N.Ireland
CAFRE's Agricultural Business Operations courses open for 2019 applications
Applications are open for this year’s intake of the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) Agricultural Business Operations...
N.Ireland
Applications are open for this year’s intake of the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) Agricultural Business Operations...
Rural Life
35ac of barley was burnt in a widespread field fire, thought to have been started by rubbish burning in Suffolk,...
Rural Life
A total of 29 cattle were stolen from a farm over the weekend, members of the Police Service of Northern...
Grass
Even moderate levels of soil compaction can reduce grassland output levels by 20%, according to Alex Higgins, from the Agri-Food...
Property
Newgrove Estate comes to the market as an exceptional residential and agricultural estate extending to about 149.3ac (60ha) in total,...
N.Ireland
Holidaymakers have been warned to not bring home edible souvenirs after department officials in Northern Ireland revealed they have already...
N.Ireland
A recent issue involving a JCB which went on fire has prompted a warning on the dangers of machinery fires...
Rural Life
A quad which had been reported stolen has been recovered from a patch of undergrowth by police in Co. Antrim....
Agri-Business
Fane Valley Co-operative has struck a deal with Donegal Investment Group plc to acquire north-west compounder Robert Smyth & Sons...
Agri-Business
One of the UK’s largest farmer-owned co-ops, Dale Farm, has announced significant increases in profit, return on capital employed (ROCE) and...
Rural Life
A John Deere tractor and square baler were stopped by police yesterday and subsequently seized for being on the road...
Beef
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said that a financial support package, similar to the €100 million beef fund for...
N.Ireland
Police in Northern Ireland have recovered a Toyota Land Cruiser 4X4 believed to have been stolen from the Republic of...
Environment
A Leitrim county councillor has called on the Irish public to object to a fracking licence application that is being...
Environment
A local area representative in Co. Leitrim has pointed to the heightened concerns of people in the county after UK-based...
Environment
Concerns over fracking and its impact on the environment and small communities across the country have been brought to the...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland’s royal residence is set to welcome the region’s top agri-food producers as one of its first major public...
Beef
Currently, the amount of suckler farms in Ireland using AI is low; somewhere in the region of 25% of progeny...