N.Ireland
Farmers have spent the summer locked in a losing battle with scorching heat and drought but will nitrates rules also become an issue?
Dairy
By this stage of the season, the majority of autumn calving cows should be dried off, leaving farmers to focus on dry-cow management.
With high volumes of concentrates been fed in dairy parlours due to the drought, it may be worth calibrating the feeders.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has confirmed a third case of bluetongue in Scotland.
Weight limit changes have been announced for the ninth Royal Ulster Premier Beef & Lamb Championships to be held in November.
Lakeland Dairies has said it has undertaken "substantial investment" at the LacPatrick Dairies site in Co. Tyrone.
A farming union has called for agriculture minister Andrew Muir to resign over the controversial Tyrone cattle cull.
LacPatrick Dairies in Northern Ireland has been fined over £100,000 by a court for environmental...
Bluetongue
The bluetongue virus is already 'taking a grip' on Scotland with a second case confirmed in the country, according to government officials.
Demand for lime spreading services has increased significantly over the past fortnight - a trend that looks set to continue.
The Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance (NIPSA) has welcomed action taken by DAERA to protect staff following the Tyrone cattle cull.
Drought
Prime Minister Andy Burnham will chair an emergency meeting today about the impact of heatwaves, with almost 75% of England now in drought.
The scope of an independent review into the controversial culling of 51 cattle in Co. Tyrone, has been set out by Minister Andrew Muir.
The battle against TB continues in Wales, following the government's extension of two pilot projects tackling the disease.
Agri-Business
Further supplies of bluetongue virus (BTV) vaccines are expected to enter the UK soon as cases continue to rise.
Scotland has recorded its first-ever case of bluetongue after the virus was detected in an animal in the south-west of the country.
Serious questions "remain unanswered" over a DAERA enforcement operation in Tyrone, according to the Ulster Farmers' Union (UFU)
Hundreds of farmers from across Northern Ireland gathered at Stormont today (August 10) to protest a DAERA enforcement operation in Tyrone.
Decades of selective breeding and intensive agricultural practices have reshaped cattle genetics, according to new research.
Minister Andrew Muir said he has received a death threat over his department's recent cattle cull operation in Co. Tyrone.
Police in Northern Ireland have appealed for witnesses following a collision involving a tractor near Omagh, Co. Tyrone.
With a hosepipe ban in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, NI Water is encouraging families to create DIY raincatchers.
Good calving starts months before the first calf ever arrives on farm by preparing the sheds ahead of things getting hectic once again.
Machinery
CNH is focusing on reducing production and inventory levels to combat what it referred to as the "trough year" of the agri-machinery market.
A new study will investigate if interactions between people and farm dogs in Wales may be helping a harmful parasite spread between species.
Defra has said 270 cases of bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) have been confirmed in the UK in the 2026 to 2027 bluetongue season.
At this stage of the lactation, farmers should be body condition scoring their herd to ensure everything is in order after breeding.
UFU has called for an independent expert panel to be established to support a review of DAERA's enforcement operation on a Co. Tyrone farm.
Veterinary and livestock industry leaders are urging farmers to vaccinate for bluetongue virus serotype 3 (BTV-3) to protect their stock.
While some forage maize crops have been impacted by heat stress, those in the mid-Ulster area are on track to produce record yields.
Farmers are expected to gather at Stormont next week to protest following an operation that saw 51 cattle shot in Co. Tyrone.
