N.Ireland
Bluetongue restrictions could mean British breeders buy in Ireland
Bluetongue restrictions now prohibit the export of cattle and sheep from England, Scotland and Wales to the island of Ireland....
Beef
N.Ireland
Cattle entries well up at Antrim Show 2024
The numerous beef cattle rings at Antrim Show 2024 featured high-profile, national championships for a number of breeds, while also...
Agri-Business
Ai Services Northern Ireland appoints new group vet
Aoife O’Sullivan has been appointed to the position of group veterinary officer at Ai Services (Northern Ireland) Ltd., which is...
Beef
Lidl to invest £1.5 billion into British beef industry over 5 years
Lidl has today (Monday, July 22) committed to investing £1.5 billion into the British beef industry over the next five...
Agri-Business
Farmers could take advantage of good cattle prices and tight supply - H&H
Harrison & Hetherington has said selling cattle over the next few weeks could be a good business decision for beef...
Agri-Business
More than $6m to support Canadian beef export market
Canadian Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Lawrence MacAulay has announced an investment of more than $6 million in two beef...
Beef
1,100 school children learn about Welsh red meat production
Over 1,000 school children from across Carmarthenshire learned about Welsh red meat production and the role in plays in diets...
N.Ireland
Record entry of sheep and cattle at Omagh Show 2024
Omagh Show 2024 enjoyed a record entry of sheep with classes continuing on well into the afternoon. The event’s chief sheep...
Agri-Business
FAO Food Price Index: Increased demand for dairy in June
The benchmark for world food commodity prices was unchanged in June, as increases in international quotations for vegetable oils, sugar...
N.Ireland
Research trial: Extra 100kg N/ha only yielded 1t DM/ha per year
A research trial into yields as a result of sowing multi-species swards has revealed that using an additional 100kg of...
N.Ireland
Jersey cow wins dairy inter-breed title at Newry Show
Newry Show 2024 saw a tremendous Jersey cow scooping the event’s dairy inter-breed title – Potteswalls Bontino Dawn. She calved...
N.Ireland
Delivering improved levels of sustainability in beef sector
Enhancing levels of sustainability within the beef sector has been recognised as a key climate change target for agriculture across...
Beef
Morrisons launches seaweed-based livestock feed for low carbon beef products
Morrisons has today (Thursday, June 27) announced a partnership with Sea Forest to introduce seaweed-based livestock feed to fast track...
N.Ireland
Should NI’s entire cattle population be genotyped?
Genotyping Northern Ireland’s entire cattle population will help revolutionise its dairy and beef sectors, according to the chair of the...
Beef
Beef market could have 'greater stability' in 2025 - HCC
Hybu Cig Cymru-Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) has said the beef market could witness “greater stability” in 2025 following the easing...
Agri-Business
ABP Angus Youth Challenge recognised at NI awards
The ABP Angus Youth Challenge has been recognised for developing the skills of young people in Northern Ireland with a...
N.Ireland
£18,000 paid for an in-calf heifer at Jalex Select sale
Almost 300 head of breeding commercial cattle were on offer in Randalstown, Co. Antrim on Saturday, June 8, for the...
N.Ireland
Slurry safety as second-cut preparation gets underway
As a result of the good weather in recent weeks, many farmers were able to get in their first-cut silage,...
