N.Ireland
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) has announced the compensation rates for animals which test positive for brucellosis...
Farmers in Northern Ireland will have their first opportunity to transfer Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) entitlements when the window opens on...
Farmers and other owners of flood-hit land and property in Northern Ireland are being advised by the North’s Department of...
More than half of gay people who have always lived in rural areas of feel more compelled to move to a...
Dairy
A major survey on the dairy industry in Ireland and farmers expansion plans is being undertaken by the University of...
When it comes to calving time, the risk of Johne’s Disease infecting calves is higher than at other times of...
Six cattle, including two calves, have been stolen from a farm in Mullaghbawn, south Armagh and the Police Service of...
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is appealing for information after 12 cattle and a cattle trailer were stolen...
Farmers in Northern Ireland affected by the recent flooding will be able to apply for £1,000 financial aid under a new...
Rural Life
Milder, drier weather is on the way and with it brings slurry and fertiliser spreading. So, in order to help...
Beef
The narrowing of the Irish and Northern Irish beef price will have little impact on the cross-border beef trade, according...
Eligible farmers in Northern Ireland can now apply to the 2016 Young Farmers’ Payment/Regional Reserve which have now opened. Those...
Milk production in Northern Ireland in 2015 was up 2.7% on the volumes produced in 2014, the latest statistics from...
Compulsory testing for Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) virus in new-born calves comes into effect today. The programme begins today with...
Cow throughput at plants in Northern Ireland for the six week period ending February 20 stood at 11,289 head, the...
Planning permission has been granted for a new headquarters for the North’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD). Permission...
The dairy herd in Northern Ireland stood at 313,600 cows in December 2015, a year-on-year increase of 2%, the latest figures...
