N.Ireland
North's Ploughing Championships officially launched
The Northern Ireland Ploughing Association (NIPA) officially launched the 72nd International Ploughing Championships, which return to Balmoral Park on October...
N.Ireland
The Northern Ireland Ploughing Association (NIPA) officially launched the 72nd International Ploughing Championships, which return to Balmoral Park on October...
N.Ireland
The Europen Commission has approved the North’s application for Official Brucellosis Free (OBF) status, Agriculture Minister, Michelle O’Neill has confirmed....
N.Ireland
Approximately 500 farmers and food industry representatives participated in an Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) protest at Stormont today, according to...
N.Ireland
The Ulster Farmers Union (UFU) has announced that it is to co-ordinate a major demonstration of the wider agri-food industry...
Dairy
The number of dairy cows in Northern Ireland increased by 6% in June 2015 on June last year to 311,500...
Dairy
There is no immediate end in sight to the dairy crisis and it is a “real and deep financial crisis” for...
EU
Northern Ireland’s £623m Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2014-2020 has been approved by the European Commission. This Rural Development Plan approval...
N.Ireland
The EU needs to act swiftly to support farmers in Northern Ireland, according to the North’s Agricultural Minister Michelle O’Neill....
N.Ireland
Police in Dungannon are appealing for information following the theft of 16 lambs in the Eglish Road area on the...
N.Ireland
Jonathan Gill and Colin McKnight of the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) have won a Silver Medal at...
N.Ireland
The Farmers For Action (FFA) group in Northern Ireland is holding a major protest outside the EU Offices on the Dublin Road...
N.Ireland
The first agricultural themed mud run in Northern Ireland, Farm Madness, will take place at the Northern Ireland Ploughing Championships...
Balmoral Show
Ulster Bank is to remain the principal sponsor of the Balmoral Show until at least 2018, the bank has announced....
N.Ireland
Ulster Farmers Union Chief Executive Wesley Aston is calling on retailers in Northern Ireland to pay realistic prices for all...
N.Ireland
Some 400 piglets and 32 sows have been killed in a fire on a Co. Tyrone farm, according to the...
Dairy
The Ulster Farmers Union is holding a summit for dairy farmers and the dairy industry on Thursday 27 August at...
N.Ireland
The dairy sector needs a collaborative approach to address milk prices concerns, according to the North’s Agriculture Minister, Michelle O’Neill....
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland’s Ploughing Championships are to return to Balmoral Park this year for the seventy-second running of the event. This...