N.Ireland
N.Ireland
‘No meaningful support’ for young NI farmers this year – UFU
N.Ireland
NI farmers ‘essential allies’ in protecting environment – Countryside Alliance
Machinery
TAFE launches competition in India to win Massey DYNASMART tractor
N.Ireland
Demand for ‘high-performance pickups’ within agri-sector expected to grow
Machinery
AGCO to display Fendt and Massey innovations in California
AGCO will exhibit award-winning equipment and new innovations from its Fendt and Massey Ferguson brands at the World Ag Expo in Tulare, California,…
N.Ireland
DAERA outlines capping rates for farm sustainability payments
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has outlined the capping rates that will be applied on Farm…
N.Ireland
Calls growing across Ireland for a more flexible slurry spreading season
Pressure continues to build across the island of Ireland for the introduction of more flexible slurry spreading seasons. A number…
Agri-Business
Trade exhibition focussed solely on slurry planned for RUAS HQ in October
A bespoke, slurry-related trade exhibition will be hosted at the headquarters of the Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) on the…
N.Ireland
Demand for mid-range telescopic handlers continues to grow
Demand for mid-range telescopic handlers that can operate effectively on family farms continues to strengthen. Flexibility, in tandem with good…
N.Ireland
Farmer fined at Antrim court for water pollution offence
A court in Northern Ireland has fined a farmer for a water pollution offence that resulted in a fish kill….
Dairy
The challenge of milking cows near the front line in Ukraine
By Chris McCullough Milking cows near the front line of the war in Ukraine is a huge daily challenge but…
Dairy
The key to rumen development this spring
With spring calving well underway, farmers must start focusing on the rumen development of their young calves. Rumen development is…
Beef
Ensuring safety at calving on suckler and dairy farms this spring
The spring calving season is fast approaching on both suckler and dairy farms across Ireland and is a high-risk period…
Dairy
Ornua: Dairy commodity prices ‘showing signs of stability’
Ornua has said that European dairy commodity prices have “likely reached a floor” and are expected to stabilise in the…
N.Ireland
NI farmers stage inheritance tax protest outside supermarket
Farmers in Northern Ireland have launched a fresh campaign against the UK’s new inheritance tax legislation which will become law…
N.Ireland
NI habitats and species ‘suffering from decades of neglect’ – Muir
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has published a comprehensive statutory report on Northern Ireland’s implementation of…
N.Ireland
Stricter BVD measures to be applied in NI from February
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has reminded cattle herd keepers that the next phase of bovine…