Pig/Poultry
A bird flu prevention zone has been declared across the whole of England, chief veterinary officer Nigel Gibbens has confirmed...
N.Ireland
Farmers are debating the possibility of introducing a levy on farm meat or milk to be used towards tackling the...
Machinery
The UK’s biggest farm machinery and agricultural show – LAMMA – has been cancelled today due to “serious wind damage”....
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture (DAERA) will begin badger sett surveys in two bovine tuberculosis (bTB) problem areas. It comes...
Ulster farmers are becoming sickened with Brexit talk, Ulster Farmers’ Union deputy president Ivor Ferguson told journalists at the UFU’s...
The MB Trac has the distinction of not only being a very well-known machine but also, at the same time,...
The return of ‘Rare Breed – A Farming Year’ was the most watched programme in Northern Ireland on its prime-time...
Proposals to cap TB compensation have been branded as ‘legalised theft‘ by Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) deputy president Victor Chestnutt....
The Agricultural Wages Board for Northern Ireland has announced proposed increases to the minimum wage rates for agricultural workers. Following...
Organisers say the 2018 NI Beef Expo is set to be the biggest yet as the technical beef event –...
Ireland’s largest bagged salad producer Willowbrook Foods has secured an additional €2.5 million worth of business in the Irish market...
Waiting longer to calve heifers could be costing Northern Ireland farmers thousands according to researchers, with a three-month delay on...
With slurry tanks already nearing capacity following a wet summer and autumn, many farmers are eagerly anticipating the start of...
With a push towards lower subsidies, no likely advances towards GM and foreign competition on the cards – growers in...
Northern Ireland’s department of agriculture says it remains “committed to sustainable growth” and refutes farmer claims that agricultural planning applications...
Just two months ago Co. Down dairy farmer Heather Martin found out she would take part in the trip of...
Northern Irish flock keepers and poultry farmers have been warned to maintain high levels of biosecurity after 17 cases of...
Northern Ireland milk production has hit its highest ever November yield as dairy farmers produced 171 million more litres of the...
