N.Ireland
Environment
COP29: Platform launched for farmers to drive climate solutions
N.Ireland
Lakeland Dairies challenges election candidates to support dairy
Dairy
Keeping mortellaro cases to a minimum at this time of year
Beef
Antibiotic sales for livestock reach record low – VMD report
Dairy
GDT price index records increase of 1.9%
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) price index has increased by 1.9% today (Tuesday, November 19), and now stands at 1,239,…
Arable
Residual potato levy reserves to fund 7 industry projects
The potato sector is to benefit from the delivery of seven industry projects funded by residual levy reserves, after a…
N.Ireland
Muir: Independent review to strengthen environmental governance
Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir has today (Tuesday, November 19) announced an independent review to strengthen…
Environment
G20 committed to ‘sustainably’ increasing agricultural productivity
Leaders of the G20 have renewed their commitment to work towards “sustainably” increasing agricultural productivity at the G20 summit in…
N.Ireland
French farmers mobilise in protest against Mercosur
Farmers across France took to the streets last night (Monday, November 18) and today (Tuesday, November 19) to contest the…
N.Ireland
Farmers take part in London protest over tax changes
Farmers for Action (FFA) representatives are taking part in a London protest today (Tuesday, November 19), organised to highlight the…
N.Ireland
UK college farm aims to reduce carbon output of livestock
UK college, Harper Adams’ vice-chancellor, Prof. Ken Sloan believes the university will be at the heart of the sustainability debate…
Agri-Business
JCB supports farmers opposed to inheritance tax changes
Employees from JCB’s farming businesses in Staffordshire were today (Tuesday, November 19) given a day off work to join a…
N.Ireland
AHDB seeks new chair to support levy payers
A successor is being sought to replace the current chair of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), with Nicholas…
Pig/Poultry
Long-standing servant to pig industry wins 2024 David Black Award
Howard Revell has won the 2024 David Black Award in recognition of his long-standing efforts to help improve welfare of…
N.Ireland
‘Our futures are on the line’ – 6,000 attend UFU rally
“Anger. Uncertainty. Disappointment. Apprehension. Dread. Heartbreak. Those are just some of the emotions that everyone here tonight is feeling right…
N.Ireland
Great Agri-Food Debate set for Waterford next week
Ireland’s top universities are set to face-off at the semi-final and final stages of this year’s prestigious Great Agri-Food Debate…
N.Ireland
‘No evidence’ that plant-based diets are superior – professor
Harper Adams University is in the business of educating its students about the benefits of all dietary options for mankind….