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,...
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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...
Dairy
Time to play ‘hard ball’ with dairy processors as strike action looms
Dairy farmers in Northern Ireland have voted in favour of strike action if dairy processors do not increase milk prices,...
N.Ireland
Tractor worth over €80,000 reported stolen in Northern Ireland
A tractor worth £70,000 (€81,500) was reportedly stolen over the weekend on a farm at Doogary Road in Omagh, Co. Tyrone. The...
Dairy
‘A 200 cow dairy farm in Northern Ireland could lose £100,000 this year’
A 200 cow dairy farm in Northern Ireland could lose £100,000 (€112,210) this year, according to William Taylor who is...
N.Ireland
‘High risk of liver fluke infection in livestock in Northern Ireland this winter’
The overall risk of liver fluke infection in cattle and sheep this winter will be high across all areas of Northern Ireland,...
N.Ireland
‘Scrapping the ANC scheme would damage rural areas in Northern Ireland’
The North’s Department of Agriculture is risking a ‘lose, lose outcome’ for farmers and the environment if it scraps the ANC...
N.Ireland
Pics: Farmer has ‘lucky escape’ as tractor overturns while hedgecutting
A farmer in Co. Down had a ‘lucky escape’ after the tractor he was driving overturned in a field while...
N.Ireland
Woman (70s) dies after being attacked by cattle
A woman in her 70s has died on a farm in Co. Derry, Northern Ireland, after she was attacked by...
N.Ireland
Winter planning information evenings organised for North’s farmers
Following a wet summer in parts of Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural affairs (DAERA) is organising...
N.Ireland
Brexit deal must have strong cross-border dimension
A Brexit deal must be reached, which minimises any potential disruption in cross border trade on the island of Ireland,...
N.Ireland
Exchange rate boosts north’s farm payments by £39m
A weaker Sterling has boosted the amount of money farmers in Northern Ireland will receive under direct payments this year....
