N.Ireland
BSE Negligible Risk Status for Northern Ireland should boost returns - LMC
Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) Chief Executive Ian Stevenson has welcomed the attainment of BSE Negligible Risk Status for Northern...
N.Ireland
Dairy
Best-practice guidelines for dairy farmers this month
The Department of Agriculture, Enterprise and Rural Affairs (DAERA), in Northern Ireland, has issued management notes for dairy farmers during...
N.Ireland
Moy Park executive director recognised for HR excellence
Mike Mullan, an executive director at Moy Park, has been named ‘HR Director of the Year’ at the fifth annual...
N.Ireland
Avian influenza control measures to be lifted in the North
The avian influenza (bird flu) prevention zone in Northern Ireland, which is due to expire tomorrow (May 31, 2017) will...
Beef
Cattle condemned at NI processing plants due to ID status queries
A number of cattle have been condemned at processing plants in Northern Ireland due to ID status queries in recent...
N.Ireland
'Brexit will be a disaster for the people of this island'
The survival of farming and agri-food in Northern Ireland hangs in the balance as a result of Brexit, according to...
N.Ireland
UK agriculture is facing a 10-year transition to a new, post-Brexit support system
The UK will seek to introduce fundamental agricultural policy reforms, post-Brexit, according to Conservative Party Peer Lord Daniel Finkelstein. “But...
N.Ireland
Deadline looms for EU dairy aid package applications
Eligible dairy farmers in Northern Ireland have less than a week to apply for the EU Exceptional Adjustment Aid (EAA) package,...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland awarded BSE 'negligible risk' status
Northern Ireland has achieved BSE negligible risk status, the safest level possible, following a meeting today, May 25, in Paris. The...
Beef
Farmers 'justifiably concerned' over Dawn Meats takeover of Dunbia
Farmers are ‘justifiably concerned‘ following the news of Dawn Meats proposed takeover of Dunbia, according to the Irish Creamery and Milk...
N.Ireland
More From Grass event is a 'must-attend opportunity'
The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) at Loughgall, Co. Armagh will host a ‘More from Grass’ event on Tuesday, June...
N.Ireland
Major challenge posed by Black Grass and Brome Grass
Agri-Food and Biosciences’ Institute (AFBI) plant scientists are becoming increasingly concerned about the growing threat posed by Black Grass and...
Arable
EU Commission to restart talks on glyphosate re-authorisation
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has welcomed the European Commission’s plan to re-authorise glyphosate for ten years. The European Commission...
N.Ireland
Fury grows at volume threshold set for EU dairy support scheme
A Down-based milk producer has expressed huge annoyance at being excluded from an EU dairy support scheme because his annual...
N.Ireland
NI farmers cleared of wrongdoing after RHI audit
Poultry and mushroom farmers have been cleared of suspected improper use of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme in Northern Ireland....
N.Ireland
Search continues for marauding dog that has killed a 'large number' of sheep
A widespread search is continuing for a dog that has killed and attacked a large number of sheep in Northern Ireland...
Rural Life
Firefighters rescue sheep caught between a rock and a hard place
A number of firefighters were needed to rescue a sheep that was stuck between rocks in Northern Ireland recently. Firefighters...
Rural Life
CAFRE students set to blossom at Chelsea Flower Show
Two talented floristry students attending the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE), Greenmount Campus, have made it to...
