EU
Northern Ireland's Rural Development Plan approved by Commission
Northern Ireland’s £623m Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2014-2020 has been approved by the European Commission. This Rural Development Plan approval...
N.Ireland
N.Ireland
O'Neill calls on EU to support North's farmers
The EU needs to act swiftly to support farmers in Northern Ireland, according to the North’s Agricultural Minister Michelle O’Neill....
N.Ireland
Stolen lambs warning: poisonous to eat
Police in Dungannon are appealing for information following the theft of 16 lambs in the Eglish Road area on the...
N.Ireland
Former horticulture student and tutor scoop silver in Brazil
Jonathan Gill and Colin McKnight of the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) have won a Silver Medal at...
N.Ireland
Northern farmers plan major protest outside EU Belfast offices
The Farmers For Action (FFA) group in Northern Ireland is holding a major protest outside the EU Offices on the Dublin Road...
N.Ireland
Farm Madness mud run for North's ploughing championships
The first agricultural themed mud run in Northern Ireland, Farm Madness, will take place at the Northern Ireland Ploughing Championships...
Balmoral Show
Ulster Bank to remain main sponsor of Balmoral Show
Ulster Bank is to remain the principal sponsor of the Balmoral Show until at least 2018, the bank has announced....
N.Ireland
Call for all food retailers in Northern Ireland to pay 'sustainable prices'
Ulster Farmers Union Chief Executive Wesley Aston is calling on retailers in Northern Ireland to pay realistic prices for all...
N.Ireland
400 piglets and 32 sows killed in Co. Tyrone farm fire
Some 400 piglets and 32 sows have been killed in a fire on a Co. Tyrone farm, according to the...
Dairy
Northern Ireland summit to address 'serious difficulties' facing dairy farmers
The Ulster Farmers Union is holding a summit for dairy farmers and the dairy industry on Thursday 27 August at...
N.Ireland
'Collaborative approach needed to address milk price concerns'
The dairy sector needs a collaborative approach to address milk prices concerns, according to the North’s Agriculture Minister, Michelle O’Neill....
N.Ireland
North's Ploughing Championship to return to Balmoral Park
Northern Ireland’s Ploughing Championships are to return to Balmoral Park this year for the seventy-second running of the event. This...
Arable
'Northern arable farmers going into autumn facing losses on crops'
Many arable farmers will go into the autumn and winter of 2015 nursing potential losses on their crops, according to...
N.Ireland
Second pig farm in Northern Ireland to have output of 40,000 pigs
Plans have been submitted for a new pig farm in Northern Ireland which could see over 40,000 pigs going through...
N.Ireland
Farmer facing fine - for smoking in his tractor cab
A Co. Antrim farmer could be facing a fine of up to £1,000 after he was found smoking in his...
N.Ireland
Tractor driver dies after colliding with Honda 4x4
A man in his 80s has died in mid-Ulster after the tractor and trailer he was driving collided with a...
Beef
Badger culling to begin again in Northern Ireland
Badger culling is to shortly begin in the second year of a test, vaccinate or remove (TVR) wildlife intervention research project,...
N.Ireland
Agricultural Business Operations course open for enrolments
The North’s College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) Agricultural Business Operations course has opened for 2015/16 enrolments. The Level...
