N.Ireland
Northern Ireland's 2016 Online Single application window now open
Northern Ireland’s Agriculture Minister Michelle O’Neill has announced that the 2016 Online Single application system is now open. Minister O’Neill...
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N.Ireland
Narrowing of beef price to have little impact on cross-border trade - LMC
The narrowing of the Irish and Northern Irish beef price will have little impact on the cross-border beef trade, according...
Sheep
Over 100 sheep killed in the UK's worst sheep attack ever
In what has been described by experts as the UK’s worst sheep-worrying incident in living memory more than one hundred...
Dairy
Higher EU milk production expected again in 2016
Despite milk prices at near record lows in parts of the EU, milk production across the continent is set to...
World News
Video shows shocking cruelty on Canada's largest dairy farm
A dairy farm in Canada is facing a raft of animal cruelty charges after an undercover video and subsequent investigation...
World News
Video: Aussie farmer uses 2,000 sheep to protest against gas mining
A farmer in Australia has used thousands of sheep to protest against the mining of gas reserves in the area where...
Rural Life
'Carry on designing kitchens or take over managing the farm?'
Some 13% of farms in Ireland are owned by women and with today, March 8, being International Women’s Day to...
Dairy
Hogan not for turning on intervention price increase
An increase in intervention prices for dairy products will not be proposed by the European Commissioner for Agriculture, Phil Hogan at...
EU
'Leaving the EU is too great a risk for UK farmers'
A host of farmers from the UK have said that leaving the EU is a risk that they “cannot afford...
Dairy
Fonterra cuts its forecast milk price to less than 18c/L
Fonterra has reduced its forecast Farmgate Milk Price for the 2015/16 season from $4.15 per kgMS to $3.90 (€2.39) per...
World News
Firefighters rescue cow trapped in rotary milker
Firefighters had to be called to a milking parlour on a farm in Chester in England last week after a...
Agri-Business
ABP/Slaney tie-up to be investigated in Brussels
Fane Valley Co-Op and ABP Food Group have been informed that the proposed 50:50 joint venture in relation to Slaney...
Machinery
John Deere has launched its first ever printed parts catalogue
John Deere has launched its first ever printed parts, service, equipment and supplies catalogue, which can be mailed for free by...
Dairy
‘Rebel’ suppliers to receive their marching orders from Dairygold
Former Dairygold suppliers, many of whom switched allegiance and went to Arrabawn last year, began meeting with their former co-op...
Beef
38% of Northern Irish steer carcasses fail to met retail spec - LMC
About 38% of the steers slaughtered in Northern Ireland this year do not meet the requirements of the retail specification,...
EU
Scottish government creates 'starter farms' for new entrants
In order to help the farmers of the future, the Scottish government is using publicly-owned land to create ‘starter farms’...
Agri-Business
Glanbia's top brass received €1.5m in cash incentives in 2015
Glanbia increased its pay to its top employees in 2015, including cash incentives totalling €1.515m to its top four earners....
N.Ireland
Milk production in the North continues its upward trend
Milk production in Northern Ireland in 2015 was up 2.7% on the volumes produced in 2014, the latest statistics from...
