Dairy
Pig/Poultry
Spain deploys military to control recent African swine fever outbreak
Dairy
Ensuring the correct BCS is achieved this winter
N.Ireland
What suckler farmers need to know about myostatin
Agri-Business
Bluetongue vaccine might ‘not be enough’ to control outbreaks – expert
N.Ireland
DAERA: Suspected bluetongue in 44 cattle on affected farm
Preliminary results of testing carried out on a Co. Down cattle herd, where two suspected cases of bluetongue virus were…
Arable
Winter cereal crops get off to strong start across the UK
Most winter cereal crops are looking very well at the present time across the UK, according to the Agricultural and…
Sheep
430k sheep and goats culled in Greece due to pox virus
By Chris McCullough Farmers in Greece are counting heavy financial losses after around 430,000 sheep and goats have been culled…
N.Ireland
Cattle from Republic not to compete at 2025 Royal Ulster Winter Fair
The Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) has confirmed that cattle from the Republic of Ireland will not be competing at…
Rural Life
Consumers to spend more on meat and dairy this Christmas – AHDB
Purchases of red meat and dairy are expected to increase during this festive season, as 80% of consumers are planning…
N.Ireland
NI waiting on test results from Germany and England on suspected bluetongue samples
Samples taken from suspected cases of bluetongue in Northern Ireland are now “subject to confirmatory testing” from laboratories in Germany…
Agri-Business
Suspected bluetongue in NI ‘must serve as a wake-up call’
The suspected cases of bluetongue in Northern Ireland “must serve as a wake-up call”, a farm organisation has urged. Irish…
Environment
Defra allocates £500 million for Landscape Recovery scheme
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has today (Monday, December 1) launched a new environmental improvement plan…
N.Ireland
Lambs hit record high of £820 at RUAS championships
Over the last eight years, the lamb section at the Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) Beef and Lamb championships has…
Dairy
RUAS to host emergency bluetongue meeting on Winter Fair
The Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) is to host an emergency meeting today (Monday, December 1) to assess the potential…
Dairy
Winter milking: Finding the ‘sweet spot’ with concentrates
With winter milking being a costly system, ensuring you formulate the appropriate diet is essential in boosting margins. Concentrates play…
N.Ireland
Suspected bluetongue case ‘hugely concerning’
Given the time of year, the suspected case of bluetongue in Northern Ireland is “surprising and obviously hugely concerning for…
N.Ireland
‘Potentially serious implications’: Heydon responds to bluetongue investigation in NI
Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon has responded to the investigation of suspected bluetongue cases in…