N.Ireland
Farmers For Action walk out of Ammonia Stakeholder Forum
A Northern Ireland farm lobby group has said that a number of “intolerable” issues and “lack of independent advice” have caused...
N.Ireland
Environment
Northern Ireland Environmental Farming Scheme inspections underway
Inspections for Northern Ireland’s Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) farms are about to begin. Participants will have already claimed for the...
N.Ireland
Vandals in Scotland set fire to £100,000 worth of wheat
Police in Scotland are appealing for witnesses following a suspicious fire at a farm that led to the destruction of...
N.Ireland
70 pigs rescued from slurry tank after floor collapses
Yesterday morning (Sunday, July 29) Nigel Grant was doing his routine jobs on the farm when he went into one...
N.Ireland
Next generation to 'Dig In' to agri-food education
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has joined forces with rural education body Agri Aware to help primary school children understand...
N.Ireland
International Farm Youth Exchange delegates’ diamond gathering at Greenmount
More than 200 former International Farm Youth Exchange (IFYE) students are gathering in Northern Ireland this week. The diamond anniversary...
Environment
Anonymous survey asks farmers for their views on NIEA
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has launched an anonymous survey asking farmers to put forward their views on Northern Ireland’s...
N.Ireland
Man airlifted to hospital after falling into slurry tank
A man had to be airlifted to hospital after falling into a slurry tank on a farm in Limavady, Co....
N.Ireland
170 now signed up for land mobility in Northern Ireland
John McCallister, the man in charge of Northern Ireland’s Land Mobility Programme, says demand for the new service continues to...
Agri-Business
NIFDA puts baker and dairy man at the helm of new top team
The Northern Ireland Food and Drink Association (NIFDA) has appointed bakery boss Brian Irwin as the new chairman of its...
N.Ireland
NI’s Air Ambulance soars one year on…but how many rescues were farming related?
Around one in 10 air ambulance call-outs in Northern Ireland over the last year have been related to farming incidents,...
Dairy
Feed demand soars in Northern Ireland as mills struggle to secure materials
The continuing dry weather and poor growing conditions in Northern Ireland have created an unprecedented demand for feed materials to...
Agri-Business
Belfast researchers explore ‘wonder technology’ that could help fight AMR
Queen’s University Belfast is to establish a dedicated research facility to investigate a new technology with the potential to fight...
Beef
Latest Gira report profiles world meat trends for the next decade
Northern Ireland’s Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) has procured the latest Long Term Meat Strategy Report, produced by the renowned...
Arable
Calls for retailers to back vegetable growers as drought continues
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is calling on supply chain partners, including big and small retailers, to support local growers...
Pig/Poultry
Newcastle Disease confirmed in Belgium: What you need to know
UK flock keepers have been urged to review their biosecurity measures after two cases of a highly infectious poultry disease...
Beef
Young Limousin breeder manages major show hat-trick
Competing for the first time at each ‘major’ show has been a big goal over the past year for young...
Arable
98% of Northern Ireland soils inadequately analysed
‘Soil Health’ is a relatively new term that is being discussed more and more by farmers, growers, agronomists and researchers....
