N.Ireland
Major challenge posed by Black Grass and Brome Grass
Agri-Food and Biosciences’ Institute (AFBI) plant scientists are becoming increasingly concerned about the growing threat posed by Black Grass and...
Cereals
Arable
Soil health to be the key focus of 2017 'Cereals' event
Last year’s UK-based ‘Cereals’ event, for tillage farmers, featured an 8m long x 1.5m deep soil pit, demonstrating the impact...
N.Ireland
Cereal crops and potato production estimated to fall in the North this year
Production levels across all of the main cereal crops and potatoes is estimated to fall in the North this year,...
Arable
Potato plantings increase 2.8% after record low area in 2015
The area of potatoes planted in Ireland is up 2.8% year-on-year, from 8,500ha to 8,800ha, the latest figures (for June...
Agri-Business
World food prices down 5.2% to lowest level in 7 years
World food prices hit a seven-year low in August 2015, down 5.2% from July 2015, the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO)...
Dairy
Number of dairy cows in Northern Ireland reaches all time high
The number of dairy cows in Northern Ireland increased by 6% in June 2015 on June last year to 311,500...
