N.Ireland
'Autumn-sown cereals in good condition, prior to first fertiliser application'
Most autumn-sown cereals in Northern Ireland appear to have come through the winter in good condition, according to CAFRE agronomist...
Northern Ireland
N.Ireland
Northern agri-food innovation scheme worth €1 million
A grant scheme worth almost £900,000 (€1.06m), aimed at stimulating innovation in the agri-food industry, has re-opened in Northern Ireland....
N.Ireland
Sheep numbers in the North reach highest level since 2004
The number of sheep in Northern Ireland last December was 1,363,500 head, the highest level on record since December 2004,...
N.Ireland
Sheep farmer banned from owning animals and fined for animal welfare offences
A sheep farmer in Co. Antrim has been banned from owning animals and fined in £546 (€645) for animal welfare offences....
N.Ireland
Applications to the North's Environmental Farming Scheme to open soon
Online applications to Northern Ireland’s Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) are scheduled to open on Monday, February 27. The EFS is the Department...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland strives for BSE negligible risk status
Northern Ireland has been recommended for BSE negligible risk status by the World Organisation for Animal Health’s Scientific Commission. The...
N.Ireland
Landowner fined for damaging protected habitat
A landowner has been fined £3,400 (€3,990) recently at Newry Magistrates’ court for breaches of Environment Order legislation. The Co....
Dairy
Milk Price Indicator to be reinstated in Northern Ireland
The decision has been made by the Ulster Farmers’ Union’s Dairy Committee to reinstate its Milk Price Indicator (MPI). The...
Rural Life
Video: Dramatic footage of slurry tank crashing through a garden wall
Footage from CCTV cameras captured the moment a slurry tank crashed through a garden wall in Northern Ireland on Friday,...
N.Ireland
Farmer handed suspended jail sentence for animal movement offences
A Co. Armagh farmer was convicted at Craigavon Magistrates’ Court recently on 21 charges relating to animal movement offences. Jim Thompson,...
N.Ireland
New BVD compensation scheme in the North now open for claims
A scheme targeting the removal of of BVD infected animals in the North is now open for claims, according to the...
N.Ireland
Farmer fined over £1,250 for failure to notify animal movements
A Co. Down farmer was convicted recently at Newry Magistrates’ Court of one charge of failure to notify the births or movement...
Pig/Poultry
Second case of bird flu found in Northern Ireland and 'further cases are possible'
A second case of bird flu or Avian Influenza has been identified in Northern Ireland, according to the Department of...
N.Ireland
20 sheep reported stolen from a farm in the North
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is appealing for information after 20 sheep were reported stolen from a farm in...
Beef
Factory kill charges cost farmers in the North £7.5m in 2016
Factory kill charges in the North cost farmers in excess of £7.5m (€8.8m) in 2016, according to figures from the Ulster...
N.Ireland
Tenure of the Agri-Food Strategy Board in the North extended
The Agri-Food Strategy Board has been given an extension to carry on working until May 31 by the Minister for...
Beef
Beef conformation on the decline in Northern Ireland
The conformation scores achieved by prime cattle kill during the final quarter of 2016 generally declined from the corresponding period...
Pig/Poultry
Bird flu prevention zone extended in the North
The bird flu prevention zone in Northern Ireland, which was declared just before Christmas, has been extended until March 16....
