N.Ireland
Wool Board nominations set for election as Buchanan ends 12-year tenure
Two Northern Ireland sheep farmers have been nominated to replace outgoing British Wool Board chairman Ian Buchanan as the Northern...
N.Ireland
N.Ireland
Stormont stalemate tightens grip on Northern farms
Farmers have voiced their frustration that decisions affecting some of Northern Ireland’s biggest agricultural issues have been put on the...
N.Ireland
TB crisis: Northern Ireland's 11 main strains mapped out
Scientists have used advanced techniques to identify around 11 main TB strains in Northern Ireland. While the disease – which...
N.Ireland
Pioneering vet backed by Brian May to speak at NI TB conference
A vet whose pioneering research into bovine TB has been backed by militant animal rights activist Queen guitarist Brian May...
Dairy
LacPatrick announces December milk price
LacPatrick Dairies has decided to hold the price for milk supplied in December, both in the Republic of Ireland and...
N.Ireland
This week on Rare Breed: TB testing, a rejected calf and collecting semen
TB testing, a rejected calf and semen collection all feature on this week’s episode of ‘Rare Breed’. The second episode...
N.Ireland
Farmers urged to take extra care when mixing slurry
With the closed period for spreading slurry coming to an end at midnight on January 31, the Health and Safety...
N.Ireland
Department accused of using 'flawed science' to measure NI ammonia emissions
Getting a true picture of ammonia emissions in Northern Ireland remains one of the “biggest challenges” for the agri-food industry...
N.Ireland
Mega farming: Meet the southern Australia family managing 2,300 cattle
Just two months ago Co. Down dairy farmer Heather Martin found out she would take part in the trip of...
N.Ireland
Department launches new online BPS entitlement register
A new online entitlement register service is now available on DAERA Online Services, which allows farmers or their agents to...
N.Ireland
Slurry export deadline extended in NI
Northern Ireland farmers now have an extra month to submit their slurry export forms as Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA)...
N.Ireland
'Everyone wants to be more environmentally responsible; but we have to keep our farmers farming'
Every farmer wants to do more for the environment, but future farming policy must prioritise supporting efficient and profitable production,...
N.Ireland
Further movement restrictions announced for BVD-status cattle
Animal Health and Welfare Northern Ireland (AHWNI) and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs have announced further measures...
Pig/Poultry
Bird flu prevention zone extended to cover whole of England
A bird flu prevention zone has been declared across the whole of England, chief veterinary officer Nigel Gibbens has confirmed...
N.Ireland
Proposals made to introduce a TB levy in a bid to save compensation
Farmers are debating the possibility of introducing a levy on farm meat or milk to be used towards tackling the...
N.Ireland
DAERA to begin NI badger sett surveys in bid to tackle TB crisis
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture (DAERA) will begin badger sett surveys in two bovine tuberculosis (bTB) problem areas. It comes...
N.Ireland
Farmers suffering 'Brexit fatigue' as talks process hits critical stage
Ulster farmers are becoming sickened with Brexit talk, Ulster Farmers’ Union deputy president Ivor Ferguson told journalists at the UFU’s...
N.Ireland
Rare Breed's return takes lion's share of TV viewing figures
The return of ‘Rare Breed – A Farming Year’ was the most watched programme in Northern Ireland on its prime-time...
