N.Ireland
Nature-friendly farming budget in Northern Ireland 'inadequate'
The current agricultural budget in Northern Ireland is “inadequate” to support farmers help tackle the nature and climate crisis, according...
National Trust
Environment
Livestock added to UK’s first-ever ‘super’ National Nature Reserve
Livestock will mimic “wild ancestors” to benefit the wildlife on the Purbeck Heath’s National Nature Reserve, according to the National...
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Native Tree Area Scheme: Making it easier to plant trees
If you’re a farmer looking to generate extra income, the Native Tree Area Scheme (NTAS) is a great opportunity to...
Tillage News
What constitutes the effective management of straw?
With harvest approaching, College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) tillage specialists have highlighted the options available to cereal...
N.Ireland
GPS trackers fitted to Mournes sheep to aid burn area recovery
GPS trackers for sheep, drones and special test areas will all form part of the arsenal of agri-technology used to...
N.Ireland
Poots to boost Environment Fund Challenge by extra £2 million
Environment Minister Edwin Poots has announced a further £2 million will be made available for projects through the Environment Fund....
N.Ireland
Sheep cross Strangford Lough on barge, continuing 200-year-old island farming tradition
We might not have any holidays of our own planned any time soon but 150 sheep got a cruise experience...
N.Ireland
Fermanagh sucklers make a splash with annual island swim
Cattle at a National Trust wildlife haven have completed their unconventional annual pilgrimage – by swimming 100m across a lake...
Rural Life
Welsh shepherd begins farming £1m farm which he rents for just £1/year
A Welsh shepherd has began farming a £1m (€1.16m) farm on the Great Orme headland in north Wales, for just...
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Milk replacer: Advice on maximising early-life calf growth
During the past decade, calf rearing systems around the world have adopted higher allowances of whole milk or of calf...
Rural Life
Farmer found to rent farm worth £1 million for £1 pound a year
A shepherd has been found to rent out a farm worth £1 million on the Great Orme headland in north...