Sheep
Grass event to help sheep farmers 'play catch up' on a late season
As fodder supplies become scarce across the country, playing ‘catch up’ once grass starts to grow will be more important...
CAFRE
N.Ireland
Dutch farmers visit Northern Ireland's green fields
Dutch farmers are known globally for their innovative approach to the industry, but could a group of leading dairy farmers...
N.Ireland
Farm succession: Beware dying as a 'retired farmer'
Farmers whose occupations are not recorded correctly on death could leave their families crippled with taxes, a Northern Ireland agricultural...
Dairy
Meeting KPIs: How it's done at the 'Future Herd'
Farmers at the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) Dairy Open Days were told how benchmarking key performance indicators (KPIs)...
N.Ireland
One in three Northern Ireland dairymen turn out to Dairy Open Days
Around 1,000 farmers turn out to Greenmount College’s Dairy Open Days. The figure represents around a third of the region’s dairy...
N.Ireland
Soil analysis shows much work to be done on improving soil condition
Land is the most limiting and expensive resource on dairy farms but only half of Northern Irish soils analysed this...
N.Ireland
Poor heifer management could be costing your business
Waiting longer to calve heifers could be costing Northern Ireland farmers thousands according to researchers, with a three-month delay on...
N.Ireland
CAFRE cows to welcome visitors on dairy open days
Upcoming College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) open dairy days will focus on six main themes, including: feed...
Arable
Date for the diary: CAFRE arable conference to focus on soils
‘Making the most of what you’ve got’ is the title of this year’s agronomy and business management conference for arable...
N.Ireland
Dairy UK new technical training scheme to boost farm profitability
Dairy UK and the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise, (CAFRE) have joined forces to develop a technical training...
N.Ireland
Lively questions at farm tax and succession advice nights
Farmers and other family members from across Northern Ireland are turning out in droves for an ongoing series of taxation...
N.Ireland
The '£60 Club' is back - but this time without the financial incentive
The third tranche of the Business Development Groups (BDG) scheme is set to open for applications today. The scheme has...
N.Ireland
Efficient lamb production: 'Genomics isn't just for pedigree breeders'
Genetic analysis could become a major selling point for commercial breeders too, farmers at the Northern Ireland sheep conference were...
N.Ireland
Efficient lamb production: 'Closing the gate could make you money'
Grass management measures as simple as closing the gate behind you could make your business more efficient, grassland advisor Gareth...
N.Ireland
Fodder crisis: 'Hard decisions must be made now to protect welfare'
Farmers are urged to think now about how they will manage their animals’ welfare this winter as fears of a...
N.Ireland
Farm Family meetings to cover tax liabilities, reliefs and allowances
Farming families are urged to attend one of a series of meetings planned to make their businesses more resilient. Farmers...
N.Ireland
This Farming Life's Bobby Lennox to lead bill at sheep producer event
Scottish sheep producer Bobby Lennox, who starred on hit agricultural TV show This Farming Life, is set to head the line-up...
N.Ireland
'Automation could solve the agri-food industry’s labour shortage problems'
Robots that pick fruit, weeds, and even go out into the field and feed the cows could become a common...
