Colm Ryan

Cattle killed after being hit by lorry in Fermanagh
Cattle killed after being hit by lorry in Fermanagh

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) have confirmed that a number of cattle died as a result of a collision with...

DAERA: Improved gilt litter size influences herd output
DAERA: Improved gilt litter size influences herd output

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is advising farmers that the replacement gilt is the “foundation” of high...

Four farmers killed in NZ in three weeks from quad bike roll-overs
Four farmers killed in NZ in three weeks from quad bike roll-overs

Rural New Zealand (NZ) is being urged to refocus on the risk of quad bike roll-overs, which have killed four...

Quad and scrambler stolen from farm shed in Fermanagh
Quad and scrambler stolen from farm shed in Fermanagh

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) in Fermanagh are appealing for information after a number of items, including a quad and...

How many NI sheep have been slaughtered in the ROI in 2024?
How many NI sheep have been slaughtered in the ROI in 2024?

The number of sheep coming weekly from Northern Ireland (NI) for slaughter in the Republic of Ireland (ROI) has remained...

Irish team arrive in Estonia for 69th World Ploughing Contest
Irish team arrive in Estonia for 69th World Ploughing Contest

The Irish team have arrived in Tartu, Estonia for the 69th World Ploughing Contest (WPC) that will get underway next...

Donegal man is overall winner at Six Nations Ploughing
Donegal man is overall winner at Six Nations Ploughing

Co. Donegal man Alan Simms took overall champion of the field at the recent Six Nations Ploughing Championships in Scotland. The...

Ballyhivistock flock dispersal sale set for Ballymena Market
Ballyhivistock flock dispersal sale set for Ballymena Market

Due to sudden illness, the Ballyhivistock Texel and Rouge De L’Ouest adult flocks are being offered up for sale at...

Theft of artificial insemination equipment in Co. Tyrone
Theft of artificial insemination equipment in Co. Tyrone

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) are appealing for information following a report of the theft of artificial insemination equipment in...

How many sheep has Ireland imported this year?
How many sheep has Ireland imported this year?

Figures of the number of sheep that have been imported to the Republic of Ireland (ROI) have been provided to...

AFBI: Rise in submissions of carcasses exposed to ragwort
AFBI: Rise in submissions of carcasses exposed to ragwort

The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) has seen an increase in submissions of carcasses in the last month exposed to...

Australian live sheep export phaseout by 2028 set in law
Australian live sheep export phaseout by 2028 set in law

Legislation to end the export of live sheep by sea by 2028 has passed both houses of the Australian Parliament...

Sheep exports from NI to ROI up 10.7% to date this year
Sheep exports from NI to ROI up 10.7% to date this year

Exports of sheep from Northern Ireland (NI) to the Republic of Ireland (ROI) in to-date in 2024 are 10.7% higher than the...

DAFM: No ‘clear proof’ of fertiliser bought in NI not declared in ROI
DAFM: No ‘clear proof’ of fertiliser bought in NI not declared in ROI

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has clarified that there is no “clear proof” of fertiliser being...

61,833t of fertiliser imported from NI since database introduction
61,833t of fertiliser imported from NI since database introduction

There has been 61,833t of fertiliser products imported to the Republic of Ireland from Northern Ireland (NI) since the introduction...

What counties are high-risk for bluetongue?
What counties are high-risk for bluetongue?

With recent warming weather, and average daily temperatures being consistently above 12°C, bluetongue virus (BTV) transmission is now possible in...

Agriculture to be exempt from New Zealand emissions scheme
Agriculture to be exempt from New Zealand emissions scheme

The New Zealand government is set to deliver on its election commitment to take agriculture out of the New Zealand...

Farmers in New Zealand told to prepare as winter arrives
Farmers in New Zealand told to prepare as winter arrives

With the arrival of winter in June in New Zealand, farmers are being encouraged to prepare adverse weather plans which...