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NI farmer records thefts of silage bales on video camera
NI farmer records thefts of silage bales on video camera

A farmer in Northern Ireland resorted to setting up video camera surveillance in one of his fields after repeated thefts...

Profits fell at Foyle Food Group in 2022
Profits fell at Foyle Food Group in 2022

The family owned Foyle Food Group has reported a €2.3 million drop in pre-tax profits to €11.1 million for 2022,...

Bird flu: 2 poultry workers  test positive for virus
Bird flu: 2 poultry workers test positive for virus

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed today (Friday, July 14) that an additional two people, who had direct exposure...

Man who set wife on fire at family farm jailed for 18 years
Man who set wife on fire at family farm jailed for 18 years

A judge in Northern Ireland has sentenced a man, who set his wife on fire, in a car at the...

New Dairy Council NI chief executive revealed
New Dairy Council NI chief executive revealed

The chief executive of the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) in Northern Ireland has resigned to take up a new...

Highly pathogenic bird flu confirmed in UK captive birds
Highly pathogenic bird flu confirmed in UK captive birds

The UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has confirmed that highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) HPAI...

Co. Down farmer sentenced after death of niece
Co. Down farmer sentenced after death of niece

A Co. Down farmer pleaded guilty at Coleraine Crown Court today (Friday, June 23) to two breaches of health and...

Farmers north and south ‘concerned’ about climate targets
Farmers north and south ‘concerned’ about climate targets

Farmers north and south of the border are worried about the impact of “environmental legislation” on the viability of their...

Outbreak of bird flu at Belfast reserve – RSPB NI
Outbreak of bird flu at Belfast reserve – RSPB NI

Belfast’s Window on Wildlife (WOW) nature reserve, which is home to birds and wildlife from all over the world, has...

Kepak Merthyr to boost employment at Welsh plant
Kepak Merthyr to boost employment at Welsh plant

Kepak Merthyr has underlined its commitment to its 850-strong workforce in Wales with a £16 million investment programme for 2023, according to...

Farmers in NI urged to ‘work safely’ during silage season
Farmers in NI urged to ‘work safely’ during silage season

The Ulster Farmers’ Union has today (Friday, June 2) urged farmers in Northern Ireland to “work safely” and make their...

Investigation into fire at LacPatrick Dairies in NI
Investigation into fire at LacPatrick Dairies in NI

The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) has confirmed that an investigation is underway at Lakeland Dairies-owned LacPatrick Dairies,...

Veterinary pharmaceutical firm Norbrook axes jobs
Veterinary pharmaceutical firm Norbrook axes jobs

The Newry headquartered pharmaceutical firm, Norbrook, which manufactures a portfolio of animal health products, plans to cut 180 jobs. The...

Bird flu is a ‘wild card’ for global poultry market – Rabobank
Bird flu is a ‘wild card’ for global poultry market – Rabobank

The outlook for the European poultry market remains strong but “supply growth” might put pressure on prices and margins while...

New Zealand farmers suffer livestock losses in cyclone
New Zealand farmers suffer livestock losses in cyclone

Widespread power cuts following Cyclone Gabrielle are impacting dairy farmers in some of the hardest hit areas of New Zealand’s...

New Zealand farming communities battered by Cyclone Gabrielle
New Zealand farming communities battered by Cyclone Gabrielle

Cyclone Gabrielle has caused “significant disruption to farmers, growers, and rural communities” in New Zealand, political leaders acknowledged yesterday (Tuesday,...

World meat prices fell in December
World meat prices fell in December

A decline in demand drove international bovine meat prices down in December, according to the latest Food Price Index report...

No ‘increasing risk’ from bird flu – UKHSA
No ‘increasing risk’ from bird flu – UKHSA

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has found “no increasing risk” to human health from the Eurasian H5N1 avian influenza (bird flu)...