N.Ireland
Environment
Defra warns capital grants applications may exceed £225m funding
Sheep
34 pregnant sheep dead after dog attack in Lincolnshire
Agri-Business
Fonterra reports increased profit in half year results
N.Ireland
Is endometritis costing you money in lost fertility?
Environment
Proposed planning rules changes to help farmers install small wind turbines
The government has announced proposals to relax planning rules to make it easier for farmers to install small-scale wind turbines….
N.Ireland
NI police appeal for information after sheep found dead
Police in Northern Ireland are appealing for information after sheep were found dead in a field in Co. Antrim. Police…
N.Ireland
Why Dale Farm and Aurivo pulled the plug on merger talks
After months and months of discussions and many, many meetings north and south, the prospect of a fully blown merger…
Arable
AHDB to launch new web-based BYDV management tool
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board is to launch a new Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) management tool. The web-based…
Environment
Fly-tippers and vandals could be forced into ‘clean up squads’
Fly-tippers and waste vandals could soon be forced to clean up streets and parks and pay the costs of clearing…
N.Ireland
‘Very strong’ global demand for woollen carpets – Ulster Wool
Ulster Wool is confirming that wool markets around the world continue to strengthen, which it says is good news for…
N.Ireland
Watch: UK firefighters tackle tractor fire after flames destroy crop fields
Firefighters in the UK were called to a farm after a tractor went up in flames and spread to nearby…
N.Ireland
Court: NI farmer convicted for water pollution offence
A farmer in Northern Ireland has been convicted in court for water pollution offence that resulted in a fish kill….
N.Ireland
FFA: April 6 ‘key date’ in inheritance tax judicial review
A judicial review of the extension of inheritance tax to agricultural land and farm assets in the UK has been…
Environment
Land Use Framework ‘long on aspiration’ and short on execution – TFA
The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has said that the government’s new plans for land management is “long on aspiration and…
Agri-Business
Farmers and NGOs call for UK standards to be applied to agri-food imports
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU), World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the RSPCA have called on the UK government…
N.Ireland
NI Farm Quality Assurance Scheme ‘underpins’ red meat marketing – LMC
The importance of the Beef and Lamb Farm Quality Assurance Scheme (FQAS) for Northern Ireland has been confirmed by Livestock…
Environment
Defra announces England’s first Land Use Framework
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has published a new plan, the Land Use Framework, which will…