N.Ireland
Land mobility: How does it work, how are profits split and what about subsidies?
A ‘land mobility’ programme aiming to pair up farmers into working partnerships and solve the problem of access to land...
N.Ireland
N.Ireland
'Automation could solve the agri-food industry’s labour shortage problems'
Robots that pick fruit, weeds, and even go out into the field and feed the cows could become a common...
N.Ireland
French-imported cattle test positive for bluetongue in Britain
Farmers have been urged to be vigilant after cases of bluetongue have been detected in Britain. Several cattle imported from...
N.Ireland
Antrim heifer scoops sought-after show title in the UK
A Co. Antrim heifer has managed to snatch one of the most sought-after show titles in the UK; the All-Britain...
Agri-Business
Mushroom firm enters administration just two years after £1.5m investment
A Co. Armagh mushroom farm – which invested more than £1.5 million (1.68 million) into a new packing house just two...
N.Ireland
One year on: Alistair Sloss' daughter relives the day a slurry tragedy took her father's life
This time last year the Sloss family’s lives changed forever when Co. Tyrone dairy farmer Alistair Sloss was killed in...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland Holstein breeders manage impressive All-Britain campaign
Northern Ireland Holstein breeders impressed judges at the weekend’s All-Britain All-Breeds Calf Show in Malvern, Worcestershire. The region’s team of around...
N.Ireland
TB levels in the North peak at highest rate in over a decade
Tuberculosis (TB) rates have hit their worst level in Northern Ireland in more than a decade, the latest figures reveal....
N.Ireland
Ophelia: NI and GB damage estimated to cost up to £10m
The repair bill for ex-hurricane Ophelia could hit up to £10 million, rural insurer NFU Mutual has estimated. The firm...
Agri-Business
Profits drop at Skea Eggs despite increase in sales
Profits are down at Northern Ireland egg giant Skea Egg Farms despite an increase in sales, its latest accounts show....
N.Ireland
'Innovative changes needed in NI dairy industry'
The dairy industry in Northern Ireland needs to debate innovative changes as to how farmers are paid for milk, according...
N.Ireland
'Hope for the best; plan for the worst': How British tillage experts are planning for Brexit
UK cereal farmers are being urged to proactively plan for Brexit and not to “wait and see” what happens. Tillage...
N.Ireland
Ophelia: How my quick-thinking family stopped the roof from coming down
Ulster braced itself for the worst, but by the time Ophelia reached the northern counties she had lost much of...
N.Ireland
Avian influenza text service launched for Northern poultry farmers
A text service has been launched to keep poultry farmers and bird keepers updated with the latest avian influenza threats....
N.Ireland
Court forces fuel-laundering farmer to pay back £15,500
A Crossmaglen farmer involved in fuel laundering has had £15,571 (€17,518) confiscated in court after 127t of domestic and commercial waste...
Agri-Business
Former Dunbia boss sets up agri-food consultancy firm
A meat industry, heavy-weight who once directed one of the island’s largest meat firms, has ventured out on his own...
N.Ireland
Major poultry conference to take place in Co. Tyrone
A major poultry conference encouraging Northern farmers to keep ahead of the industry’s challenges is set to take place next...
N.Ireland
Two farmers hospitalised just hours before slurry ban deadline
Two Co. Tyrone farmers have been hospitalised, and three animals have died, in a slurry accident just hours before this...
