N.Ireland
NI dairy farmers have sufficient silage for winter
Most dairy farmers in Northern Ireland will have sufficient silage stocks built up by this stage to get them through...
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N.Ireland
New Red Tractor standards and modules ‘on hold’
Red Tractor has announced that it will put new standards and additional modules on hold until an independent review of governance has...
Dairy
New guide on designing calf housing launched
AgriSearch and the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) have published a new calf housing design guide. This is an outcome...
N.Ireland
Appeals for info after 2 artificial insemination tanks stolen in Tyrone
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has said it is appealing for witnesses and information in connection with the...
N.Ireland
DAERA extends pilot Protein Crop Scheme until 2026
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced a further extension of the Northern Ireland pilot Protein...
Agri-Business
DAERA works with DAFM to facilitate animal transporting for NI farmers
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has said it has been working closely with the Department...
N.Ireland
New Board appointed to Livestock and Meat Commission
The Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) has confirmed the appointment of Joe M Stewart OBE, LLP, JP as chair of...
N.Ireland
Farming and food leaders press for return of Stormont Executive
This past week or so has seen farming and food leaders in Northern Ireland eager for the return of the...
Agri-Business
Volac appoints new nutritional sales development manager
Volac has announced the appointment a new nutritional sales development manager for Northern Ireland. Eimear Diamond, a native of Bellaghy,...
N.Ireland
Traps to catch ferrets placed on Rathlin Island
Hundreds of traps have been placed on Rathlin Island, off the coast of Co. Antrim for the purpose of catching...
Machinery
Video: French machinery importer buying plant built in Armagh
While in attendance at the Sommet de l’Élevage agricultural show which took place in France earlier this month, Agriland met a French-based machinery...
Agri-Business
UFU opposes DAERA consultation on cutting NI livestock numbers
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said it opposes advice from the Climate Change Committee (CCC) to cut livestock numbers...
N.Ireland
Permanent solution to vet medicines access in NI must be found – BVA
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has said a permanent solution to access of vet medicines in Northern Ireland must be...
N.Ireland
NIPSA strike could disrupt flow of goods into NI – DAERA
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has said that a strike from vets and and meat inspectors...
N.Ireland
UFU ‘challenging’ the introduction of new Red Tractor environment module
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said it is “challenging” the governance behind the development of a new environment module...
N.Ireland
Proposed NI emissions reduction targets criticised
The implementation of the Climate Change Act will have a “profound and wide-ranging impact” on all dairy, beef and sheep...
N.Ireland
Farmer convicted of moving cattle into TB restricted herd
A farmer in Northern Ireland has been convicted and fined in court for moving cattle into a herd that was...
N.Ireland
Potato processer commits £2m towards anaerobic digestion plant
Co. Armagh-based potato packer and processer, Wilson’s Country Ltd., is completing a £2 million investment programme in the development of...
