N.Ireland
Beef
Australian cattle and sheep numbers expected to decline in 2025
Pig/Poultry
Netherlands rolls out bird flu vaccination pilot programme
Dairy
UK cheese exports reach highest level since 2020
N.Ireland
DAERA warns of foot-and-mouth risk after EU outbreak
Agri-Business
Fonterra raises full year earnings forecast by up to 25%
New Zealand dairy co-op Fonterra has increased its full year earnings for 2025 (FY25) from 40-60 cents per share to…
Environment
LAMMA and Low Carbon Agriculture to join forces for 2026 event
The UK’s largest agricultural machinery and technology event, Lincolnshire Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers Association (LAMMA), has announced it will joins forces…
N.Ireland
Risk of pneumonia increasing as calf pens fill up
As calving season goes on, calf pens and calf sheds will begin to fill up on farms across the country,…
N.Ireland
White line and sole bruising a huge risk as grazing kicks off
As cows go out to paddocks and get used to travelling on roadways this spring, white line disease and sole…
Environment
Wild beavers reintroduced to England
The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, (Defra) has published a policy paper on the reintroduction of the Eurasian…
N.Ireland
Getting spring grass into the diet as mid-March approaches
The topic of turning cattle out to grass in the spring can often generate frustration amongst some farmers on heavier-type…
N.Ireland
The significance of spring potash applications
The Potash Development Association (PDA) is highlighting the need for all winter crops to receive adequate potash applications now, if…
N.Ireland
Rearing pigs outdoors with no fear of ASF in Denmark
By Chris McCullough It takes an entire day to feed all the pigs reared in the great outdoors on a…
N.Ireland
Dairy advice: Transitioning calves to once-a-day feeding
Once-a-day (OAD) feeding calves can be great timesaver at this time of the year and with many calves now over…
N.Ireland
New project launched to predict nutrient release from cover crops
The role of cover crops has been well profiled in both the UK and Ireland as a means of improving…
N.Ireland
Armagh Show recorded largest visitor number ever last year
Armagh Show Society confirmed an attendance figure just short of 50,000 for its 2024 celebration of farming and food, making…
Dairy
One-third of calves affected by subclinical pneumonia – RVC
New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has revealed that nearly one-third of calves in the UK experience bovine…
N.Ireland
Muir welcomes wind energy market engagement for DAERA forests
Northern Ireland Minister for Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs Andrew Muir has announced the launch of a wind energy market…