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New NI requirements for soil sampling to come into effect in January

August 17, 2019

Agri-Business

All grassland farms using chemical phosphorus fertilisers or phosphorus-rich manures – such as poultry litter, pig…

Farmer fined for effluent pollution of waterway

August 16, 2019

N.Ireland

A farmer has been fined for allowing farm effluent to enter a waterway causing local pollution, according to the Department of Agriculture, Environment…

New Environmental Farming Scheme opens in Northern Ireland

August 14, 2019

Environment

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced that the Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) Wider Level will open for applications…

Almost 11,000 cattle reported lost or stolen in 3 years in NI

August 12, 2019

N.Ireland

Organised crime gangs are becoming increasingly involved with the theft of cattle across Northern Ireland, according to the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP). UUP…

Agri finalists sowing seeds of innovation at Invent Awards

August 11, 2019

N.Ireland

Two innovative agri-science companies have been named as finalists in this year’s Invent Awards, a prestigious competition recognising Northern Ireland’s most pioneering technology-based…

UFU not anticipating no-deal Brexit dairy cow cull

August 11, 2019

N.Ireland

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said it is not anticipating a cull of dairy cattle in Northern Ireland following a no-deal Brexit.…

Rural Support volunteers receive top charity honour

August 10, 2019

N.Ireland

Rural mental health charity Rural Support volunteers were presented with the prestigious Queen’s Award at a special ceremony in Co. Tyrone this week.…

Possible dairy cattle cull in NI after ‘no-deal’ Brexit – reports

August 8, 2019

Dairy

A no-deal Brexit may result in around 45,000 dairy cattle being culled in Northern Ireland because of new tariffs that would exist for…

Quad stolen from farm sparks appeal for information

August 6, 2019

N.Ireland

An appeal for information has been launched by police following the theft of a Honda quad late last week. Stolen from a farm…

Cross-border trade to ‘virtually stop’ after ‘no-deal’

August 2, 2019

Agri-Business

An official UK government document, seen by some of the UK’s cabinet, warns that cross-border agri-food trade between Northern Ireland and the Republic…

Investigations begin on 10 cattle stolen in overnight raid

August 1, 2019

N.Ireland

A number of cattle have been reported stolen from a farm in an overnight raid yesterday morning, Wednesday, July 31. Taking place in…

Tractor driver sought following traffic collision

July 30, 2019

N.Ireland

Police are “keen to speak” to a man who was driving a tractor that was involved in a road traffic collision over the…

Northern Ireland food and drink processing sector growth slowed in 2018

July 28, 2019

N.Ireland

Growth in Northern Ireland’s food and drinks processing sector is estimated to have slowed significantly in 2018, according to new figures released by the region’s…

‘Hard Brexit is doomsday for farmers’ – McAleer

July 25, 2019

N.Ireland

Independent reports by the Irish Institute of European Affairs (IIEA) and the Department of Economy confirm that a hard Brexit will be a…

Johnson on NI border: ‘Never mind the backstop’

July 25, 2019

Agri Politics

The UK and EU can do a deal without checks on the Northern Irish border, according to new Prime Minister of the UK…

CAFRE’s Agricultural Business Operations courses open for 2019 applications

July 24, 2019

N.Ireland

Applications are open for this year’s intake of the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) Agricultural Business Operations courses. Last year,…