N.Ireland
New rural funding programme for the North
Grants of between £200 and £1,500 will be available to rural community organisations in Northern Ireland as part of the...
N.Ireland
Grants of between £200 and £1,500 will be available to rural community organisations in Northern Ireland as part of the...
N.Ireland
JCB Young Drivers Zone will open at Junction One Outlet and Retail Park in Antrim next month, making it the...
Beef
The decision by meat plants in Northern Ireland to pull the price of beef over the last number of weeks...
N.Ireland
As of June 2014, there were 294,200 dairy cows in Northern Ireland, an increase of 5.2% from 2013, figures from the...
N.Ireland
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has met with Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) officials to discuss the difficulties associated with...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland’s Single Application process has opened for 2015, Agriculture Minister Michelle O’Neill has announced. The Single Application online service is...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland farmers are being urged to complete the Whole Farm Needs Assessment Survey (WFNA) by the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU). UFU...
N.Ireland
The Ulster Farmers’ Union will host the 37th biennial North American and European Union Agricultural Conference on the 22-23 October...
Agri-Business
Northern Ireland is set to have its own agri-food marketing body, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has said....
N.Ireland
The GAA, Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) and the Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland (HSENI) are exploring the idea of working...
N.Ireland
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has welcomed the announcement from Agriculture Minister Michelle O’Neill that there has not been a case...
N.Ireland
Following BBC Northern Ireland’s announcement of its plans for agriculture coverage, Ulster Farmers’ Union President Ian Marshall has said that...
Environment
A new study of badger behaviour on Northern Ireland farms found that badgers are more likely to visit farmyards in...
Dairy
The Northern Ireland dairy herd currently has the highest cow numbers on record, with 306,300 cows on record. Results of an...
N.Ireland
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has said the decision by Agriculture Minister Michelle O’Neill and Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster to reappoint...
N.Ireland
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said that farmers still have serious reservations over the plans to re-locate the North’s...
N.Ireland
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) Northern Ireland is moving its headquarters to Ballykelly, Co. Derry. DARD is relocating...
N.Ireland
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) in Northern Ireland is hosting a ‘Practical On-farm Renewable Energy’ (POFRE) event...