N.Ireland
Industry welcome for reopening of forestry grant schemes in NI
Co. Tyrone based Premier Woodlands has welcomed the reopening of the forestry grant schemes in Northern Ireland. These are the...
Northern Ireland
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland’s maize acreage is by approximately 15%
Northern Ireland’s maize acreage is up by 15%, year on year. These estimates are based on figures provided by Maizetech’s...
N.Ireland
Irish PGI application will also cover Northern Ireland
Ireland's Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has confirmed that the country's application to the European Commission...
N.Ireland
DAERA confirms bird flu in wild birds on Rathlin Island
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in Northern Ireland has confirmed positive test results for avian influenza...
N.Ireland
What constitutes the effective management of straw?
With harvest approaching, College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) tillage specialists have highlighted the options available to cereal...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland winter barley harvest to get underway next week
Weather permitting, the first of this year’s winter barley harvest in Northern Ireland will be cut next week. The combines...
Arable
Using cattle slurry as fertiliser on growing cereal crops
Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) cereals and oilseeds monitor farmer, Alistair Craig, uses 5,000g/ha of cattle slurry as a...
N.Ireland
DAERA issues advice amid concern about potential bird flu
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in Northern Ireland is encouraging the public not to pick up...
N.Ireland
Exports of Northern Ireland lambs south continues to increase
Exports of lambs from Northern Ireland (NI) to the Republic of Ireland (ROI) continue to increase. Figures from the Livestock...
N.Ireland
£34.50 increase on 21kg lamb carcass compared to 2020
Lamb prices are up £34.50 on a 21kg carcass compared to the same period in 2020, according to the Livestock...
N.Ireland
Mechanically extracting phosphorous from animal slurries
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) research is looking at the feasibility of physically extracting phosphorous (P) from animal slurries. The...
N.Ireland
Pics: NIFRS rescues calf from slurry pit in Antrim
A calf in Co. Antrim has been reunited with its mother following a rescue mission by Northern Ireland Fire and...
N.Ireland
Antibiotic usage within UK agriculture continues to fall
The latest official statistics confirm that antibiotic usage within UK agriculture fell by 50% between 2014 and 2022. The actual...
Agri-Business
Poll: 55% feel NI Protocol is positive for economy
55% of voters think the Northern Ireland Protocol is having a positive impact on the economy, according to a new...
N.Ireland
Beef industry: Livestock production at heart of ‘regenerative agriculture’
Recent weeks have seen Europe’s beef industry arguing strongly that livestock production is at the heart of ‘regenerative agriculture’. The...
Agri-Business
British and Irish farmers meet to discuss NI Protocol
Members of farm organisations from Ireland and the UK have met to discuss issues surrounding the Northern Ireland (NI) Protocol....
N.Ireland
‘I would always be out’: NI sheep farmer shares his story ahead of pride
“I knew I wanted to work with animals and then my parents said, why not start a farm, and I...
Agri-Business
Potential foot and mouth case in UK a ‘concern’ for Irish farmers
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that a suspected case of foot and mouth disease on a pig farm...
