N.Ireland
Sheep numbers in the North reach highest level since 2004
The number of sheep in Northern Ireland last December was 1,363,500 head, the highest level on record since December 2004,...
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N.Ireland
Sheep farmer banned from owning animals and fined for animal welfare offences
A sheep farmer in Co. Antrim has been banned from owning animals and fined in £546 (€645) for animal welfare offences....
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland strives for BSE negligible risk status
Northern Ireland has been recommended for BSE negligible risk status by the World Organisation for Animal Health’s Scientific Commission. The...
N.Ireland
Landowner fined for damaging protected habitat
A landowner has been fined £3,400 (€3,990) recently at Newry Magistrates’ court for breaches of Environment Order legislation. The Co....
N.Ireland
Farmer handed suspended jail sentence for animal movement offences
A Co. Armagh farmer was convicted at Craigavon Magistrates’ Court recently on 21 charges relating to animal movement offences. Jim Thompson,...
N.Ireland
Sheep farmers wanted to take part in grass utilisation project
A new research project in the North aims to identify how sheep farmers can maximise the use of grass on...
N.Ireland
Sheep farmers wanted to take part in grass utilisation project
A new research project in the North aims to identify how sheep farmers can maximise the use of grass on...
Beef
Factory kill charges cost farmers in the North £7.5m in 2016
Factory kill charges in the North cost farmers in excess of £7.5m (€8.8m) in 2016, according to figures from the Ulster...
N.Ireland
UFU assessing the best farm support options post-Brexit
The coming weeks will see the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) assess which farm support policies will best meet the needs...
Machinery
Massey Ferguson to sponsor the Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster
Massey Ferguson is set to become a brand new platinum sponsor of the Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster (YFCU). The new partnership,...
Machinery
Massey Ferguson to sponsor the Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster
Massey Ferguson is set to become a brand new platinum sponsor of the Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster (YFCU). The new partnership,...
N.Ireland
Funding applications for food projects in the North available from tomorrow
Applications for funding for projects aimed at raising the profile of quality regional food in the North will be accepted...
N.Ireland
Northern Irish farmer convicted of 27 animal welfare charges
A Co. Antrim farmer has been convicted on 27 animal welfare charges at the Lisburn Magistrates’ Court. Trevor Sinclair, with...
Dairy
November milk price in the North close to 6c/L higher compared to 2015
Dairy farmers in Northern Ireland have seen farm gate milk prices in November rise by 4.95p/L (5.8c/L) compared to the...
N.Ireland
Free farm safety courses for farmers in the North
Farmers in Northern Ireland are being encouraged by the Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Michelle Mcllveen to attend...
N.Ireland
Northern Irish farmer fined for allowing silage effluent to enter waterway
A farmer in Northern Ireland has been fined for polluting a waterway with silage effluent. William Steele from Liswatty Road,...
Dairy
Milk price climbs in Northern Ireland despite rising October collections
Farmers in Northern Ireland have seen some recovery in the farm-gate milk price despite the volume of milk collected in...
N.Ireland
North’s farmers to receive EU aid to remove BVD-positive calves
Northern Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Michelle McIlveen, has announced a £4m package of support for local livestock farmers, which is provided...
