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RUAS new chief executive named and set to take up role before Balmoral

N.Ireland

RUAS new chief executive named and set to take up role before Balmoral

The Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) has named its new chief executive. It’s expected Alan Crowe will take up the role...
‘We feel like we’ve been forgotten about’ – flood-stricken farmers

N.Ireland

‘We feel like we’ve been forgotten about’ – flood-stricken farmers

Farmers in the north-west who saw their farms devastated by flooding last summer say they feel as if they have...
Department rows back on Young Farmers’ Payment announcement

N.Ireland

Department rows back on Young Farmers’ Payment announcement

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has clarified its position in respect of changes to the Young...
Primary science fair calls for NI country schools and farm kids

N.Ireland

Primary science fair calls for NI country schools and farm kids

Ireland’s biggest science fair is doubling its capacity in its second year in Belfast, bringing over 1,500 pupils together to...
11% drop in Northern rural crime levels

N.Ireland

11% drop in Northern rural crime levels

The latest rural crime statistics show an 11% fall in the number of incidents recorded in rural communities across Northern...
TB vet: ‘It took a year to keep me out of prison and for me to keep my job’

N.Ireland

TB vet: ‘It took a year to keep me out of prison and for me to keep my job’

Pioneering vet Dick Sibley thought he would have been lauded after he managed to clear a chronically infected herd of...
Dick Sibley’s TB Quad System: ‘There’s no point crossing the road and only looking one way’

N.Ireland

Dick Sibley’s TB Quad System: ‘There’s no point crossing the road and only looking one way’

Pioneering TB vet Dick Sibley introduces himself with a disclaimer: “Anything other than an approved test is a criminal offence...
Buyer’s guide: What you should look out for in a used JCB Fastrac

Machinery

Buyer’s guide: What you should look out for in a used JCB Fastrac

The JCB Fastrac was launched at the Royal Smithfield show in 1990. Although no stranger to agriculture, having originally started...
‘No one talks about the suffering badgers’

N.Ireland

‘No one talks about the suffering badgers’

Farmers at an Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) meeting held earlier this week said they felt appalled that badgers were being...
NI farm income up in 2017 – but so are costs

Agri-Business

NI farm income up in 2017 – but so are costs

The bottom line on the average Northern Ireland farm is sitting £15,952 (€18,215) up on the year before, according to the...
TB crisis: ‘There is no justification that farmers should be asked to fund failure’

N.Ireland

TB crisis: ‘There is no justification that farmers should be asked to fund failure’

Pedigree breeders in the North say they feel they are being punished over TB because of “government failure”. Asking farmers...
TB levy proposals could raise up to £4.8 million a year

N.Ireland

TB levy proposals could raise up to £4.8 million a year

Proposals for an industry-led TB levy could raise up to £4.8 million a year if the maximum £3 per animal...
Northern Ireland’s total agricultural income up 87% in 2017

N.Ireland

Northern Ireland’s total agricultural income up 87% in 2017

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) recently published the first estimate for agricultural income in 2017. Provisional...
£700,000 cooked vegetable processing site opens in Co. Down

N.Ireland

£700,000 cooked vegetable processing site opens in Co. Down

Fresh foods producer Willowbrook Foods has invested £700,000 (€794,000) in developing a state-of-the-art production facility in Newtownards, Co. Down, with...
DAERA extends TB consultation despite TBEP closing date passing

N.Ireland

DAERA extends TB consultation despite TBEP closing date passing

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced an extension to the closing date for responses to...
‘Agri-food: Ignore consumer data at your peril’ – industry analyst warns

N.Ireland

‘Agri-food: Ignore consumer data at your peril’ – industry analyst warns

Just five key points form the basis of consumer food buying decisions, Mintel’s Brian O’Connor told an audience of Northern...
Trade focus: No hiding from big-brand takeovers on home turf

Machinery

Trade focus: No hiding from big-brand takeovers on home turf

Heading into Kilrush from the Limerick side, there is what you might assume to be a modest local tractor dealer...
Classic corner: Cork ‘Winner’ keeps the ‘flame of Fiat’ alive

Machinery

Classic corner: Cork ‘Winner’ keeps the ‘flame of Fiat’ alive

One centenary in the tractor world that we haven’t heard much about this year is that of Fiat Trattori. Although...
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