Beef
Risk of losing Quality Assurance leads to ‘significant drop’ in BVD animals in NI
The number of herds in Northern Ireland retaining BVD PI animals has “fallen dramatically” since toughened eradication measures were introduced...
Dairy
Beef
UK government issues new guidance for ear tags post-Brexit
The UK government has issued new guidance on changes to ear tags for livestock exports and movements from Great Britain...
Agri-Business
Winter Fair Online to reveal first ‘Champion of the Decade’
The Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) has announced plans to mark the date of its flagship dairy show online, showcasing...
Agri-Business
NI dairy research project to improve welfare and production in robotic systems
A new PhD research project co-funded AgriSearch will aim to understand dairy cow behaviour to improve production and welfare in...
Rural Life
School milk is to remain on the menu for Scottish schoolchildren
School milk is to remain on the menu for Scottish schoolchildren following NFU Scotland raising concerns about future support for...
Beef
New antibiotic benchmarking tool to be rolled out across NI in early 2021
A Northern Ireland research initiative into antibiotic usage has shown “early promising results”, with initial indications suggesting it has “considerable potential”...
Agri-Business
Dairy analysis: Strong supplies and weaker exports put pressure on spot prices
European dairy commodity prices ground lower in recent weeks as strong milk supplies and weaker dairy exports put downward pressure...
Beef
'No simple answers to ridding the country of bovine TB'
NFU Cymru has responded to the Welsh government’s statement on the Bovine TB Eradication Programme. NFU Cymru deputy president Aled...
Dairy
GDT index bounces back with increase in latest auction
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) index has bounced back with an increase this week, following a solitary decrease on the previous...
Agri Politics
'Dairy farmers will not be affected by potential 35% tariffs on goods' - Eustice
Environment secretary George Eustice has said that British dairy farmers will not be affected by potential tariffs of up to...
Agri-Business
Lakeland Dairies to launch new fixed-price contract
Lakeland Dairies has plans to launch a new three-year fixed-price milk contract, AgriLand can reveal. The price will remain unchanged...
Beef
Survey launched to tackle health and disease challenges across the ruminant sectors
The newly formed UK wide group Ruminant Health and Welfare (RH&W) has launched a survey to identify disease priorities across...
Dairy
Lakeland announces milk price for October supplies
Lakeland has become the latest processor to reveal its milk price for October supplies – revealing a held base price...
Agri-Business
Dale Farm offers NI dairy farmers 3-year fixed-price contract
Dairy co-operative Dale Farm has launched a new fixed-price contract option to its milk producers in Northern Ireland. Due to...
Agri-Business
Poots warns British companies are ‘talking about pulling out of Northern Ireland’
Businesses in England, Scotland and Wales are already “talking about pulling out of Northern Ireland” as a result of Brexit-related...
Beef
Vet advises farmers to ‘carefully manage cattle lameness’
As cattle are being housed for the winter period, farmers are advised to carefully manage lameness within the herd. Cattle...
Agri-Business
UK labelling changes: Food from NI can be labelled ‘Origin EU’ post Brexit
Food labelling changes which will come into effect from January 1, 2021, have been revealed by the UK government. In...
Agri-Business
Time running out to grant special status for cross-border dairy companies
With just eight weeks to go until the end of the Brexit transition period and no ‘Plan B’ in place, time...
