Beef
North/South heifer price gap continues to narrow
Last week the beef heifer price differential between Northern Ireland and the Republic narrowed to 35.5c/kg, the latest Livestock and...
Northern Ireland
Beef
Weak euro sees 35% rise in prime cattle moving North
The continued weakness of the value of the euro relative to Sterling has continued to support an increase the number...
Beef
ROI/NI steer price differential narrows to 36.3p/kg
The differential in steer prices in Ireland and Northern Ireland last week was 36.3p/kg (51c/kg), according to the Livestock and...
Beef
New project to examine use of sexed semen on suckler farms
The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) has launched a major new suckler beef research project involving 1000 breeding cattle on...
N.Ireland
Young farmers have the chance to rear six calves and win £6,000
Young farmers in the North aged 12-16 years old will have the chance to rear their own calves to finish...
N.Ireland
Farmer found guilty of animal cruelty but avoids jail
A Co. Antrim farmer has been disqualified from keeping animals for five years after he was convicted of three charges of...
Balmoral Show
Going to Balmoral? Here's how to get there and what to see at the show
The 147th Balmoral Show takes place this week from May 13 to May 15, at Balmoral Park, Belfast. Lely is to...
N.Ireland
Lambs die after their ears are cut off in 'sick' attack
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) in Armagh says that they are investigating after two lambs on a farm...
N.Ireland
Tyrone farmer fined for moving a sheep unfit for journey
A Northern Ireland farmer has been fined £500 by Craigavon Magistrates’ Court for transporting a sheep that was not fit for the...
N.Ireland
The grass is no longer greener on the agri side of the fence in Northern Ireland
There was a time when most sectors of the Northern Ireland economy looked on with envy at the environment in...
N.Ireland
Farmer fined for causing unnecessary suffering to cow
A Co. Antrim farmer has been fined £4,000 in court for causing unnecessary suffering to a bovine animal and for transporting the animal...
N.Ireland
North's Minister O'Neill to visit China for trade negotiations
The North’s Agricultural Minister Michelle O’Neill is to visit China at the beginning of June to further trade negotiations between...
Arable
Broadleaf weeds remain a challenge on Co. Derry tillage farm
The current spell of good weather has significantly boosted the growth rate of winter barley crops – and some weeds...
N.Ireland
Agricultural college to hold open day for upcoming courses
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) will be holding an open day at their Northern Ireland Greenmount campus...
N.Ireland
New rural funding programme for the North
Grants of between £200 and £1,500 will be available to rural community organisations in Northern Ireland as part of the...
Beef
Northern meat processors slash beef prices by 20p/kg
The decision by meat plants in Northern Ireland to pull the price of beef over the last number of weeks...
Beef
North/South steer price gap 'noticibly wider' than last year - LMC
Last week the steer price differential between Northern Ireland and the Republic was €170 greater than the same week last...
N.Ireland
North's dairy herd increases by 5.2% while beef herd drops by 5.6%
As of June 2014, there were 294,200 dairy cows in Northern Ireland, an increase of 5.2% from 2013, figures from the...
