N.Ireland
‘Multi-million pound cost in NI if bluetongue gets foothold’
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has warned that a bluetongue outbreak in Northern Ireland could cost the livestock sector over...
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Agri-Business
BVD rates fall 25% in Northern Ireland
The number of individual Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) cases in Northern Ireland has fallen by 25% in less than two years,...
Agri-Business
A ‘no deal’ scenario: ‘The real fear is cheaper beef imports undermining our market’
A no deal scenario would have serious implications for Irish and Northern Irish farmers across many enterprises and it has...
Agri-Business
A ‘no deal’ scenario: ‘The real fear is cheaper beef imports undermining our market’
A no deal scenario would have serious implications for Irish and Northern Irish farmers across many enterprises and it has...
N.Ireland
Devastating outbreak of suspected botulism in Fermanagh
An outbreak of suspected botulism has caused devastation on a dairy farm in Co. Fermanagh in recent days. A Department...
N.Ireland
Devastating outbreak of suspected botulism in Fermanagh
An outbreak of suspected botulism has caused devastation on a dairy farm in Co. Fermanagh in recent days. A Department...
Sheep
Calls for tougher legislation following spate of dog attacks
The Ulster Farmers’ Union says it is disappointed that another farming family has been left to deal with the aftermath...
Beef
Conference to focus on improving profitability in beef production
Industry representatives have come together to arrange a conference ‘Healthy Cattle, Healthy Profits’ looking at ways to improve profitability in...
Beef
Conference to focus on improving profitability in beef production
Industry representatives have come together to arrange a conference – ‘Healthy Cattle, Healthy Profits’ – looking at ways to improve...
N.Ireland
Northern Irish farmers call for ‘transparent’ milk prices this winter
The Ulster Farmers Union (UFU) has said that dairy processors “need to be transparent” about the calculation of milk prices,...
Beef
Cross-border slaughter costs Scotland £2 million in 'lost levy' - QMS tells Commons
Levy redistribution was a major topic of concern raised by Scotland’s red meat industry during a discussion on the UK Government’s...
N.Ireland
All-Ireland maps show scale of work needed to tackle NI’s BVD problems
BVD data from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland collated for the first time shows the stark contrast in...
N.Ireland
Farming union urges politicians to back radical livestock worrying proposals
The Ulster Farmers’ Union is calling on local politicians to back proposals, recommended by the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC),...
N.Ireland
Farming union urges politicians to back radical livestock worrying proposals
The Ulster Farmers’ Union is calling on local politicians to back proposals, recommended by the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC),...
N.Ireland
Faked TB test puts reputation of 'entire cattle industry at risk'
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has weighed in on Northern Ireland’s first ever TB fraud conviction, describing the incident as the...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland gets European approval to increase advance payments
The decision to increase Northern Ireland’s rate of advance payments for 2018 from 50% to 70% of claim value has...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland gets European approval to increase advance payments
The decision to increase Northern Ireland’s rate of advance payments for 2018 from 50% to 70% of claim value has...
N.Ireland
No-deal Brexit 'would devastate' NI farming
The latest set of UK Government’s Brexit ‘no deal’ technical papers further reinforce the importance of the UK leaving the...
