Dairy
Dairy prices drive NI farming income boom
Total income from farming in Northern Ireland increased by 33.7 per cent (31 per cent in real terms) from £223m...
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Environment
Efficient use of nutrients urged
With the end of the closed period in sight, the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is encouraging farmers to use farm...
Agri-Business
Farming anti-fraud campaign under way
Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Michelle O’Neill has this week reminded the public of the existence of a fraud hotline...
Dairy
Spotlight on cross-border 'black milk' smuggling
The Department of Agriculture and its Northern Ireland counterpart are leading a cross-border investigation into ongoing milk smuggling. Reports as...
Agri-Business
Live exports increased by 11% to €240m in 2013
Stronger cattle and sheep exports helped boost the value of livestock exports in 2013. For the year the value of...
Agri-Business
Aspirations for rural development in 2014
Teresa Canavan took over as CEO of the Rural Development Council (RDC) in Northern Ireland last September. As she looks...
Sheep
Lamb kill finishes 2013 up 6%
According to statistics released by the Department of Agriculture the lamb kill in Ireland was up six per cent or...
Arable
Winter cereals
The View from Northern Ireland: Following a good autumn most winter cereal crops are well established with the exception of late...
Dairy
'Focus on feed rate not yield per cow'
The View from Northern Ireland: Focus on feed rate not yield per cow. This was the key message from a dairy cow...
Agri-Business
Looking forward to a prosperous 2014
Agriland does not like odd numbers – so on that basis alone, let’s wish a cheerful goodbye to 2013 and...
Beef
Redmeat sector set for growth
Looking forward to 2014 and beyond Northern Ireland Meat Exporters’ Association (NIMEA) Chief Executive Phelim O’ Nell has told AgriLand...
Agri-Business
Review of the year: US beef market, TLT, suckler decline and CAP difficulties
November started of with a week-long Bord Bia-led Irish agriculture trade visit to the Gulf States. There was more positive...
Agri-Business
Stormont executive must decide on CAP funding issue today
Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) policy director Wesley Aston has told AgriLand that the Stormont executive must meet today in order...
Agri-Business
Review of the year: Weather, sustainability and going for growth
MAY: The weather eventually turned for the better during the second week of May, at which stage the entire farming...
Agri-Business
Review AHI conference 2013
A major animal health think-in took place in Cork in October. The conference which was organised by Animal Health Ireland...
Agri-Business
CAP transfer funding decision will be legally challenged
Following a decision by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development‘s Minister to transfer seven per cent of the Common...
Beef
Beef price differential report will not gather dust
Livestock and Meat Commission Chief Executive Ian Stevenson has told AgriLand that the report, researching the price differential in beef...
Beef
UK/NI beef price difference highlighted
The View from Northern Ireland: The Livestock and Meat Commissions (LMC) of Northern Ireland launched a report this morning on Northern...
