Pig/Poultry
EU pig numbers could be starting to fall
There are tentative indications that the EU pig herd is starting to decline, according to Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board...
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Pig/Poultry
Locals object to farm plans for 30,000 pigs
A planning application has been submitted in the North to create a 23-acre pig farm which could house 30,000 pigs. If...
World News
The US is to ban antibiotics being used in animal feed
The US is to ban the use of antibiotics in feed for animals for production purposes such as feed efficiency...
Sheep
EU sheepmeat imports up 15% from 2014
EU sheepmeat imports increased by 15% from last year in the first quarter of 2015, according to Eblex, the organisations...
Arable
EU forecasts increase in maize and barley production
The European Commission has increased its estimates for both maize and barley production in 2015/16 in its latest balance sheet and...
Beef
Wire in gut one of the main causes of suckler cow deaths in the UK
Post-mortem results for in the UK shows that wire in the gut is one of the main causes of suckler...
Arable
Barley growers urged to spray for disease at flag leaf stage
Spring barley growers must specifically spray for disease this year as soon as plant flag leaves have fully developed, according...
Pig/Poultry
US research points to possible antibiotic alternative for pig industry
Lysozyme, a naturally occurring antimicrobial enzyme, has been identified as a possible antibiotic alternative for use in the pig industry...
Dairy
How to grow low potash silage for dry cows
Silage for dry cows is different to that for milking cows, Michael Garvey of the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise...
Dairy
EU wholesale dairy markets continue to fall in May
EU wholesale markets for dairy products fell again in May as pressure from supply remains, according to Dairyco. Prices across most...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland to see £1m spent on rural broadband
All rural broadband dwellers should have access to good broadband, the North’s Agriculture Minister Michelle O’Neill has said. The Minister...
Dairy
Scottish government to support dairy farmers on the Isle of Bute
Scotland’s Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead has confirmed that he will be providing additional support to dairy farmers on the...
Dairy
Fonterra offers guaranteed milk price contracts
Following its recent announcement of the 2015/16 forecast Farmgate Milk Price, applications are now open for Fonterra farmers to lock...
Sheep
Notice a slowdown in lamb growth rates? It's due to grass quality
Much of the slowdown in lamb growth rates is due to sward quality in June, Pat McCambridge of the College of Agriculture,...
Grass
Difficult conditions affect grass growth and silage making
Constant rain showers have led to great difficulty in getting first cut silage harvested, while grass growth in many areas...
Dairy
Ostertagia levels running high in spring 2015 - Glanbia
Glanbia’s bulk milk disease screening service showed high levels of Ostertagia in dairy herds in spring 2015, Glanbia says. Ostertagia...
Dairy
New Zealand dairy farmers braced for $150,000 income drop
DairyNZ is ramping up its support to dairy farmers following the announcement today by Fonterra of an opening forecast Farmgate...
Machinery
Fire at McHale machinery plant in Mayo
A fire has broken out at the McHale machinery plant in Mayo this evening (Tuesday). Local sources say a number...
