Farm Safety
New Zealand police shoot ram after man and woman found dead
New Zealand police have confirmed that they shot a ram after a couple were found dead in a paddock. “On...
Farm Safety
New Zealand police have confirmed that they shot a ram after a couple were found dead in a paddock. “On...
N.Ireland
Culling badgers will not deliver the full eradication of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) according to a leading UK cattle vet. Dick...
Dairy
Lakeland Dairies has blamed a “challenging year” for a €300,000 drop in turnover to €1.6 billion in 2023 compared to...
Agri Politics
The Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir MLA, has announced payments totalling £9.4 million to Environmental Farming...
N.Ireland
The Donard Methodist Church in Newcastle Co. Down will hold a Farmers’ Wellbeing Workshop on Saturday, April 20 from 10:00a.m...
N.Ireland
College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprises (CAFRE) crops specialist, Leigh McClean highlighted a number of priorities for arable farmers...
N.Ireland
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is warning that farmers are caught in a perfect storm, squeezed between margin pressures, high...
N.Ireland
New regulations are to be placed on public bodies in Northern Ireland (NI) for carrying out climate change reporting duties....
N.Ireland
The Pedigree Cattle Trust are set to hold a meeting in Co. Armagh that will provide those attending with an...
Rural Life
New research has revealed that newborn deer fawns differ both in sleeping patterns and the rate of development from birth...
N.Ireland
Assessing the potential for artificial intelligence (AI) within agriculture is the focus of investigation for 2024 Nuffield Scholar, Paul Windemuller....
N.Ireland
Bank borrowings for the agricultural sector in Northern Ireland stand at £973 million, with money on deposit amounting to £611...
N.Ireland
Marks & Spencer (M&S) UK has announced that it aims to achieve its Net Zero by 2040 goals, funded through...
N.Ireland
An online system allowing farmers in Northern Ireland to opt-in to the Beef Carbon Reduction (BCR) Scheme will open next...
N.Ireland
Outgoing British Society of Animal Science (BSAS) president, Prof. Elizabeth Magowan has said that there is a “growing body” of...
N.Ireland
Land prices in Northern Ireland are currently averaging £13,500/ac. This figure was confirmed by Ulster Bank’s head of agriculture, Cormac...
N.Ireland
Fans of the traditional “Ulster” fry may want to raise a fork to a new survey today (Wednesday, April 10)...
N.Ireland
Farm “litter”, including empty chemical drums, blue piping and plastic, is adding significantly to the pollution burden on the River...