N.Ireland
Fodder woes could lead to higher resorption rates
The tough fodder conditions facing many Irish farmers are expected to lead to an increase in abortions in livestock this...
N.Ireland
Dairy
Operating profit more than doubles at Lakeland Dairies in 2017
Profits at Lakeland Dairies – one of the island’s largest milk processors – have more than doubled in just a...
N.Ireland
Milk and bakery job losses at Armagh firm Linwoods
Around 90 jobs are to go across the milk and bakery divisions of Armagh-based food firm Linwoods. The company began...
N.Ireland
Chief vet urges farmers to respond to live export consultation
Northern Ireland’s chief veterinary officer Robert Huey has urged the industry to respond to a UK-wide review on the live...
N.Ireland
3-crop rule could tighten barley seed supplies
Arable farmers in Northern Ireland say they are running out of options to allow them to comply with the ‘three-crop...
N.Ireland
Under review: UK's live export ban comes one step closer
A consultation has been launched on the effects of a potential ban on the live export of animals for slaughter...
N.Ireland
NI safety figures make grim reading
A new draft corporate plan launched by Northern Ireland’s Health and Safety Executive (HSENI) has highlighted the grisly reality of...
N.Ireland
Centenary dinner and calendar raise £31,000 for air ambulance
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has raised over £21,000 for Air Ambulance NI at its annual dinner – a figure...
Sheep
Grass event to help sheep farmers 'play catch up' on a late season
As fodder supplies become scarce across the country, playing ‘catch up’ once grass starts to grow will be more important...
N.Ireland
Supermarket's local produce sales up 8%
Sales of locally produced food in Asda’s Northern Ireland stores grew by 8% in 2017, proving that customers are actively...
Dairy
Dungiven dairy farmer 'fed up' of red tape to move to Canada
Red tape and poor prospects for the region’s farming future has pushed a Dungiven farmer and his family to start...
N.Ireland
Supplementary feed costing Antrim farmer £10,000 a month
Supplementary feed is costing a Co. Antrim farmer £10,000 (€11,440) a month as he struggles to make it through the...
N.Ireland
Balmoral traffic woes could be history as M1 link is back on the table
Plans for a motorway slip road are far from off the agenda for Balmoral, according to new Royal Ulster Agricultural...
N.Ireland
Fodder in the North: 'Not a crisis - but it's not far off one'
As their southern counterparts are declaring a crisis, farmers in Northern Ireland are still giving mixed reports on their fodder...
Beef
Jaegerbomb: Society weighing up changes
The possibility of policy changes in the wake of the Jaegerbomb saga is set to come under discussion at the...
Schemes
Union to take department to court over CAP appeals decision
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said it will challenge through judicial review the department’s decision to move from a two-stage review...
Machinery
Video: How does a newcomer break into the tightly-wrapped Irish baler market?
Pottinger has just recently launched its first own-design round baler – but can it pick up a sward of the...
N.Ireland
New RUAS boss to turn Balmoral into 'hub of international excellence'
It might have just completed the biggest change in its 150-year history in moving showgrounds and adding an extra day...
