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Northern TB rates appear to stabilise

N.Ireland

Northern TB rates appear to stabilise

TB’s advance appears to be slowing in Northern Ireland. Despite a slight increase in the region’s latest figures, the disease’s incidence...
Biosecurity: Big issues facing post-Brexit disease control

N.Ireland

Biosecurity: Big issues facing post-Brexit disease control

Brexit could be an opportunity to bolster the UK’s biosecurity efforts – but much could be at stake if the...
DAERA outlines progress in tackling ammonia

N.Ireland

DAERA outlines progress in tackling ammonia

Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has published a report outlining its progress on ammonia. The...
Young Farmers get geared up for Balmoral Show: Here’s what they have lined up

N.Ireland

Young Farmers get geared up for Balmoral Show: Here’s what they have lined up

From sheep shearing to pencil-making and agri-business talks – the Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster (YFCU) has a packed Balmoral schedule. Here’s...
Why African Swine Fever could be pigs’ next big threat

N.Ireland

Why African Swine Fever could be pigs’ next big threat

“It doesn’t take a bad person to bring in disease into a country – it just takes a careless one,”...
Union and unionists engage in ‘reactor fraud’ spat

N.Ireland

Union and unionists engage in ‘reactor fraud’ spat

A war of words has erupted between the Ulster Farmers’ Union and Ulster Unionists over allegations the ear tags of...
GrassCheck: A second boom week on the cards

Grass

GrassCheck: A second boom week on the cards

Grass growth has rocketed this week across Northern Ireland dairy farms. The latest GrassCheck data recorded an average of 69.4kg...
Young man dies on Co. Down farm

N.Ireland

Young man dies on Co. Down farm

A man in his early 20s has died in a fatal accident on a farm in Katesbridge, Co. Down today...
LacPatrick Dairies fined for pollution

N.Ireland

LacPatrick Dairies fined for pollution

LacPatrick Dairies’ Northern Ireland arm was today fined £5,000 at Coleraine Magistrates’ Court after it pleaded guilty to releasing polluting...
Charity tractor run to motor through the midlands this May bank holiday

Rural Life

Charity tractor run to motor through the midlands this May bank holiday

Co. Westmeath will see a host of tractors – both old and new – gather for a great cause at...
3-crop rule derogation secured for Northern Ireland

N.Ireland

3-crop rule derogation secured for Northern Ireland

Arable farmers in Northern Ireland have been granted a derogation on the ‘three-crop rule’ this year, the Department of Agriculture,...
Half of NI Single Application forms still outstanding

Schemes

Half of NI Single Application forms still outstanding

Less than two weeks until the deadline, almost half of Northern Ireland’s Single Application forms are yet to be received....
Reactor fraud: TB DNA proposals stalled by ministerial absence

N.Ireland

Reactor fraud: TB DNA proposals stalled by ministerial absence

Proposals to take DNA samples as soon as TB reactors are found as standard procedure in Northern Ireland could combat...
Ammonia deadlock: Department to process 100 applications this month

N.Ireland

Ammonia deadlock: Department to process 100 applications this month

Good news is on the horizon for those behind the 100 farm planning applications caught up in the ammonia deadlock....
Exercise Blackthorn: If Foot and Mouth broke out today what would happen?

N.Ireland

Exercise Blackthorn: If Foot and Mouth broke out today what would happen?

If Foot and Mouth broke out in Northern Ireland today, ports would close, Balmoral Show would be cancelled and a...
Could your flock hold the Golden Fleece?

N.Ireland

Could your flock hold the Golden Fleece?

Ulster Wool has launched its 2018 ‘Golden Fleece’ competition, designed to showcase the exceptional quality of wool in the region....
Tier 1: Extra £400,000 added to second tranche

N.Ireland

Tier 1: Extra £400,000 added to second tranche

An additional £400,000 (€455,000) has been made available for the second tranche of Tier 1 of the Farm Business Improvement Scheme...
LacPatrick told ‘only a good deal will settle farmers’

Dairy

LacPatrick told ‘only a good deal will settle farmers’

Members of the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) have met with representatives from LacPatrick following developments surrounding the future of the...
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