N.Ireland
Farm Modernisation Tier 1 offers £7.5 million for farm technology
The second round of Northern Ireland’s Farm Business Improvement Scheme Tier 1 grant will open for applications in the new...
N.Ireland
N.Ireland
Drones, clean energy and precision: Plans for UK's farming future
Financial incentives for sustainable agriculture and efficient food production will become central to the UK’s farming future, according to the...
N.Ireland
Border paradox: DUP claims hard border concession is 'speculation'
Democratic Unionist leader Arlene Foster has dismissed claims Northern Ireland will leave the EU under a different arrangement to the...
N.Ireland
Decision on Brexit talks expected imminently - but border paradox remains
The Irish border has become a major sticking point in finishing the first round of UK-EU negotiations as British negotiators...
N.Ireland
NIEA launches groundwater survey
Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) has launched a survey on the use and protection of natural water resources in the...
N.Ireland
IFEX to bring world's best butchers to the test in Belfast
IFEX – Northern Ireland’s food-service trade expo – is expected to host an extra 500 people from 12 countries next...
N.Ireland
New dairy research aims to increase Irish industry competitiveness
New research commissioned in Northern Ireland aims to give the Irish dairy industry a competitive edge in global markets and...
N.Ireland
The '£60 Club' is back - but this time without the financial incentive
The third tranche of the Business Development Groups (BDG) scheme is set to open for applications today. The scheme has...
N.Ireland
Farmer fined for 'intimidating' drivers with flashing beacon in car
A farmer who had a flashing beacon on the dashboard of his car as he drove in an “intimidating” way...
N.Ireland
'TB proposals cause serious concern - but difficult decisions must be made'
TB action is long over-due; but some of the measures proposed by the department are “seriously concerning”, the UFU’s deputy...
N.Ireland
Farmers could pay for TB tests under range of radical proposals
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) today launched a public consultation on a range of proposals...
N.Ireland
Efficient lamb production: 'Genomics isn't just for pedigree breeders'
Genetic analysis could become a major selling point for commercial breeders too, farmers at the Northern Ireland sheep conference were...
N.Ireland
Efficient lamb production: 'Closing the gate could make you money'
Grass management measures as simple as closing the gate behind you could make your business more efficient, grassland advisor Gareth...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland TB rates surpass 12-year high
TB rates are continuing to spiral in Northern Ireland as the disease surpasses its worst rate in 12 years, according...
Agri Politics
Brexit talks hit 'squeaky bum' phase as crucial deadline looms
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, is mounting serious pressure on the UK government to deliver...
N.Ireland
Final £85 million of CAP payments to arrive in time for Christmas
Christmas has come early for farmers in Northern Ireland, as balance and full CAP payments will begin issuing in December....
N.Ireland
Co. Down dairy farmer wins Holstein Australia scholarship
A Newtownards dairy farmer will soon be swapping the lush pastures of east Co. Down for the Australian outback. Heather...
N.Ireland
Father and sons avoid jail after baling and storing waste on their farm
A father and his two sons from Co. Derry were given suspended prison sentences after more than 5,000t of waste...
