N.Ireland
Work begins to secure the inclusion of Northern Ireland in grass-fed PGI
The Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) is heading up a group of stakeholder bodies that have been charged with the...
N.Ireland
The Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) is heading up a group of stakeholder bodies that have been charged with the...
N.Ireland
A Northern Ireland young farmer with a focus on increasing his milk from forage has made the final three of...
Sheep
For March-lambing flocks, it is important farmers keep an eye on their ewes’ body condition over the coming weeks. If...
N.Ireland
By Rodney Magowan David Sheridan farms across several holdings around Letterbreen and Florencecourt in Co. Fermanagh with some further acreage...
Dairy
The easiest way to prevent clinical or sub-clinical mastitis cases is through good milking practices. Mastitis is the most economically challenging...
Dairy
A recent report by Michael Garvey, a dairy development adviser, with the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE),...
N.Ireland
Agriculture Minister Gordon Lyons has announced the introduction of a pilot payment scheme for protein crops will begin in time...
N.Ireland
Ballymoney Show has become the first of the summer shows to cancel in Northern Ireland for 2021. The event, which...
N.Ireland
Agriculture Minister Gordon Lyons has announced that the local Surveillance Zones around the two commercial poultry farms where Highly Pathogenic...
N.Ireland
The modern low-cost food system “perpetuates rural poverty”, a Northern Ireland based rural development academic and lobbyist has warned. Rural...
N.Ireland
Get out of your comfort zone, get speaking at conferences, meeting people and trying new things, one of Northern Ireland’s...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Gordon Lyons has announced a financial support package worth up to £2 million for poultry farmers...
N.Ireland
Ag science might not be as “sexy” as some other fields, but follow your interests and you’ll be rewarded with...
N.Ireland
The driver of a 4×4 which was towing a “distinctive” flatbed trailer is being sought by members of the Police...
N.Ireland
Letters of Offer for the £15 million Farm Business Improvement Scheme (FBIS) have started to issue to thousands of farmers, Agriculture...
Agri Politics
The Northern Ireland branch of the British Veterinary Association (BVA) and the North of Ireland Veterinary Association (NIVA) have jointly...
N.Ireland
Work is underway to review the feasibility of a deposit return scheme for single-use plastic bottles in Northern Ireland. Speaking in...
Rural Life
The Agricultural Wages Board for Northern Ireland has announced a pay increase for agricultural workers which amounts to a 1% increase...