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Weak euro drives sharp rise in cattle exports to Northern Ireland – Coveney

Beef

Weak euro drives sharp rise in cattle exports to Northern Ireland – Coveney

Irish live cattle exports to Northern Ireland have improved sharply in 2015, according to the Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney....
‘Long-term prospects for farming are good, but that’s no consolation for those struggling now’

N.Ireland

‘Long-term prospects for farming are good, but that’s no consolation for those struggling now’

Last year was an extremely difficult year for the farming sector and while the long-term prospects for farming are good...
Video: Harvesting maize to sowing winter corn in a matter of minutes

Arable

Video: Harvesting maize to sowing winter corn in a matter of minutes

Things move very quickly on farms these days and this video is a perfect example of how no time was...
Real men don’t eat quiche – maybe they should! A guide to healthy eating

Rural Life

Real men don’t eat quiche – maybe they should! A guide to healthy eating

Irish men are getting bigger – expanding outwards rather than upwards – and farmers are no different but healthy eating...
95% of eligible farmers in the North have received CAP payments

N.Ireland

95% of eligible farmers in the North have received CAP payments

Some 95% of payments to eligible applicants under the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) schemes were made to farmers in the...
Competition: Nominate your ‘Champion for Change’ (€1000 up for grabs)

Other

Competition: Nominate your ‘Champion for Change’ (€1000 up for grabs)

FBD is asking people to nominate their Champion for Change, as part of the FBD Champions for Change programme –...
Man dies in farm accident after tractor overturns

N.Ireland

Man dies in farm accident after tractor overturns

A man has died in a farm accident in Northern Ireland after the tractor he was working with overturned. It...
Man dies in farm accident after tractor overturns

N.Ireland

Man dies in farm accident after tractor overturns

A man has died in a farm accident in Northern Ireland after the tractor he was working with overturned. It...
Got your basic payment? Be on guard against fraudsters

N.Ireland

Got your basic payment? Be on guard against fraudsters

Farmers in Northern Ireland have been warned to be on their guard against fraudsters targeting the agriculture sector, by the...
Testing new-born calves for BVD could soon be compulsory in North

N.Ireland

Testing new-born calves for BVD could soon be compulsory in North

Compulsory testing for Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) virus in new-born calves, including stillbirths and abortions, could soon be legislated for in...
October milk production in the North 1.2% higher on last year

Dairy

October milk production in the North 1.2% higher on last year

Milk production in Northern Ireland in October 2015 was 1.2% higher than October 2014, figures from the Department of Agriculture...
Popularity of Angus and Hereford sires rise in Northern dairy herds – LMC

N.Ireland

Popularity of Angus and Hereford sires rise in Northern dairy herds – LMC

There was over 80,000 beef sired calves registered in Northern Ireland from dairy dams during the first 10 months of...
UFU voices concerns over mislabelling of red meat

N.Ireland

UFU voices concerns over mislabelling of red meat

Concerns about the mislabelling of red meat in Northern Ireland were highlighted by the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) at a...
Children are a major casualty on Irish farms: 105 children died on Northern farms since 1968

N.Ireland

Children are a major casualty on Irish farms: 105 children died on Northern farms since 1968

Between 1968 and November 2015 there’s been 485 farming-related deaths in Northern Ireland, Malcolm Downey of the Health and Safety Executive...
Just 4% of Northern Ireland farmers are under 35

N.Ireland

Just 4% of Northern Ireland farmers are under 35

Just 4% of Northern Ireland farmers are under the age of 35, according to the EU Farm Structures survey for...
8-year-old boy now ‘stable’ after falling from tractor

N.Ireland

8-year-old boy now ‘stable’ after falling from tractor

An eight-year-old boy who fell from a tractor in Co. Antrim on Monday morning is now ‘stable‘ in hospital, a...
‘TTIP needs to tackle red tape and non-tariff trade barriers’

Agri-Business

‘TTIP needs to tackle red tape and non-tariff trade barriers’

Red tape and non-tariff barriers to trade need to be tackled in the current Transatlantic Trade Investment Partnership (TTIP) talks,...
‘Silage quality can have a big impact on animal performance’

Grass

‘Silage quality can have a big impact on animal performance’

The quality of silage offered to animals can have a big impact on their production and performance, according to Sil-All’s...
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