N.Ireland
Fermanagh bird flu restrictions to lift tomorrow
The chief veterinary officer (CVO) for Northern Ireland, Robert Huey, has announced that the avian influenza (bird flu) surveillance zones...
N.Ireland
The chief veterinary officer (CVO) for Northern Ireland, Robert Huey, has announced that the avian influenza (bird flu) surveillance zones...
N.Ireland
By Robert Huey, chief veterinary officer for Northern Ireland As Christmas approaches and winter sets in, I want to highlight...
N.Ireland
Recent days have seen the first consignment of frozen pig semen exported to China by the Co. Down-based genetics operation,...
N.Ireland
The Farm Safety Partnership (FSP) has welcomed Rural Support which has been awarded full FSP member status. The partnership is...
N.Ireland
Daniel Broderick, an agricultural engineer from Omagh, Co.Tyrone, has been selected today (Thursday, December 15) as a finalist for the...
Rural Life
The Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has joined the Ulster Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to...
N.Ireland
The Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland (HSENI) has said it is being supported by over 430 rural and special...
Environment
High-tech drones are being deployed across Scotland as part of an innovative project to estimate the carbon stored on the...
N.Ireland
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is offering fifteen dairy farmers the opportunity to travel to the...
N.Ireland
Dale Farm is forecasting a target of 2.5% growth in its milk pool and processing output over the coming years....
Pig/Poultry
Avian influenza virus, otherwise known as bird flu, has now spread to Ireland’s indigenous bird populations, according to the chief...
Environment
Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) and the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) have secured international funding for projects aimed...
N.Ireland
The Northern Ireland Grain Trade Association (NIGTA) is highlighting the role now being played by feed compounders in helping to...
N.Ireland
Managing carbon efficiently is now an absolute priority for beef and sheep farmers throughout Northern Ireland, according to one leading...
N.Ireland
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is set host an online event discussing avian influenza (bird flu),...
N.Ireland
Mandatory housing measures for all kept birds and poultry are to come into force across Northern Ireland from midday on...
Environment
The chief executive of the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) has said that COP15 will see new global targets to...
Sheep
Processors have been slow to move up weight limits for lambs in Northern Ireland, similar to what has been seen...