Agri-Business
Agritech expands NI operations with new appointment
Agritech has announced that Ulster native Eimear Diamond will take up a post as commercial director for newly formed AGRITECH-NI...
Northern Ireland
N.Ireland
Finishing sucklers on the Fermanagh farm of UFU president
David Brown is six months into his two-year presidency of the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU). The Fermanagh suckler beef farmer...
N.Ireland
Man dies following collision between tractor and car in Tyrone
A man has died following a two-vehicle collision between a car and a tractor in Co Tyrone. The Police Service...
N.Ireland
NIFDA: ‘Stable politics’ needed for sustainable food production
Northern Ireland has the potential to be the world’s leading sustainable food producer, political leaders have been told. This was...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland: First-cut silage has average DM of just 24%
Extensive forage analysis carried out by United Feeds is confirming that first-cut silage made in Northern Ireland this year has...
N.Ireland
Reducing carbon footprint of dairy farms is achievable – AFBI
Reducing the carbon footprint of dairy farms is achievable. However, a range of tools will be needed to effect change....
Agri-Business
€74m research collaboration to focus on climate change and food
£64 million is to be invested in research across Ireland, Britain and Northern Ireland focusing on climate change and sustainable...
N.Ireland
Flock owners in Northern Ireland commit to sheep scab initiative
Over 30 flocks from across Northern Ireland (NI) have signed up, so far, for a ‘ground-breaking’ project to tackle sheep...
N.Ireland
Former agriculture student named as Newry crash victim
The 23-year-old man who died in a car crash outside Newry on Tuesday (October 18) has been named as former...
Arable
Main crop potato harvest in Northern Ireland well underway
The main crop potato harvest in Northern Ireland is now well underway. Initial indications are pointing to a significant drop...
N.Ireland
Research to be undertaken on future of Mourne Mountains
Northern Ireland’s finance minister, Conor Murphy has announced that the James Hutton Institute has been appointed to undertake research on...
N.Ireland
Suspected case of bird flu in Co. Down – DAERA
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has introduced disease control measures following initial confirmation of avian...
N.Ireland
NI family farm uses seven-figure ‘green loan’ to cut emissions
Vegetable farming enterprise Mash Direct based in Co. Down has used a seven-figure green loan from HSBC UK to reduce...
Agri-Business
NI minister ‘sorry’ for Brexit negotiation stance
The British minister of state for Northern Ireland has apologised to the Irish government and the European Union for his...
N.Ireland
NI: Improved genetics key to tackling climate change
There is a growing recognition of the role that improved genetics will play in delivering future sustainability for the milk...
N.Ireland
UFU welcomes further opening of Farm Business Improvement Scheme
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has welcomed the opening of the Farm Business Improvement Scheme Capital (FBIS-C) tier one, tranche...
N.Ireland
Edwin Poots lays out future for farm support in Northern Ireland
Agriculture minister Edwin Poots has set out clear perspectives on the future of farm support in Northern Ireland. Speaking at...
N.Ireland
Tractor driver arrested for attempted murder after ramming 3 police cars
The PSNI have arrested a tractor driver in Fivemiletown, Co. Tyrone after he rammed three polices vehicles in an effort...
