the summer no farmer will forget – for all the wrong reasons – silage yields in Northern Ireland hit...
Agri-Business
NI farm income up in 2017 - but so are costs
The bottom line on the average Northern Ireland farm is sitting £15,952 (€18,215) up on the year before, according to the...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland's total agricultural income up 87% in 2017
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) recently published the first estimate for agricultural income in 2017. Provisional...
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...
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...
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...
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
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
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
'Bounce back’ ability of Northern Ireland pig farmers ensuring industry's survival
Bigger litter sizes, better weaning rates and weights have helped the Northern Ireland pig industry ‘bounce back’. A combination of changes...