N.Ireland
Demand for high welfare meat 'depends on consumers’ post-Brexit
Whether or not the UK maintains a good reputation for animal welfare in the production of meat will depend on...
N.Ireland
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland’s Dale Farm sees profits soar 16%
One of Northern Ireland’s largest agri-food companies, Dale Farm Cooperative, has seen its pre-tax profit increase by 16% to £7.9...
N.Ireland
NI beef exporters given the green light to trade under BSE negligible risk status
Beef exporters in Northern Ireland have been given the green light to trade under Bovine Spongiform Encelphalapathy (BSE) negligible risk (NR)...
N.Ireland
Defra announces £200 million boost for rural broadband and investment
The UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has unveiled a £200 million (€223 million) package for the...
Rural Life
Striking gold with an oil farm enterprise
A Limavady woman developed a rapeseed oil enterprise after a meal to celebrate her first pregnancy and the completion of...
N.Ireland
Better origin labelling laws called for, as level of import checks criticised
Calls for improved origin labelling laws have been made by the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU), amid criticism over the level...
N.Ireland
Ex-farming union leader appointed to global food institute at Queen's
The former President of the Ulster Farmers’ Union, Ian Marshall, has been appointed as Business Development Manager at the Institute for...
N.Ireland
Farmer banned from keeping commercial livestock for 5 years
A farmer in Co. Antrim has been banned from keeping commercial livestock for five years after being convicted of charges...
Beef
Farmers who retain BVD-infected calves 'pose a risk to the entire industry'
The minority of farmers who retain calves, which have tested positive for BVD, pose a risk to the entire industry,...
N.Ireland
3,000 NI farmers sign up for soil sampling scheme
Almost 3,000 livestock farmers in Northern Ireland have registered for the soil sampling and analysis scheme from the Department of...
N.Ireland
UK trade secretary slams ‘obsession’ with chlorinated chicken in post-Brexit deal
The UK’s Secretary of State for International Trade, Liam Fox, has blasted the media for its “obsession” with chlorinated chicken...
N.Ireland
NI college announces awards feat and details of Careers Advice Event
Nine former pupils of Drumglass High School Dungannon graduated together at the recent awards day at CAFRE (College of Agriculture, Food...
N.Ireland
Farmer's death spurs son to issue safety warning
Farmers are not invulnerable and have to pace themselves – this was the message of Aidan O’Neill following the death...
Rural Life
Young boy seriously injured in a farm accident over the weekend
An 11-year-old boy was seriously injured in an accident on a farm in Northern Ireland over the weekend. The accident...
N.Ireland
UK farm subsidies to be dealt out on ‘environmental merit’ after Brexit
The UK Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs will outline the future of income support for...
N.Ireland
Majority of British farmers lack reliable mobile signal
The vast majority of farmers in England and Wales do not have a reliable mobile phone signal, with broadband speeds...
N.Ireland
Antrim farmer charged £5,000 for waste offences
A farmer from Co. Antrim was fined £5,000 (€5,647) for four breaches of waste management legislation by Coleraine Magistrates Court on...
N.Ireland
Lords welcomes EU commitment to avoid hard border
The UK’s House of Lords EU Committee has described itself as “heartened” by the commitment of the European Council and...
