
N.Ireland
Farmers fined in connection with fish kill incident
Two farmers from Co. Fermanagh have been fined recently at Omagh Magistrates’ Court, in connection with a fish kill incident....
N.Ireland
Two farmers from Co. Fermanagh have been fined recently at Omagh Magistrates’ Court, in connection with a fish kill incident....
N.Ireland
A farmer has been banned from owning animals for 25 years due to a number of animal welfare offences. James Steele,...
N.Ireland
A cross-border environmental project that will protect endangered species and restore natural habitats is to receive €8.1 million in funding,...
Dairy
Milk prices in Northern Ireland during the month of April were over 40% higher than they were in the same month...
N.Ireland
“Strong global dairy commodity prices should see an imminent rise in base milk price,” Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) Dairy Chairman...
Rural Life
A tractor driver has been handed a fine along with three penalty points on his licence, after he was caught...
N.Ireland
The authorisation of new and replacement cattle tags in Northern Ireland has been temporarily suspended, according to the Department of...
N.Ireland
Best-practice guidelines for beef and sheep farmers during the month of June have been released by the Department of Agriculture,...
N.Ireland
The avian influenza (bird flu) prevention zone in Northern Ireland, which is due to expire tomorrow (May 31, 2017) will...
Beef
A number of cattle have been condemned at processing plants in Northern Ireland due to ID status queries in recent...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland has achieved BSE negligible risk status, the safest level possible, following a meeting today, May 25, in Paris. The...
Rural Life
Firefighters were called to an incident yesterday, May 24, in a town in Northern Ireland after a contractor’s loading shovel...
N.Ireland
A widespread search is continuing for a dog that has killed and attacked a large number of sheep in Northern Ireland...
N.Ireland
Investment in new beef facilities at both AFBI (Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute) and CAFRE (College of Agriculture, Food and Rural...
Agri-Business
A Derry-based steel manufacturer is set to more than double its workforce, by creating 61 new jobs over the next three...
N.Ireland
Countryfile’s Adam Henson paid a visit to this year’s Balmoral Show. He hosted a prize-giving ceremony on the ABP Food...
Dairy
Milk production on Northern Irish dairy farms during the month of March increased by 1.59% compared to the same month...
N.Ireland
A farmer in Northern Ireland has been convicted and fined for illegally connecting to a public water mains at a...