Louise Hickey

BVD map displays progress of eradication programmes
BVD map displays progress of eradication programmes

A new Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) map shows the progress of the eradication programme made by the Republic of Ireland...

US corn prices drop by 18% as harvest increases
US corn prices drop by 18% as harvest increases

Corn prices in the US in July dropped by 18% from a late June peak due to a strong harvest,...

PSNI investigate theft of 12 sheep in Fermanagh
PSNI investigate theft of 12 sheep in Fermanagh

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is investigating the theft of 12 sheep in Co. Fermanagh. The PSNI has...

July set to be hottest month on record – Copernicus
July set to be hottest month on record – Copernicus

July is on track to be the hottest month on record, according to an announcement today (Thursday, July 27) by...

US beef cow herd falls to 52-year low
US beef cow herd falls to 52-year low

The number of beef cows in the US at the start of this year was the lowest since 1962 at...

BVA launches menopause hub to help keep vets in profession
BVA launches menopause hub to help keep vets in profession

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has launched a menopause hub with the aim of keeping “highly skilled vets” in the...

Irish agri-food exporters urged to prepare for new import controls
Irish agri-food exporters urged to prepare for new import controls

Minister of State for European Affairs, Peter Burke has urged Irish agri-food exporters to prepare for new UK import controls...

UFU warns about GPS theft after four farm robberies
UFU warns about GPS theft after four farm robberies

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is urging farmers to be “extra vigilant” of rural theft after reports of GPS equipment...

CAFRE: Hedgerow managing tips that ‘benefit’ the environment
CAFRE: Hedgerow managing tips that ‘benefit’ the environment

Farmers can make small changes to hedgerow management to benefit the environment, according to an adviser with the College of...

NI: Investigation launched into poisoning of 2 white-tailed eagles
NI: Investigation launched into poisoning of 2 white-tailed eagles

Police in Northern Ireland investigating the deaths of two white-tailed eagles last month in Ballymena, Co. Antrim have confirmed the...

ESRI: Increase in cross-border food and beverages trade since Brexit
ESRI: Increase in cross-border food and beverages trade since Brexit

The trade of goods between the Republic of Ireland (ROI) and Northern Ireland has “grown substantially” since Brexit, with the...

NIFAIS 5 years behind schedule and £17m more expensive – report
NIFAIS 5 years behind schedule and £17m more expensive – report

The Northern Ireland Food Animal Information System (NIFAIS) is now expected to be launched in 2024, more than five years behind schedule,...

Brazil continues to have the biggest loss of tropical forest area
Brazil continues to have the biggest loss of tropical forest area

Global tropical forest loss in 2022 totaled 4.1 million hectares, according to an analysis of satellite data that has been...

UK focus farms used to highlight impacts of lab-grown meat
UK focus farms used to highlight impacts of lab-grown meat

A two-year project led by the Royal Agricultural University (RAU) is looking at focus farms in the UK to highlight...

AstraZeneca turns to cow manure to cut carbon footprint
AstraZeneca turns to cow manure to cut carbon footprint

Pharmaceutical company, AstraZeneca has announced it is switching to biogas produced from cow manure and food waste in the US...

Farmers worried about carbon scheme ‘risks’ – report
Farmers worried about carbon scheme ‘risks’ – report

Farmers are “desperate” to make extra money through carbon capture schemes, but worry they are “poorly regulated” and that the...

Campaign against Spanish strawberry growers signed by thousands
Campaign against Spanish strawberry growers signed by thousands

A German consumer campaign calling for supermarkets to boycott berries grown near Spain’s Donana wetland has been signed by over...

New Zealand: Breeding index proposal causes controversy
New Zealand: Breeding index proposal causes controversy

A proposal to develop a single evaluation breeding index for New Zealand which was launched by industry organisation, DairyNZ, has...