N.Ireland
Food output levels can be maintained in NI – expert
Agriculture in Northern Ireland can meet its climate change targets while still maintaining current levels of food output. This was...
Ulster Bank
Agri-Business
Focus: From beef and sheep to dairy and hens in Antrim
The owners of an upland farm in Co. Antrim have purchased additional land and invested significantly in diversification and automation...
N.Ireland
Bank borrowings for ag-sector in NI estimated to total £973m
Bank borrowings for the agricultural sector in Northern Ireland stand at £973 million, with money on deposit amounting to £611...
N.Ireland
Land prices in Northern Ireland averaging £13,500/ac – Ulster Bank
Land prices in Northern Ireland are currently averaging £13,500/ac. This figure was confirmed by Ulster Bank’s head of agriculture, Cormac...
N.Ireland
An ‘Ulster’ fry costs slightly less now than it did last year – economist
Fans of the traditional “Ulster” fry may want to raise a fork to a new survey today (Wednesday, April 10)...
N.Ireland
New attractions announced for the 155th Balmoral Show this May
With just four months to go until the 2024 event, Ulster Bank and the Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) have...
N.Ireland
bTB costs continue to mount in Northern Ireland
Ulster Bank’s head of agriculture, Cormac McKervey, has highlighted the growing impact of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) on dairy and livestock...
N.Ireland
UFU calls on banks to ‘do more’ to support farmers
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has called on banks to do more to help farmers get through the financial storm...
N.Ireland
NI pig prices now above cost of production – bank
Cormac McKervey of Ulster Bank has confirmed that pig prices in Northern Ireland are now exceeding farmers’ full cost of...
N.Ireland
Farmers must get paid properly for work they do – Ulster Bank
Farmers must get paid properly for they work they carry out and the investment that they make within their businesses....
N.Ireland
UK food inflation currently sitting at 18%
Food inflation in the UK has hit 18%, according to Ulster Bank’s chief economist Richard Ramsey. But Ramsey said although...
Agri-Business
Ulster Bank NI acknowledges challenges facing agri sector
After a year of soaring food, fuel, and energy prices for consumers and farmers alike, inflationary pressures are likely to...
N.Ireland
Countdown is on to the 154th Balmoral Show this May
The 154th Balmoral Show celebrating the best in food, farming and rural life at Balmoral Park, Lisburn from May 10-13,...
N.Ireland
TB adding to the cost burden on farms in Northern Ireland
Farmers in Northern Ireland impacted by bovine tuberculosis (bTB) are coming under a significantly enhanced cost burden at the present...
N.Ireland
Interest rates rise and cost challenges facing NI farmers
Farmers in Northern Ireland are facing four major cost-related challenges; “feed, fertiliser fuel and finance”, that is according to the...
N.Ireland
Agflation: True barometer of farm margins
According to Ulster Bank’s head of agriculture in Northern Ireland, Cormac McKervey, farm margins are now under a degree of...
N.Ireland
Farmgate prices mostly matching increased costs – Ulster Bank
This week’s Balmoral Show has seen a wide range of updates provided regarding the current state of agriculture in Northern...
Agri-Business
Food inflation levels to start climbing – Ulster Bank
Ulster Bank chief economist, Richard Ramsey, believes that food inflation will become a major factor within Northern Ireland’s economy during...
