N.Ireland
Worsening weather conditions mean a fodder crisis could still be on the cards Ulster Unionist Party leader, Robin Swann, has...
Agri-Business
New data protection rules could potentially cost farmers millions of pounds in fines if they do not comply, the Central...
UK subsidy changes could “free up £150 million for the environment and other public goods”, a consultation launched today has...
Milk processors and department officials are warning Northern Irish farmers to prepare for cold conditions forecast for the rest of...
New farmers in Scotland could be given a leg up into the industry, with more than 1,000ha of public land...
A Ballynure-based mixed practice vet with almost 40 years of industry experience has been elected as president of the British...
The number of sheep in Northern Ireland has hit its highest in 13 years as breeders focus on fattening stock...
Rural Life
You can’t take it with you, but you can make your beloved tractor – or other vehicle – part of...
Northern Ireland dairy farms produced a record milk volume output in December, the latest agricultural survey figures reveal. It follows...
Machinery
Inspiration for Combines 4 Charity came to tillage farmer, Philip Brady, from ‘Down Under’. The 32-year-old farmer from Kildalkey, Co....
The second Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) auction (of used tractors and machinery) took place today (Saturday, February...
Environment
Do you have a love for nature and a fondness for birds, and can you tell a yellowhammer from a...
Union officials say the Northern Ireland Department of Agriculture’s plans for herd birth and movement registrations to go paperless by...
A total of 10 Northern Ireland dairy farmers have the opportunity to get involved in ‘Dairy4Future’ – an international research...
The headlines from the north-west last summer were far from good for grassland farmers – yet good silage was still...
Anticipation is growing ahead of the second Farm Tractor & Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) auction, which is set to take...
Farming is the most dangerous occupation in Ireland. Last year, it accounted for over 50% of fatalities in all workplaces,...
Legislation to make CCTV cameras mandatory in slaughterhouses in England to safeguard animal welfare has been laid today by Defra...
