N.Ireland
Latest grass growth predictions well below 10-year average
GrassCheck researchers are advising farmers to review their forage budgets as the latest predictions for growth sit at just a...
N.Ireland
N.Ireland
GM crops field trial planned in UK
A UK research organisation is seeking permission to release Camelina plants genetically modified to potentially replace petrochemically-derived lubricants. The application,...
Beef
Jaegerbomb owner: 'I thought of selling everything and quitting'
The owner of champion AI bull Ballinloan Jaegerbomb has warned the mix-up could have cost millions in compensation had the...
N.Ireland
'Brexit must herald an agricultural revolution'
The UK’s farming unions have called on the Government to facilitate an ‘agricultural revolution’ post-Brexit – but what exactly does...
N.Ireland
Dutch farmers visit Northern Ireland's green fields
Dutch farmers are known globally for their innovative approach to the industry, but could a group of leading dairy farmers...
N.Ireland
Farm lobby group to protest at Stormont
Farming lobby group Farmers For Action (FFA) is calling for farmers to take to Stormont to urge Northern Ireland’s politicians...
Agri-Business
'Close to 100% of UK farms could be worse off after Brexit'
The high levels of uncertainty that continue to surround Brexit just a year out from the UK’s departure of the...
N.Ireland
Why there's one tractor this Co. Antrim dealer will never sell
While dozens of tractors and machinery might come and go every month from Co. Antrim agricultural machinery dealer Hunter Kane’s...
N.Ireland
£500,000 earmarked for north-west flooding
Half a million pounds have been ear-marked for a department-funded project to tackle impact of flooding in the north-west. The...
N.Ireland
Union's centenary folk museum takeover event set for May
For one weekend only, visitors to the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum can experience the farming reality of their grandparents...
Rural Life
Check out the latest agri job openings
Every month a variety of agri job openings arise in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and further afield, a...
N.Ireland
Tea with May: Down farmer requests 'end to calendar farming'
Co. Down dairy farmer Stephen Jackson couldn’t have gone much higher when he took the ‘calendar farming’ concerns of thousands...
N.Ireland
Theresa May visit: See behind the scenes on the Co. Down farm...
Father and son David and Stephen Jackson run their farm together in North Down, but Brexit and challenges with the border...
Agri-Business
Invent Awards: Have you got the next big agri-science idea?
Northern Ireland’s premier awards programme for inventors is calling on innovators from the agri-science industry to enter this year’s competition...
N.Ireland
Pics: Theresa May lands on Co. Down dairy farm for Brexit tour
British Prime Minister Theresa May has been spotted on a farm in Bangor, Co. Down, as part of a tour...
N.Ireland
Fatal farm accident in Armagh
There has been a fatal farm accident in Co. Armagh, the Health and Safety Executive of Northern Ireland (HSENI) has...
N.Ireland
New CAP review procedures to come into force
New procedures for Northern Irish farmers applying for a ‘review of decisions‘ under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) will come...
N.Ireland
Thinking of growing grass for AD? Here's what you need to know
Farmers involved in Northern Ireland’s booming anaerobic digestion sector could improve performance by concentrating on raising their grass yields and quality,...
