N.Ireland
Following the ‘difficult year’ experienced by farmers across all sectors in 2014, the Single Farm Payment continues to play a vital...
Dairy
The dairy sector in Northern Ireland continues to feel the impact of a 30% fall in milk prices, according to...
Chinese vets have been invited to visit and inspect Northern Ireland pork plants in an effort to speed up access...
Beef
It is likely that cattle supplies in Northern Ireland will remain tight in 2015, according to the Livestock and Meat...
The young bull kill fell significantly in 2014 in Northern Ireland due to changes in the market whereby the value...
Northern Ireland’s Agriculture Minister Michelle O’Neill has urged the public to have its say on plans to eradicate bovine TB in...
Farm workers in Northern Ireland are set to receive a pay rise in the coming weeks according to an announcement...
A Tyrone farmer was fined in recent weeks after he was convicted of transporting an animal with a broken leg....
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has announced the appointment of Wesley Aston as the Chief Executive Designate of the organisation....
Northern Ireland farmers have written to the Northern Minister for Agriculture looking for the Agri Food Strategy Board (AFSB) to...
Representatives of the main banks in Northern Ireland met with Ulster Farmers Union this week to discuss the down turn...
Environment
From January 1, 2015, farmers in Northern Ireland will not be allowed to plough or convert permanent grassland in areas...
Rural Life
Stuck for last minute gift ideas this Christmas for the farmer in your life? Or, perhaps, you haven’t even started...
Farmers at the Winter Fair were reminded by MSD animal health that prevention is better than cure when it comes...
What’s a more ideal present to give a farmer than a pair of wellies? Here are a few choices we...
The latest animal feed statistics, released by Department Agriculture and Rural Development in Northern Ireland (DARD), have indicated a general...
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has proposed measures it says will help dairy farmers deal with cash flow issues. UFU...
