N.Ireland
EasyCare sheep open evening to take place on Antrim farm
Campbell Tweed will host an EasyCare open evening at his Ballycoose farm, near Carncastle in Co. Antrim, on Tuesday, August...
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N.Ireland
Large turnout for Antrim Show 2023
Thousands of exhibitors, judges and spectators gathered at Shane’s Castle on the shores of Lough Neagh for the annual Antrim...
N.Ireland
Poor weather taking its toll on farms across Northern Ireland
Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president, David Brown, has confirmed that the recent spell of very poor weather is taking its...
N.Ireland
Record livestock entries at Clogher Valley Show
There was a record number of livestock entries at the Clogher Valley Show which took place yesterday (Wednesday, July 26)....
N.Ireland
LMC welcomes timetable for new NI farm support measures
The timeline for the new farm support measures in Northern Ireland has been welcomed by the Livestock and Meat Commission...
N.Ireland
Farmer sentenced for causing ‘unnecessary suffering’ to animals
A farmer in Northern Ireland has been sentenced in court for causing “unnecessary suffering” to animals. 38-year-old Michael Maguire of...
N.Ireland
DAERA call for air pollution evidence ‘extremely concerning’ – UFU
A formal call for evidence on air pollution by Northern Ireland’s Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is...
N.Ireland
Irish sheep shearing record attempt to take place in Antrim
An attempt to break the Irish sheep shearing record will take place in Co. Antrim next week. Tom Perry, a...
N.Ireland
Milk price changes could boost NI Jersey cattle numbers
The much anticipated switch to a components-based milk pricing system should act to boost Jersey cattle numbers in Northern Ireland....
Agri-Business
DAERA: New BVD requirements for cattle exports to Ireland
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has said that Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) requirements for cattle exports...
N.Ireland
Short pause in TB testing as NIFAIS launches in September
The first stage of the Northern Ireland Food Animal Information System (NIFAIS) is now set to launch on Monday, September...
Agri-Business
Tyrone breeders secure export deal for Badgerface Texels
Co. Tyrone sheep breeders Janet and Andy Carson are toasting success after securing a lucrative export deal for their highly...
N.Ireland
Gap in milk price ‘unsustainable’ – UFU
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said that the price Northern Ireland’s dairy farmers are receiving for their milk is...
Agri-Business
Irish agri-food exporters urged to prepare for new import controls
Minister of State for European Affairs, Peter Burke has urged Irish agri-food exporters to prepare for new UK import controls...
N.Ireland
Demand for EasyCare sheep continues to rise in New Zealand
Demand for EasyCare, self-shedding sheep is fast increasing in New Zealand with breeders there looking to the UK and Ireland...
N.Ireland
90% of Northern Ireland winter barley crop yet to be harvested
Co. Down cereal grower Allan Chambers has confirmed that 90% of Northern Ireland’s winter barley crop has yet to be...
N.Ireland
Dutch Spotted hogget carries the day at Castlewellan Show
The sheep inter-breed championship at last weekend’s Castlewellan Show was won by Orla and Patrick Grant, from Kilcoo in Co....
N.Ireland
UFU warns about GPS theft after four farm robberies
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is urging farmers to be “extra vigilant” of rural theft after reports of GPS equipment...
