Pig/Poultry
N.Ireland
‘Future looks bleak for NI sheep sector’- MP
N.Ireland
Information webinar planned on red clover silage swards
N.Ireland
New AI tool to help livestock farmers tackle GHG emissions
N.Ireland
Milk Board legacy assets to be released to Dairy Council NI
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland to host rush control and water quality event
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) in conjunction with Northern Ireland Water, are holding an online information…
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…
Dairy
Dutch dairy farmers to get extra ‘cash payment’ from FrieslandCampina
FrieslandCampina intends to pay its dairy farmers a “supplementary cash payment” after the Dutch co-op’s operating profit soared to €527…
N.Ireland
Fears windblown timber will ‘flood’ NI market
Large tonnages of windblown timber will be potentially available for sale across Northern Ireland in the aftermath of Storm Éowyn….
Agri-Business
Fonterra announces new incentives for farmers to reduce emissions
Fonterra has today (Tuesday, February 18) announced new funding designed to grow value for its shareholders through helping farmers reduce…
N.Ireland
New chief operating officer at Lakeland Dairies
Dairy cooperative Lakeland Dairies has announced the appointment of Niall Gallagher as its new chief operating officer (COO). Gallagher, who…
N.Ireland
NISA to meet agri committee over funding
The Northern Ireland Shows Association (NISA) is expected to give evidence to Stormont’s agriculture committee in the coming weeks. However…
N.Ireland
Saterra drill from Kverneland replaces DA and S models
Kverneland has introduced a new generation of classic pneumatic cultivator-mounted seed drills which it has named the Saterra range. The…
N.Ireland
NI school hosts conference for ABP Angus Youth Challenge
A team of students from Lecale Trinity Grammar School in Downpatrick, Co. Down, hosted a young farmers animal welfare conference…
Environment
RAU teaching farm to become fully regenerative
The Royal Agricultural University (RAU) has joined forces with an award-winning regenerative farming business to make the university’s teaching farm…
Agri Politics
RSPCA welcomes new procurement policy as a ‘good start’
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, (RSPCA) has welcomed the UK Government’s new National Procurement Policy Statement…
Rural Life
Dairy farm fined £80k after worker dies in tyre explosion
A Lancashire dairy farm partnership has been fined £80,000 and ordered to pay £8,605 by Preston Magistrates Court, following the…
Dairy
Dairy advice: Keeping excess quality colostrum in reserve
The spring calving period is underway and as more cows begin to calve down, the amount of excess quality colostrum…