N.Ireland
Northern farmers spending less on feed
The latest animal feed statistics, released by Department Agriculture and Rural Development in Northern Ireland (DARD), have indicated a general...
N.Ireland
The latest animal feed statistics, released by Department Agriculture and Rural Development in Northern Ireland (DARD), have indicated a general...
N.Ireland
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has proposed measures it says will help dairy farmers deal with cash flow issues. UFU...
N.Ireland
A significant reduction in the number of suckler cows has been identified in the final results of the June 2014...
N.Ireland
Farmers in Northern Ireland have submitted a list of concerns to the Agriculture Committee of the Northern Ireland Assembly in...
N.Ireland
New research funded by EBLEX into the genetics of ewe longevity could benefit the sheep industry on the back of...
N.Ireland
Total expenditure on lamb in the UK during the 12 weeks ending September 14, 2014, totalled £130m compared to £126m...
Beef
Cattle exports to Northern Ireland for further breeding and production on are behind their usual seasonal peak, figures from the...
N.Ireland
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said many beef farmers will have been starkly reminded that they face big losses...
N.Ireland
A new scheme offering free campylobacter testing kits is being offered to independent poultry farmers in Northern Ireland. The initiative,...
Dairy
Parity is needed with the Republic’s five-year income averaging for dairy farmers, the Ulster Farmers Union President has said. In...
N.Ireland
Beef-sired sired calf registrations in Northern Ireland were up 11% for October, while dairy-sired calf registrations are also up. In...
N.Ireland
The strong supplies of lambs being presented for slaughter this autumn, processors are keen to source FQAS approved lambs, according to Northern Ireland’s...
Beef
Local beef sales declined to date in Northern Ireland, with the average household spend down from £167 to £162, according...
Agri-Business
Fluctuating producer prices are not the key determinant for banks when assessing farm business plans, according to First Trust bank,...
Beef
Some meat processing plants in Northern Ireland are said to be heavily discounting dairy origin cattle. According to Ulster Farmers’...
N.Ireland
Relaxation of brucellosis pre-movement testing controls for cattle movements within Northern Ireland, have been announced by the North’s Agriculture Minister Michelle...
N.Ireland
South Tyrone beef farmer Robert Capper had 10 prime Charolais heifers stolen from lands they were grazing on the outskirts...
Beef
Calving ease is one of the key reasons why the Greer family from Ballyclare in Antrim chose to keep an...