N.Ireland
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...
Farmers and food producers in Northern Ireland must be highly efficient if they are to overcome challenges caused by ongoing global...
The future of Northern Ireland’s pig industry is in doubt, with many farmers operating at a loss in the face...
Imports of sheep from Northern Ireland are up significantly this year, according to latest figures from the Livestock and Meat...
Rural Life
Are you planning on getting down on one knee this Valentine’s Day and proposing to your other half? If you’re...
Beef
A recent analysis by the Livestock and Meat Commission in Northern Ireland has found a notable differential in quoted prices...
The north of Ireland is currently free from warble fly infestation. However, according to the Department of Agriculture in Northern Ireland,...
A UK referendum result in favour of a Brexit would have disastrous consequences for agriculture and rural development, Northern Ireland’s...
The volume of lamb imported from New Zealand and Australia through Belfast port in 2015 is deeply concerning, according to...
Pre-export testing for brucellosis in Northern Ireland will be abolished from February 1, 2016, the Department of Agriculture and Rural...
The 2016 Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) Scheme payment details for farmers in Northern Ireland have been announced by the Minister...
Beef sired calf registrations in Northern Ireland during 2015 totalled 338,378 head, an 8% increase on the 312,818 registered in the North...
