N.Ireland
The second round of Northern Ireland’s Farm Business Improvement Scheme Tier 1 grant will open for applications in the new...
Financial incentives for sustainable agriculture and efficient food production will become central to the UK’s farming future, according to the...
Democratic Unionist leader Arlene Foster has dismissed claims Northern Ireland will leave the EU under a different arrangement to the...
The Irish border has become a major sticking point in finishing the first round of UK-EU negotiations as British negotiators...
Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) has launched a survey on the use and protection of natural water resources in the...
IFEX – Northern Ireland’s food-service trade expo – is expected to host an extra 500 people from 12 countries next...
New research commissioned in Northern Ireland aims to give the Irish dairy industry a competitive edge in global markets and...
Arable
Four new combines to be sold by Christmas Eve; the elves will be busy in Borris. Maurice Kelly of Kelly’s...
The third tranche of the Business Development Groups (BDG) scheme is set to open for applications today. The scheme has...
TB action is long over-due; but some of the measures proposed by the department are “seriously concerning”, the UFU’s deputy...
Machinery
Irish distributor Farmhand recently held an open-day showcasing its latest fertiliser spreader and sprayer technology on offer from the German...
SAMCO has signed a €1.5 million contract with a Chilean dairy co-op on the same day it broke ground on...
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) today launched a public consultation on a range of proposals...
Genetic analysis could become a major selling point for commercial breeders too, farmers at the Northern Ireland sheep conference were...
Grass management measures as simple as closing the gate behind you could make your business more efficient, grassland advisor Gareth...
TB rates are continuing to spiral in Northern Ireland as the disease surpasses its worst rate in 12 years, according...
Agri Politics
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, is mounting serious pressure on the UK government to deliver...
Christmas has come early for farmers in Northern Ireland, as balance and full CAP payments will begin issuing in December....