N.Ireland
Black or red Aberdeen Angus cattle? The choice is yours
The growth in red Aberdeen Angus cattle numbers continues apace in Northern Ireland. And this is not a fad. The...
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N.Ireland
Using industrial heat in the dairy sector to reach climate goals
Tom Marren, chair of the non-profit organisation E Heat, believes the “only way” to reach climate goals in the dairy...
N.Ireland
UFU calls on banks to ‘do more’ to support farmers
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has called on banks to do more to help farmers get through the financial storm...
N.Ireland
Excess agri nutrients behind rise in blue-green algae in NI waters
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has said that excess nutrients from agricultural activities and wastewater pressures...
N.Ireland
Farmers urged to work with milk processors and feed companies
Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) agriculture spokesperson, Tom Elliott MLA, has urged dairy farmers, milk processors and animal feed companies to...
N.Ireland
Teemore Engineering celebrates anniversary supplying farmers
Teemore Engineering is celebrating its 50th anniversary today (Thursday, August 24) with an event attended by farming and business leaders...
Agri-Business
AgriSearch webinars to help farmers after ‘particularly challenging’ summer
AgriSearch will host two webinars for Northern Ireland’s ruminant livestock farmers with the aim of helping them mitigate challenges they...
N.Ireland
Rural fuel poverty a key challenge in Northern Ireland
Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) agriculture spokesperson, Tom Elliott MLA, has called for a review of regulation on fuel services provision...
N.Ireland
DAERA confirms APHIS is up and running again
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has confirmed that Northern Ireland’s Animal and Public Health Information System (APHIS)...
Agri-Business
ABP nominated for award for impact in the community
The agri-food business, ABP, has been shortlisted for an award in the 2023 Responsible Business Awards in Northern Ireland. ABP...
N.Ireland
Markethill cattle sale to go ahead despite APHIS malfunction
Markethill cattle sale in Co. Armagh will go ahead as normal tomorrow (Tuesday, August 22), however delays can be expected....
N.Ireland
August 31 deadline for several farming schemes in NI
Thursday, August 31, is the close of application date for a number of key farming schemes in Northern Ireland. The...
N.Ireland
Queues at meat plants as APHIS computer system crashes
Northern Ireland’s computerised cattle movement and permitting system, APHIS, seemed to ‘crash’ last night as part of a wider civil...
N.Ireland
AgriSearch to appoint new operations manager
AgriSearch has confirmed that the organisation is in the process of appointing an operations manager. This is a new position...
N.Ireland
Genomics will ‘revolutionise’ performance in sheep sector
The science of genomics is set to revolutionise the pace at which genetic improvement can be secured within the sheep...
N.Ireland
Farmers For Action: Need for a Farm Welfare Bill
The need for the Northern Ireland Farm Welfare Bill to be passed into law is greater than ever, according to...
N.Ireland
Arable update: Barley yields disappointing in Northern Ireland
Co. Down agronomist Richard Owens has confirmed that the winter barley harvest in Northern Ireland is complete with many growers...
N.Ireland
Dutch Spotted ram lamb fetches £20,000 for NI breeder
A Dutch Spotted sheep breeder in Co. Down secured a private deal that saw a ram lamb fetch a remarkable...
