Agri-Business
Cattle methane vaccine project receives $9.4m in funding
Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos, has provided $9.4 million (€8.7 million) in funding towards a project examining the viability of a...
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N.Ireland
Ministers meet with contractors tasked with saving Lough Neagh
Stormont ministers have met with the five bodies tasked with finding solutions to treat and reduce the incidence of blue-green...
N.Ireland
DAERA warns poultry sector of winter bird flu spread
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is urging all bird keepers in Northern Ireland to prepare for...
N.Ireland
Air Ambulance Agribusiness Group seeks £2.5m to sustain emergency service
With an increase in callouts experienced this year, Air Ambulance Northern Ireland’s Agribusiness Group is urging the agricultural community to...
N.Ireland
DAERA report shows 44% fall in total farm income farming in 2023
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has released the Statistical Review of Northern Ireland Agriculture, 2023, which...
Environment
Ulster Wildlife confirms appointment of new CEO
Dawn Miskelly has been appointed to the role of chief executive officer of Ulster Wildlife, Northern Ireland’s largest local nature...
Agri-Business
FFA: Tax change will ‘wipe out’ succession planning for NI farmers
Changes to Agricultural Property Relief (APR) announced as part of in the UK Chancellor’s Autumn Budget this week could “wipe...
N.Ireland
In-person SNHS training to be made available
Face-to-face Soil Nutrient Health Scheme (SNHS) training opportunities will be made available for farmers over the coming weeks. These will...
Agri-Business
ABP Talent Academy ‘actively’ recruiting graduates and students
The ABP Food Group is actively employing young people throughout the UK and Ireland within all aspects of its operation,...
N.Ireland
Photos: CAFRE celebrates students at awards ceremony
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) celebrated the success of students completing further education courses at a...
Beef
2 Tyrone students take top prize at ABP Angus Youth Challenge
Two Year 12 pupils from Aughnacloy College, Co. Tyrone, have taken the top prize in the 2024 ABP Angus Youth...
N.Ireland
Conference to examine changes in grass growth
This week sees the publication of the final GrassCheck Bulletin for 2024. For the majority of this year so far, grass...
N.Ireland
DAERA extends CNCC chair and deputy chair application deadline
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has extended the deadline for applications for a new chair and...
N.Ireland
£15,000 of funding announced for NI farming group
The Royal Countryside Fund (RCF) has announced £170,000 of new support for nine farming groups in England, Scotland, and NI,...
Dairy
More dairy intake in care homes could save health system £700k
The potential role of high-protein, high calcium dairy foods as a preventative measure to reduce the cost of falls among...
N.Ireland
Research vessel to monitor blue green algae on Lough Neagh
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced that a research vessel will help in the monitoring...
N.Ireland
Livestock entries open for Royal Ulster Winter Fair
The Royal Ulster Winter Fair has been characterised as a unique occasion within the Irish agricultural showing calendar. Royal Ulster...
N.Ireland
Co. Louth man extradited to NI and sentenced for waste ‘criminality’
The first person to be successfully extradited to Northern Ireland by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) to face charges...
