N.Ireland
Northern Ireland farmers take on Vegan Society
A Northern Ireland farming lobby body has taken on one of the biggest vegan organisations in the world, demanding that...
N.Ireland
N.Ireland
TB costs to 'spiral' under status quo - proposals show
Maintaining of the status quo over the next 40 years would cost Northern Ireland an estimated £1,055 million (€1,189.8 million)...
N.Ireland
'Income might be up, but farmers continue to face tough times ahead'
Farm income might be up but farmers continue to face tough times, industry leaders warn as the latest figures show...
N.Ireland
New TB quangos to cost NI up to £20,000 a year
New TB quangos – including TBEP – are expected to cost Northern Ireland up to £20,000 a year, according to...
Dairy
Dairy farming in a volcanic valley and exporting to China: Heather reports from Australia
Just two months ago Co. Down dairy farmer Heather Martin found out she would take part in the trip of a lifetime...
N.Ireland
Stormont stalemate: Financial pressures mount on the hill
It looks increasingly likely that December’s emergency budget drafted for Stormont will be put into action, as civil servants call...
N.Ireland
RUAS new chief executive named and set to take up role before Balmoral
The Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) has named its new chief executive. It’s expected Alan Crowe will take up the role...
N.Ireland
'We feel like we’ve been forgotten about' - flood-stricken farmers
Farmers in the north-west who saw their farms devastated by flooding last summer say they feel as if they have...
N.Ireland
Department rows back on Young Farmers' Payment announcement
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has clarified its position in respect of changes to the Young...
N.Ireland
Primary science fair calls for NI country schools and farm kids
Ireland’s biggest science fair is doubling its capacity in its second year in Belfast, bringing over 1,500 pupils together to...
N.Ireland
11% drop in Northern rural crime levels
The latest rural crime statistics show an 11% fall in the number of incidents recorded in rural communities across Northern...
N.Ireland
TB vet: ‘It took a year to keep me out of prison and for me to keep my job’
Pioneering vet Dick Sibley thought he would have been lauded after he managed to clear a chronically infected herd of...
N.Ireland
Dick Sibley's TB Quad System: 'There's no point crossing the road and only looking one way'
Pioneering TB vet Dick Sibley introduces himself with a disclaimer: “Anything other than an approved test is a criminal offence...
N.Ireland
'Ewe' must be joking: Driving ban for farmer caught on mobile phone
A farmer taking a sick sheep to the vet was spotted talking on a mobile phone whilst driving, Ballymena Magistrates...
N.Ireland
'No one talks about the suffering badgers'
Farmers at an Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) meeting held earlier this week said they felt appalled that badgers were being...
Agri-Business
NI farm income up in 2017 - but so are costs
The bottom line on the average Northern Ireland farm is sitting £15,952 (€18,215) up on the year before, according to the...
N.Ireland
TB crisis: 'There is no justification that farmers should be asked to fund failure'
Pedigree breeders in the North say they feel they are being punished over TB because of “government failure”. Asking farmers...
N.Ireland
TB levy proposals could raise up to £4.8 million a year
Proposals for an industry-led TB levy could raise up to £4.8 million a year if the maximum £3 per animal...
