N.Ireland
Rural Support launches farm succession awareness roadshow
Farm support charity, Rural Support, has launched a series of awareness sessions to assist Northern Ireland’s farming families in succession...
N.Ireland
Dairy
Minimising waste from your silage pit this winter
Now that virtually every silage pit is open and silage is the main source of forage in the cow’s diet,...
N.Ireland
Case launches new compact Farmlift telehandler
Compact telehandlers have been quite a theme throughout 2025 with several manufacturers adding to the base of their ranges. Case...
Agri-Business
Dairy breeding landscape in NI is fast-changing
Dairy breeding programmes in Northern Ireland are now focused on a number of key areas: milk components, longevity and enhanced...
N.Ireland
TB strategy review shows trajectory is ‘unsustainable’
Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO), Brian Dooher has said that the current trajectory is “unsustainable”, following the publication of Northern Ireland’s bovine tuberculosis...
N.Ireland
Animal health group urges NI farmers to act on BVD
Animal Health and Welfare NI (AHWNI) is reminding farmers in Northern Ireland to take action to prevent bovine viral diarrhoea...
Dairy
Autumn calving: Are your cows cycling ahead of breeding?
Now that the majority of the autumn calving cows have now calved down, it is time to ensure that they...
N.Ireland
Ensiling grain with new hammer mill from Murska
Based in Finland, Murska is an engineering company specialising in the production of grain treatment machinery for livestock farmers. The...
N.Ireland
CAFRE students win gold at Worldskills National Finals
College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) horticulture students have paved their way to success at the Worldskills National...
N.Ireland
UFU webinars to focus on beef and lamb efficiency
Beef and lamb efficiency sets the theme of two webinars set to be held by the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU),...
N.Ireland
Winter milk: Controlling SCC in the early stages of lactation
Controlling your somatic cell count (SCC) is not always easy during the early lactation of your winter milking herds, particularly...
N.Ireland
Lockhart appointed chair of Northern Ireland Shows Association
Brian Lockhart, from Jerrettspass in Co. Armagh, is the new chair of the Northern Ireland Shows Association (NISA). He assumed...
N.Ireland
Man sentenced following cannabis farm discovery in rural Co. Down
Clive Weir, from the Annahilt area in Co. Down was handed a three year sentence following the discovery of a...
N.Ireland
Down dairy farmer sets his heifers up for success
It is a well-known fact that the first 100 days for dairy heifers sets the precedent for the rest of...
N.Ireland
Dairy Focus: French farmers and Montbeliardes dictate milk price
A family farm ran by Earl Bichet in Etray, France milks 43 Montbeliardes, where his milk goes towards Comté cheese...
N.Ireland
NI vet group urges minister to ‘follow the science’ on TB
The Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland, Andrew Muir, has been urged to “follow the science”...
N.Ireland
Omex to expand liquid fertiliser availability
There is a new approach to the application of fertiliser emerging and it is one that goes much further than...
Environment
Over 30 people complete NI peatland restoration training
Over 30 contractors and practitioners have gained vital hands-on training to support ongoing peatland restoration efforts across Northern Ireland. Two...
