N.Ireland
Final 4 schools revealed for 2025 ABP Angus Youth Challenge
Four schools have emerged as the finalists for the 2025 ABP Angus Youth Challenge, beating competition from 24 other teams...
N.Ireland
N.Ireland
Dairy UK wins ‘milk’ trademark appeal against oat drink brand
The UK Court of Appeals have ruled in favour of Dairy UK in its case against Oatly, the Swedish Oat...
N.Ireland
HSENI launches annual farm safety calendar for children
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has today (Thursday, December 5) launched its annual calendar aiming to...
N.Ireland
Outlook for beef prices to remain extremely positive in 2025
Livestock and meat Commission (LMC) chief executive, Colin Smith has confirmed that the outlook for beef prices will remain strong...
N.Ireland
Bauer brings elevation to mobile slurry separator
Separating the liquid and solid portions of slurry has many advantages, not least of which is the extra storage it...
N.Ireland
DAERA minister clarifies future of Farm Support Programme
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Minister Andrew Muir has provided clarity on his plans for the Farm...
N.Ireland
Big improvements to cargo box on John Deere Gator
Off road utility vehicles, such as the Gator have long moved on from glorified quads and are now a quite...
N.Ireland
Small Woodland Grant Scheme reopens in Northern Ireland
Leading forester, John Hetherington, is welcoming the reeopening of the Small Woodland Grant Scheme (SWGS) by the Forest Service for...
N.Ireland
Projected supply and demand estimates for 2024/2025 UK cereals
The first official UK supply and demand estimates for UK cereals, covering the 2024/2025 season, have been published. Compiled by the Agricultural...
N.Ireland
Farmer convicted in court over TB notice
A farmer in Northern Ireland has been convicted in court in relation to failure to adhere to rules regarding a...
N.Ireland
Claas opens UK facility to boost digital awareness
Computing and IT, as they were once known, were never going to leave farming alone. There has indeed been a...
N.Ireland
Organisation questions pre-movement bTB testing in NI
Northern Ireland’s Pedigree Cattle Trust has strongly questioned the principle of pre-movement bovine tuberculosis (bTB) testing in Northern Ireland. This...
Dairy
Chinese dairy imports to improve in 2025 – Rabobank
Chinese dairy imports could improve by “2% year on year” in 2025, according to a new Rabobank report. This would...
N.Ireland
Association of Equipment Manufacturers: 4WD tractors defined
Over in America, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) keeps an eye on tractor and combine sales figures, publishing a...
N.Ireland
UK farm college to research climate change resilience in crops
A team of Harper Adams University researchers have been awarded funding for a project boosting climate change resilience in crops....
Arable
Short-term strengthening of grain prices to be expected – AHDB
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is expecting grain prices to strengthen over the next fortnight. Where wheat is...
N.Ireland
Dairy advice: Managing BCS in late lactation cows
Many farmers have started to dry off their first calvers and their thin cows, and perhaps they should body condition...
N.Ireland
DAERA launches guidance page for pest management
A new Integrated Pest Management (IPM) guidance page has been launched on the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs...
