N.Ireland
Farmers For Action calls for trailer licences to be scrapped in NI
Rural lobby group Farmers For Action has written to Northern Ireland’s Infrastructure Minister calling for a decision made in Westminster...
Farmers for Action
N.Ireland
A Stormont crash would not affect the passage of NI Farm Welfare Bill
Farmers For Action’s, William Taylor, has confirmed that any premature winding-up of the Stormont Executive will not impede the progress...
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Watch: Calor provides instant hot water solution for Kilkenny dairy farmer
Access to hot water is crucial to Irish dairy farms. All farms require a reliable and consistent method of heating...
N.Ireland
FFA discusses cost of production based pricing with Sir Peter Kendall
Proposals for legislation to establish cost-of-production linked pricing for farm produce have fallen flat with the author of an independent...
N.Ireland
NI Climate Change Bill: Farmers For Action to back net-zero legislation
Rural lobby group Farmers For Action (FFA) has become one of the first farming groups to publicly support the private...
N.Ireland
Business plan completed for NI's new bovine TB strategy
Department officials have now completed work on the business case for Northern Ireland’s new bovine TB (bTB) strategy, with plans...
N.Ireland
NI Farm Groups' Farm Welfare Bill to come before Stormont Agriculture Committee
A bill lobbying to support high-welfare farming systems with fair prices is set to be discussed by members of Stormont’s...
N.Ireland
UK fined more than €3.5 million for failure to make progress eradicating TB
The European Commission has fined the UK at least €3.5 million over the last two years for a lack of progress...
Beef
New farm groups alliance to host Northern Ireland beef crisis meeting
A new producer group alliance has come together under the name NI Farm Groups to host a ‘beef crisis meeting’...
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Renowned sheep farming pair trust Tribamec Duo
Tribamec Duo combines Chanelle Pharma’s established products: Animec Oral solution for sheep and Tribex 5% oral suspension for sheep. The...
N.Ireland
Call for NI farmers to ‘stand firm’ against abattoirs on beef prices
Farmers in Northern Ireland have been urged to “stand firm” against abattoirs, north and south of the border, that attempt...
Beef
Farm groups in the North respond to TB report which calls for badger cull
The final report from the TB Strategic Partnership Group (TBSPG) in Northern Ireland will drive a new debate on how...
Agri Politics
UK farmers to march on London tomorrow in protest over low prices
Over 1,000 UK farmers prepare to march on London tomorrow to highlight the challenges they face due to low prices....
N.Ireland
Northern farmers plan major protest outside EU Belfast offices
The Farmers For Action (FFA) group in Northern Ireland is holding a major protest outside the EU Offices on the Dublin Road...
Dairy
Video: Cows take over supermarket aisle as farmers protest over milk price
Farmers for Action in the UK took action over the price of milk in an Asda supermarket by marching in...
N.Ireland
Northern farmers call on Minister to provide long-term template for industry
Northern Ireland farmers have written to the Northern Minister for Agriculture looking for the Agri Food Strategy Board (AFSB) to...
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Watch: Rugby legend on tackling resistant worms in cattle
At this time of year, many farmers are organising their animal health plan and tackling resistant worms to cover their...