Dairy
With the grazing season coming to an end and farms preparing for winter housing, it is time to start ticking off the jobs on the winter list.
Silage Testing
Testing your silage now is a worthwhile activity to meet the nutritional needs of your beef cattle.
Fendt
"Seeing it in the flesh, it's a massive tractor." That is according to Mick English, the owner...
N.Ireland
A transporter has been convicted by a court in Northern Ireland for carrying animals deemed "not fit for the journey".
Beef
Farmers and project representatives from the cross-border 'climate-friendly beef' project 'CliBeef'...
cattle cull
A controversial culling of cattle in County Tyrone in June has been declared "entirely lawful" following an independent external review.
Northern Ireland's high- pressure, natural gas network is made up of both transmission and distribution pipelines.
Opinion
Large numbers of migratory birds make their home in Ireland over the winter months. The process is at the heart of a natural, global rhythm.
Beef Technical
The annual Elite Commercial Haltered Cattle Show and Sale took place at Ballybofey and Stranorlar...
With winter milkers in the thick of calving down, dairy sales are well and truly underway in the marts, but what is stock making?
Agri-Business
Replacing dairy products with unfortified plant-based alternatives may lead to a deficiency in vital nutrients.
An independent review into the culling of 51 cattle in Co. Tyrone in June must deliver answers, accountability and action, the UFU has said.
"Sound evidence" is needed to form the policies needed to guide the agri-food sector through challenges, according to Minister Andrew Muir.
More investment is needed in Northern Ireland's rural fire and rescue services after a 73% increase in farm fire costs last year, a MLA said.
Rural Life
A new farm safety campaign has been launched in Northern Ireland, urging older farmers to recognise the risks on their farms.
A survey of farmers who received a BVD-positive result has found that 21% did not go on to vaccinate their herd after their first case.
Sheep
The involvement of a Co Antrim farmer has been instrumental in allowing Signet to develop new genomic breeding values for the sheep sector.
A food manufacturing company in Northern Ireland has been fined in court following a serious injury to an employee over 3 years ago.
New Zealand's milk production has grown by around 3.5% for the 2025/2026 season, according to the latest New Zealand dairy statistics report.
There was a strong trade for pedigree bulls at the British Limousin Cattle Society's regional autumn show and sale.
The latest European Commission figures indicate rising milk supply, expanding dairy production, and stronger export volumes in the EU.
Body condition score is the all-important arbiter of ewe productivity, according to sheep specialist: Dr Nerys Wright.
Sheep veterinarian, Phillipa Page, has referenced Iceberg diseases as contributing significantly to reductions in flock productivity.
