Beef
NI suckler beef calf registrations fall 17,000 in 2 years
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has warned it is “deeply concerned” as the latest industry figures show a 17,000 drop in...
Beef
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has warned it is “deeply concerned” as the latest industry figures show a 17,000 drop in...
N.Ireland
Apart from workers here having to apply for certain status [because of Brexit] there is now also the economic viability...
Rural Life
Can a company like ours absorb 9% costs supplying major multi-retailers? The answer to that is no. In addition to...
Rural Life
A business like mine is very exposed to the implications of a no-deal Brexit; we are talking about everyday products...
Agri Politics
McNamee’s Bakery was established in Crossmaglen in 1939 – on the day World War II began the family signed for...
Agri Politics
Arthur O’Neill of O’Neill’s Tractors in Crossmaglen set up the business in 1985 and, while it has weathered a few...
N.Ireland
An appeal for information has been made following the theft of a quad, a chainsaw and a generator from a...
Agri Politics
Justin McNulty was just nine years old when a bomb exploded in a field 100m from the kitchen table where...
Agri-Business
UK farming will lose £850 million (€928 million) in profits in the event of a no-deal Brexit, according to research...
Rural Life
Police at the scene of an ongoing security operation in Newtownbutler, Co. Fermanagh, have confirmed that some form of an...
Agri-Business
All grassland farms using chemical phosphorus fertilisers or phosphorus-rich manures – such as poultry litter, pig farmyard manure and digestate – will...
N.Ireland
A farmer has been fined for allowing farm effluent to enter a waterway causing local pollution, according to the Department...
Environment
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced that the Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) Wider Level will...
N.Ireland
Organised crime gangs are becoming increasingly involved with the theft of cattle across Northern Ireland, according to the Ulster Unionist...
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...
N.Ireland
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said it is not anticipating a cull of dairy cattle in Northern Ireland following...
N.Ireland
Rural mental health charity Rural Support volunteers were presented with the prestigious Queen’s Award at a special ceremony in Co....
Dairy
A no-deal Brexit may result in around 45,000 dairy cattle being culled in Northern Ireland because of new tariffs that...