N.Ireland
A landowner has been fined £3,400 (€3,990) recently at Newry Magistrates’ court for breaches of Environment Order legislation. The Co....
Beef
An investigation has found that 25% of abattoirs in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are failing to take basic hygiene...
Machinery
Tribine, a North American company known for its huge, articulated-steer combines, has upped the specifications of its giant harvesting machines. While...
Firefighters in Northern Ireland had to employ a number of unorthodox measures to rescue a lamb that was trapped underground....
Castleagri is owned by Dermot Tobin, who has been a farmer in Ireland for the past 30 years. He is...
Keenan, part of the Alltech empire, unveiled one of its brand new tub feeders at last week’s FTMTA Farm Machinery...
Rural Life
Valentine’s Day is upon us, the annual day where cards, flowers and chocolates are exchanged, but if you’re part of...
Some 43 ewe lambs have been reported stolen from a field in Co. Derry, the second theft of sheep in...
One of the most eye-catching machines at this week’s FTMTA Farm Machinery Show at Punchestown, Co. Kildare is the Respiro...
Following on from the launch of the original BagPress in 2013, Samco will showcase its new BagPress 2 at this...
A Co. Armagh farmer was convicted at Craigavon Magistrates’ Court recently on 21 charges relating to animal movement offences. Jim Thompson,...
Dairy
Overall product prices increased by 1.3% at the latest Global Dairy Trade auction in New Zealand, but the trade for...
A new research project in the North aims to identify how sheep farmers can maximise the use of grass on...
Farmers in Northern Ireland have been given more time to submit applications to Tier 2 of the £250,000 (€289,800) Farm Business...
A wild swan found in Co. Derry near Lough Beg has tested positive for H5N8 avian influenza, known as bird flu....
Factory kill charges in the North cost farmers in excess of £7.5m (€8.8m) in 2016, according to figures from the Ulster...
The Film & Film (F&F) baled silage wrapping system will be front and centre at Silotite’s exhibit at the 2017 FTMTA...
