N.Ireland
Reports of farm accident 'inaccurate'
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has confirmed that media reports referencing an accident involving a slurry tank are “inaccurate”....
N.Ireland
Arable
Date for the diary: CAFRE arable conference to focus on soils
‘Making the most of what you’ve got’ is the title of this year’s agronomy and business management conference for arable...
N.Ireland
Voluntary AD certification scheme could improve farm businesses
The “most comprehensive scheme of its type” has been launched to certify Anaerobic Digestion (AD) plants in the UK. The voluntary,...
N.Ireland
'Keep our farmers farming and we will deliver safe food'
As we head into 2018, the president of the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU), Barclay Bell, remains positive – despite all of...
N.Ireland
Soil: Taking the pressure off this winter
You might feel like you need tracks – or maybe even a raft – to cope with some of the...
N.Ireland
2018 New Year's Honours list: NI farming champions in the mix
A Dungannon cattle dealer’s son who came up with the idea for a multi-mullion pound meat business on the back...
N.Ireland
Department consults on Ash Dieback measures as spread continues
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has launched a consultation on its approach to Ash Dieback as the...
N.Ireland
Dairy UK new technical training scheme to boost farm profitability
Dairy UK and the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise, (CAFRE) have joined forces to develop a technical training...
N.Ireland
NI indepth: Farming with WhatsApp and taking Brexit by the horns
It’s not easy being a Co. Down man at the top of Scottish agri-politics while also running an 800-cow dairy...
N.Ireland
Managing slurry nutrients: Are you making the most of the brown stuff?
The amount of livestock manure applied in the UK each year would fill all the lanes of the M1, plus...
N.Ireland
Yellowhammers and other birds benefit from 'farming together with nature'
Over 25 landowners recently attended a farm demo event to find out how they can help wildlife thrive on their...
Arable
'Low resistance risk fungicide programmes must become the norm'
Low resistance risk fungicide programmes must be adopted universally to prolong the efficacy of cereal chemistry in the UK, delegates...
N.Ireland
Department writes off £5 million of farm overpayments
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture has written off almost £5 million in overpayments made to farmers, a BBC investigation has found....
N.Ireland
Brexit: 'Second referendum would deliver worst deal for the UK'
A second EU referendum would be the “best way” to get the “worst deal” for the UK, British Prime Minister...
Arable
Pregnancy test science could protect the Christmas sprout
The science behind the home-pregnancy test is now being trialled to detect the presence of plant diseases, which can devastate...
N.Ireland
Ag budget cuts make 'bleak reading'
Northern Ireland’s latest budgetary outlook is “bleak reading for a key sector of the local economy”, the Ulster Farmers’ Union has...
N.Ireland
Jobs likely to go as 'ag' budget faces up to £20m plunge by 2020
Jobs are likely to go and programmes are likely to be halted as Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture (DAERA) faces...
N.Ireland
Online manure export forms expected to reduce BPS penalties 'vastly'
Northern Ireland farmers will be asked to fill out manure exports online in the new year – but it’s expected...
