N.Ireland
NI agriculture minister confirms £293 million in direct payments
Northern Ireland’s new agriculture minister Edwin Poots has confirmed that farmers there will share £293 million in direct payments for...
Northern Ireland
Agri-Business
Barnier in Belfast: People must be aware of Brexit consequences
People must be aware of the negative consequences from Brexit, according to the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier. Barnier...
Pig/Poultry
NI authorities investigating suspected bird flu case
Authorities in Northern Ireland are investigating a suspected case of bird flu on a poultry farm in Co. Fermanagh. In...
Dairy
What prices did Northern Irish processors pay for November milk?
The main Northern Irish milk processors announced their prices for November supplies in the past couple of weeks; below is...
Rural Life
NI vintage tractor club to host run in aid of hospice care
A tractor run will be organised in Co. Armagh in the first week of the new year to raise funds...
Agri-Business
‘Time to spell out problems in north’s dairy industry’ – NI farmers
A farmer group based in Northern Ireland has claimed that the dairy industry in the north, and in the UK...
Dairy
Northern Irish milk prices: A round-up for October as winter bonuses kick in
The main Northern Irish milk processors have all announced their prices for October supplies in recent days; below is a...
Environment
Cross-border Land Incentive Scheme 'well underway'
A cross-border Land Incentive Scheme for the River Derg catchment area in Northern Ireland is currently underway, with the aim...
Beef
UK beef granted access to China after 20 years
Beef from the UK has been cleared for export to China for the first time in over 20 years, following...
Agri-Business
Animal medicines improvement notices issued to 2 firms
The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has issued animal medicines improvement notices to two veterinary medicine suppliers in Northern Ireland, the...
Agri-Business
UK government sets out alternative to backstop
The UK government has set out an “amended protocol” for the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland, which is supposed...
N.Ireland
FFA requests meeting with UK competition authorities
The ongoing beef protests across Ireland has brought “a number of questions for beef processors, corporate food retailers and corporate...
N.Ireland
‘As far as the people of this area are concerned the DUP is not interested’
Apart from workers here having to apply for certain status [because of Brexit] there is now also the economic viability...
N.Ireland
Brexit: ‘We are just going to have to wait and see what happens’
Can a company like ours absorb 9% costs supplying major multi-retailers? The answer to that is no. In addition to...
N.Ireland
Waiting with bated breath for a no-deal Brexit impact on business
A business like mine is very exposed to the implications of a no-deal Brexit; we are talking about everyday products...
N.Ireland
Bridging the great divide with due diligence and a sense of care
McNamee’s Bakery was established in Crossmaglen in 1939 – on the day World War II began the family signed for...
N.Ireland
‘This Brexit will set us back years and years – it’s difficult times’
Arthur O’Neill of O’Neill’s Tractors in Crossmaglen set up the business in 1985 and, while it has weathered a few...
Dairy
Possible dairy cattle cull in NI after ‘no-deal’ Brexit – reports
A no-deal Brexit may result in around 45,000 dairy cattle being culled in Northern Ireland because of new tariffs that...
