N.Ireland
Monitor farms wanted for research programme
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is looking for six new monitor farms to join its research network –...
N.Ireland
N.Ireland
Former World Expo Dairyman of the Year to judge this year's Winter Fair
US stockman and former World Dairy Expo Dairyman of the Year Hank Van Exel has been confirmed as the 2017...
Pig/Poultry
The prospects for chicken remain very buoyant
The global chicken business continues to evolve and grow in all regions, according to Gary Millar – the business development...
N.Ireland
Could futures contracts solve the problem of milk price volatility?
Dairy industry leaders this week debated the pros and cons of using futures contracts to solve the problem of milk...
Dairy
NI milk production levels and prices continue to rise in 2017
Both milk prices and milk production levels across dairy farms in Northern Ireland have continued on their upward trend in...
Rural Life
Man killed in quad accident in Co. Tyrone
A man has been killed in a quad bike accident in Co. Tyrone earlier this evening (Thursday, November 2). The...
Dairy
Lakeland Dairies' second fixed price contract to include summer and winter rates
One of Ireland’s largest milk processors, Lakeland Dairies, has announced its second fixed price contract this week. The contract offers...
N.Ireland
Artisan food sector given £88,000 research boost
Northern Ireland’s artisan food sector has been given a £88,000 (€99,138) boost from Invest NI funding to help increase the...
N.Ireland
Almost 90% of BPS stage two reviews are still ongoing
Almost 90% of the North’s stage two Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) reviews are still ongoing, shocking figures have revealed. The findings,...
Dairy
Butter bubble: ‘If someone wanted to lock in a contract at €7,000 we’ll have a celebration’
Current butter prices are unlikely to last, the head of one of Ireland’s biggest milk processors has warned. “If someone...
N.Ireland
Farm antibiotic sales hit 'all time low' in the UK
Antibiotic usage fell by more than a quarter in the UK over 2016, the latest figures show. Over the same...
Machinery
6-row Grimme beet giant is one of a kind in Northern Ireland
Not so long ago the Irish sugar beet industry was booming. People of my age will most likely remember the...
N.Ireland
Farmer fined after 14-year-old involved in slurry accident
A Co. Tyrone farmer has been fined £1,000 (€1,138) today, after a slurry accident saw a teenage casual employee fall unconscious...
N.Ireland
TB update: Chief vet says 'better surveillance' pushing up TB incidence rates
TB rates in the North have hit their worst in more than a decade, according to the latest DAERA figures,...
N.Ireland
Poll results: Almost 40% of farmers fear fodder shortage this winter
Poor weather across the island has left many farmers facing a very bleak winter, with significant numbers already concerned that...
Rural Life
Northern Ireland's most wildlife friendly farmer announced
Co. Down man Philip Bell has been selected as Northern Ireland’s most wildlife friendly farmer at the Farming Life and...
N.Ireland
Ambitious two-year target set for Northern land mobility scheme
As many as 100 land mobility agreements could be made between farmers in Northern Ireland by 2019, those behind the...
N.Ireland
How land mobility could push farm productivity
Better land mobility could push productivity rates and allow the North’s agricultural sector to grow, it has been claimed. The...
