N.Ireland
Northern farmers warned to remain vigilant for warble fly
The north of Ireland is currently free from warble fly infestation. However, according to the Department of Agriculture in Northern Ireland,...
Northern Ireland
N.Ireland
Warning issued over the consequences of Brexit for agriculture
A UK referendum result in favour of a Brexit would have disastrous consequences for agriculture and rural development, Northern Ireland’s...
N.Ireland
'Timing of lamb imports designed to undermine local prices'
The volume of lamb imported from New Zealand and Australia through Belfast port in 2015 is deeply concerning, according to...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland should have its own halal processing facility for sheep - LMC
There would be merit in Northern Ireland having a standalone halal slaughter and processing facility for sheep, according to Livestock...
N.Ireland
‘It may take more than three years to eradicate BVD in Northern Ireland’
It will take more than three years to eradicate BVD from Northern Ireland, according to Dungannon-based veterinary surgeon Craig McAllister....
N.Ireland
Pre-export brucellosis testing to be lifted in Northern Ireland
Pre-export testing for brucellosis in Northern Ireland will be abolished from February 1, 2016, the Department of Agriculture and Rural...
N.Ireland
'Northern Ireland can now apply for BSE Negligible Status'
The World Health Organisation can now officially recognise Northern Ireland as having a BSE Negligible Status, according to Ulster Farmers’...
N.Ireland
Beef sired calf registrations at highest level since 2008 in Northern Ireland
Beef sired calf registrations in Northern Ireland during 2015 totalled 338,378 head, an 8% increase on the 312,818 registered in the North...
N.Ireland
North's pork and beef soon to be plated up in India and Canada
Pork and beef produced in Northern Ireland will soon be served on plates in India and Canada as the North...
Agri-Business
Chinese inspections of meat exporters to begin 'in next few weeks'
Several countries are to visit Ireland in 2016 to conduct inspections on meat processing plants with the first beginning in...
N.Ireland
A Brexit would be 'detrimental' for the agri-food sector in the North - O'Neill
A British exit (Brexit) from the European Union would be detrimental for Northern Ireland’s agri-food sector, according to the North’s...
N.Ireland
'Farmers need to remain vigilant against threat of bluetongue'
Farmers need to remain vigilant against the threat of bluetongue disease, the Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) at the Department of...
Rural Life
Man dies in farm accident in Co. Down
A farmer died in a farm accident in Co. Down yesterday, the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has confirmed....
N.Ireland
95% of eligible farmers in the North have received CAP payments
Some 95% of payments to eligible applicants under the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) schemes were made to farmers in the...
Beef
Deadweight prices under pressure in Northern Ireland
The deadweight trade for prime cattle continued to come under pressure in Northern Ireland last week, according to the Livestock...
Dairy
Top prizes at North's Winter Fair go to breeders from the south
Co. Carlow Holstein breeder Liam Murphy won the 2015 Royal Ulster Winter Fair Inter Breed Championship with his home bred...
N.Ireland
Man dies in farm accident after tractor overturns
A man has died in a farm accident in Northern Ireland after the tractor he was working with overturned. It...
N.Ireland
Testing new-born calves for BVD could soon be compulsory in North
Compulsory testing for Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) virus in new-born calves, including stillbirths and abortions, could soon be legislated for in...
