N.Ireland
NI farm walk to focus on potential of multi-species swards
The potential role of multi-species swards on beef and sheep farms in Northern Ireland will be examined at a farm...
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N.Ireland
Applications open for farm innovation visit to Scotland
Applications are now open for study tours of breeding technologies being used on dairy herds in Scotland. The Department of...
Dairy
Farmers north and south ‘concerned’ about climate targets
Farmers north and south of the border are worried about the impact of “environmental legislation” on the viability of their...
N.Ireland
Fears over future of NI mushroom industry amid labour shortage
There are fears that the mushroom industry in Northern Ireland (NI) will “disappear” unless the UK government steps in. That’s...
N.Ireland
Several ‘firsts’ for Comber Earlies Food Festival
The annual Comber Earlies Food Festival has relocated its venue to Comber Leisure Centre and plans to celebrate its famed...
N.Ireland
Health services cross-border exercise to prepare for bird flu
Today (Tuesday, June 13), health services in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland led an exercise to enhance cross-border...
N.Ireland
Retired farmer fined for unauthorised works to field system
A retired farmer in Northern Ireland has been fined £2,000 for unauthorised works to a scheduled monument, which has existed...
N.Ireland
UFU urges caution as bird flu threat increases in NI
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is urging bird keepers to be extra cautious and to heighten biosecurity due to an...
N.Ireland
Concern over future of NI private forestry sector
There is growing concern that Northern Ireland’s (NI) private forestry sector could find itself without public support beyond the end...
N.Ireland
Reminder: NI Agricultural Census deadline approaching
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has issued a reminder to farmers to complete their 2023...
N.Ireland
NI chief vet urges bird flu vigilance after cases in wild birds
Northern Ireland’s chief veterinary officer, Dr. Robert Huey, has called on all bird and poultry keepers to remain vigilant as...
Agri-Business
Launch of NIFAIS postponed for a ‘number of months’ – DAERA
The launch of the latest stage of the Northern Ireland Food Animal Information System (NIFAIS), a key traceability and animal...
N.Ireland
Lurgan Show: Texel shearling ewe takes inter-breed prize
The north Antrim man who judged the sheep inter-breed championship class at this year’s Lurgan Show believes the Irish sheep...
N.Ireland
Coleraine is the best location for NI vet school – Sugden
An east Derry MLA has called for a Northern Ireland vet school to be located at the Ulster University campus...
