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EU-Wide concern on CAP's 'Greening' implementation
All of the EU’s major farming organisations are extremely concerned on how the EU Commission’s ‘greening’ requirements under the reformed...
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N.Ireland
NI farmers 2014 Single Farm Payment hit by exchange rate
Northern Ireland farmers will be disappointed with the levels of Single Farm Payment that they will receive this year according...
Environment
Improve your wall building skills with new course
Dry stone walls are an important component of the Irish landscape. They are durable and attractive field boundary features which...
Beef
Ulster farmers label meeting with Tesco a “mixed bag”
Following a meeting with representatives from Tesco to discuss a range of issues including: the crisis situation facing Northern Ireland’s...
Opinion
Reward for delivering in-spec cattle is abundantly obvious
The mystery of how British prime cattle prices rose by 4p-5p last week (w/e September 6) despite a 12% increase...
Beef
Counting farm residencies
Meeting factory specifications at point of slaughter has become increasingly important in recent times with penalties on out of spec...
Beef
Autumn management of the suckler herd
Now is the time to pregnancy diagnose spring-calving cows, according to CAFRE, the Northern Ireland agricultural advisory service. It advises...
Beef
O’Neill welcomes progress on cattle residencies
Northern Ireland’s Agriculture Minister Michelle O’Neill has welcomed efforts made by the beef industry in the north to resolve the...
Beef
UFU welcome marts decision to disclose beef cattle residencies
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has welcomed the decision by the Northern Ireland Livestock Auctioneer Association (NILAA) to display the number...
N.Ireland
Rise in rural crime costs NI rural economy £3.9m
Ulster Farmers’ Union President Ian Marshall has stressed that rural crime is becoming more and more of an issue following...
Beef
Beef-sired calf registrations higher in July - LMC
Beef-sired calf registrations in Northern Ireland totalled 32,452 head during July 2014 compared to 29,566 registrations in July 2013. This...
Agri-Business
Teemore Engineering confirms first export order to Australia
Co. Fermanagh-based Teemore Engineering has recently completed its first export order to Australia. Comprising 520 of the company’s Elite Cow...
N.Ireland
Booth family enjoys a week to remember
What a few days it’s been for the Booth family, from Stewartstown in Co Tyrone. Last Saturday saw them secure...
N.Ireland
Limousin extravaganza at Antrim Show
Antrim Show is unique in hosting a significant number of the most important Inter-Breed cattle and sheep competition finals, the...
Other
'Prospect of bumper grain harvest in Europe putting pressure on prices here'
The Northern Ireland Grain Trade Association (NIGTA) has said that the prospect of a bumper grain harvest in Europe is...
Beef
Byrne calls for action to resolve beef crisis
Stormont Agriculture Committee Vice Chairman Joe Byrne MLA has welcomed the recently announced CAP agreement, which he believes will deliver...
Beef
LMC proposes Redmeat Industry Protocol
Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) Chief Executive Ian Stevenson has told Agriland that the organisation’s proposed Redmeat Industry Protocol –...
Beef
British spending more on beef, but buying less
Consumers in the UK spent more money on beef over the past year, but the volume of sales was also...
