Arable
According to the Potash Development Association (PDA), forage maize is a uniquely responsive crop...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland’s Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) wants to further develop the range of...
Digging ‘Comber Earlies’, the traditional start of the potato harvesting season in Northern...
Crawford Brothers from Co. Fermanagh had another another day out to remember at last Saturday’s...
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is pointing to an enhanced production...
Beef
ABP is confirming the company’s continuing commitment to an integrated dairy calf-to-beef system in Northern Ireland.
Marks & Spencer (M&S) has just recorded a third consecutive year of growth with turnover for 2025/2026 totalling £13.9 billion.
Dairy
Despite a recent downturn in world milk markets, dairy farmers in Northern Ireland continue to invest in the future of their businesses.
There is a growing acknowledgement that artificial intelligence (AI) can be used as a power for good within the milk industry.
One positive feature of this year’s Armagh Show was the turn-out of young handlers across all the competition sections of the event.
Poultry litter is, possibly, the most effective source of organic manure available to Irish grassland and tillage farmers.
Grass
Agricultural contractors in Northern Ireland are confirming that broadleaf weeds in grassland are becoming a major challenge in 2026.
NI beef producers must be allowed to achieve ongoing realistic levels of economic sustainability, a senior academic manager has stressed.
There was a sharp (12%) year-on-year fall in the area of barley for harvest 2026 in Great Britain (GB), according to AHDB.
The increased use of obesity medications can be a good news story for the red meat industries, a beef conference has heard today.
Ballymoney Show 2026 enjoyed a record turnout of sheep at this year’s event, with the young handlers’ competitions exemplifying this.
A new study from Rothamsted Research has helped to identify microbial compounds with the potential to become future fungicide leads.
ADAS has launched a new crop rotation planning tool, aimed at helping growers assess the benefits and trade-offs before any cropping changes.
The Agricultural and Horticultural and Development Board has confirmed a general decline in the condition of combinable crops in the UK.
Farmers in Northern Ireland are expressing deep anger at increases in the cost of Farm Sustainability Payment entitlements over recent months.
The beef inter-breed championship at Ballymena Show 2026 was won by Crawford Brothers, with their Limousin cow, Rathkeeland Tendresse.
Representatives of UFU are to meet with the management of Sofina Foods in Cookstown, Co. Tyrone on Thursday, June 4.
AHDB is confirming the continuing commitment of GB compounders to barley as a constituent of livestock rations.
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has published updated 2025/2026 projections for grain supply and usage in the UK.
