Environment
Know what animal is most likely to visit your farm unannounced? And it's not a badger
A new study of badger behaviour on Northern Ireland farms found that badgers are more likely to visit farmyards in...
N.Ireland
Dairy
Record number of dairy cows in Northern Ireland
The Northern Ireland dairy herd currently has the highest cow numbers on record, with 306,300 cows on record. Results of an...
N.Ireland
Re-appointment of the North's Agri-Food Strategy Board 'a positive move'
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has said the decision by Agriculture Minister Michelle O’Neill and Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster to reappoint...
N.Ireland
North's farmers and UFU critical of DARD relocation
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said that farmers still have serious reservations over the plans to re-locate the North’s...
N.Ireland
North's Department of Agriculture to relocate to Derry
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) Northern Ireland is moving its headquarters to Ballykelly, Co. Derry. DARD is relocating...
N.Ireland
DARD to host on-farm renewable energy event
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) in Northern Ireland is hosting a ‘Practical On-farm Renewable Energy’ (POFRE) event...
N.Ireland
UFU President calls on farmers to complete farm safety study
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is calling on the 8,000 farm businesses, selected at random, to complete and return the...
Agri-Business
Dan Kelly’s Cider to quench German thirst
Dan Kelly’s Cider – which is produced by Boyne Grove Fruit Farm in Northern Ireland – is now hitting the...
N.Ireland
'Difficult year' sees payments make up 87% farm incomes in Northern Ireland
Following the ‘difficult year’ experienced by farmers across all sectors in 2014, the Single Farm Payment continues to play a vital...
Dairy
Milk prices have dropped over 30% (10p/L) in Northern Ireland
The dairy sector in Northern Ireland continues to feel the impact of a 30% fall in milk prices, according to...
N.Ireland
Chinese vets invited to inspect Northern plants to expedite pork exports
Chinese vets have been invited to visit and inspect Northern Ireland pork plants in an effort to speed up access...
Beef
Northern Ireland cattle supplies to remain tight in 2015
It is likely that cattle supplies in Northern Ireland will remain tight in 2015, according to the Livestock and Meat...
Beef
Retailer specifications drives reduced young bull kill in Northern Ireland
The young bull kill fell significantly in 2014 in Northern Ireland due to changes in the market whereby the value...
N.Ireland
Have your say on the battle to wipe out bovine TB in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland’s Agriculture Minister Michelle O’Neill has urged the public to have its say on plans to eradicate bovine TB in...
N.Ireland
Farm workers in Northern Ireland set for 2% pay rise
Farm workers in Northern Ireland are set to receive a pay rise in the coming weeks according to an announcement...
N.Ireland
Pillar 1 support application numbers to fall dramatically in Northern Ireland
The number of Single Payment applications received by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) in Northern Ireland may well fall...
N.Ireland
Farmer convicted for transporting injured animal to factory
A Tyrone farmer was fined in recent weeks after he was convicted of transporting an animal with a broken leg....
N.Ireland
Wesley Aston appointed as UFU CEO Designate
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has announced the appointment of Wesley Aston as the Chief Executive Designate of the organisation....
