N.Ireland
Opinion: ‘We face a fast-paced, unfamiliar and invisible enemy – but we face it together’
By Edwin Poots – Minister for Agriculture for Northern Ireland As a nation, we are facing the biggest health crisis...
Opinion
N.Ireland
Opinion: ‘We face a fast-paced, unfamiliar and invisible enemy – but we face it together’
By Edwin Poots – Minister for Agriculture for Northern Ireland As a nation, we are facing the biggest health crisis...
Dairy
Top NI dairy advisor calls for move to milk solids based pricing
One of Northern Ireland’s most respected agricultural advisors has called for the region’s dairy industry to make the move to...
Opinion
Is the climate change debate heading in the wrong direction for UK agriculture?
Brexit may well prove to be a minor hurdle relative to the challenge of climate change for UK agriculture over...
Opinion
Paying for cattle on the basis of meat yield just doesn’t stack up
At least one farm stakeholder group in the Republic of Ireland is now calling for cattle to be paid for...
Opinion
Bluetongue is the last problem we need
Recently saw the alarm bells ringing in Northern Ireland in the wake of a heifer imported from France testing positive...
N.Ireland
Farmers are the true custodians of the soil
December 5 this year was World Soil Day. I hope it provided members of the general public everywhere with the...
N.Ireland
Farmers are the true custodians of the soil
December 5 this year was World Soil Day. I hope it provided members of the general public everywhere with the...
Opinion
Farmers are the true custodians of the soil
December 5 this year was World Soil Day. I hope it provided members of the general public everywhere with the opportunity...
Opinion
India is turning out to be a good news story for the UK’s sheep industry
The news that sheep meat exports will soon be making their way from the UK to India is to be...
Opinion
Preventing animal disease is the next frontier for agriculture in the UK
Improving animal health standards and reducing disease levels represent the next challenge for British agriculture. A case in point is...
Opinion
NFU has gotten its principles all wrong
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is at least one ‘principle’ short, if my reading of the organisation’s latest Brexit demands is...
Opinion
It really is time to support home-grown produce
I am aware of the ongoing debate within the fresh produce sector as to what proportion of the monies coming...
Opinion
Beef and sheep farmers need Brexit certainty now
Assuming Theresa May gets a Brexit deal across the line with her parliamentary colleagues over the coming weeks, then the...
Opinion
Dairy fairs are a winter wonderland for milk producers
Take the latest farm gadgets, the country’s best stock, copious amounts of tea and then make boots and coats the...
Opinion
'Guess what, rural businesses are totally unprepared for Brexit - but can't blame them'
So only 20% of rural businesses across the UK are Brexit-proofed. Or, put another way, 80% aren’t. These are astonishing...
Opinion
Government must appoint a food ombudsman with real teeth
Food prices continue to fall in real terms. This is good news for consumers. However, it’s a real kick in...
Opinion
'Beef farmers must become more efficient – there’s no other show in town'
The Christmas beef shows and sales are about to get into full swing around the country. And they are all...
