N.Ireland
Donegal man is overall winner at Six Nations Ploughing
Co. Donegal man Alan Simms took overall champion of the field at the recent Six Nations Ploughing Championships in Scotland. The...
Co. Down
N.Ireland
Co. Down farmer celebrates 6 years of housing barn owls
A Co. Down farmer is celebrating six years of giving barn owls a home, with Ulster Wildlife declaring his farm...
N.Ireland
Soil health training for Co. Down farmers to start next week
Soil Nutrient Health Scheme (SNHS) training sessions for farmers in the Co. Down area will kick off next week. Provided...
N.Ireland
Tremendous turnout for Dundrod Tractor Run
Approximately 80 vehicles took part in the annual Dundrod Tractor Run in Northern Ireland. The event took place last Saturday...
Rural Life
All-Ireland Hedge Laying Championships set for Down this weekend
The All-Ireland Hedge Laying Championships are set to place in Co. Down on Saturday (October 7). This year’s championships are...
N.Ireland
Dutch Spotted ram lamb fetches £20,000 for NI breeder
A Dutch Spotted sheep breeder in Co. Down secured a private deal that saw a ram lamb fetch a remarkable...
N.Ireland
28 calves rescued from slurry tank by NI firefighters
On what was supposed to be his retirement party, a Northern Ireland firefighter was called to assist in the rescue...
N.Ireland
Focus: Pedigree pork on a Co. Down farm
By Barbara Collins “I always say I was born two generations too late,” said Robbie Neill from Stonebridge Cottage Farm...
Environment
Potential for test court case against DAFM on climate targets
A foremost authority on climate change believes the scope exists to bring a test court case against the Department of...
N.Ireland
Haulier convicted of transporting unfit animal
A haulier from Co. Down has been convicted of one charge of transporting a bovine animal that was not fit...
N.Ireland
Co. Down vet receives Impact Award from RCVS
A vet from Co. Down has been awarded the Impact Award from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS). Dr....
N.Ireland
Co. Down location announced for 2023 World Sheepdog Trials
Expected to attract 50,000 spectators from across the world, Gill Hall Estate, Dromore, Co. Down has been announced as the...
N.Ireland
Opportunity to purchase arable and livestock farm with coastal location in Co. Down
33 Lisoid Road is a mixed arable and livestock farm extending to about 138.91ac in total, with a spectacular coastal...
Property
Dreamt of owning an island? This spectacular one is for sale
Castle Island, located on Castle Island Road, Downpatrick, Co. Down, is a spectacular residential and agricultural island that is currently...
N.Ireland
Firefighters spring stricken cattle from slurry tank
A number of cattle were successfully rescued from a slurry tank that they had fallen into by firefighters in Co....
N.Ireland
NI indepth: Farming with WhatsApp and taking Brexit by the horns
It’s not easy being a Co. Down man at the top of Scottish agri-politics while also running an 800-cow dairy...
N.Ireland
Barn dance catfight ends in assault conviction
Two Co. Down women ended up in court after a barn dance catfight resulted in one woman receiving facial injuries....
N.Ireland
Down bagged salad firm 'top of the crops' at UK Food Manufacture Excellence Awards
A multi-million pound salad grower and processor based in Co. Down has been named Fresh Produce Manufacturing Company of the Year...