Agri-Business
Dale Farm appoints new chief financial officer
Dale Farm has announced the appointment of John Morgan as its chief financial officer. The dairy cooperative said Morgan will...
Northern Ireland
Tillage
Tillage: Some winter barley crops at high risk of lodging
Some winter barley crops are at a high risk of lodging, if the weather turns wet between now and harvest....
Pig/Poultry
Outbreak of bird flu at Belfast reserve - RSPB NI
Belfast’s Window on Wildlife (WOW) nature reserve, which is home to birds and wildlife from all over the world, has...
Environment
Risk of flash droughts expected to rise globally - study
The rapid development of flash droughts are predicted to occur on a global scale, according to a new study carried...
Agri-Business
DAFM lifts bird flu biosecurity measures
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has lifted the legal requirement for specific biosecurity measures to mitigate...
Farm Safety
HSENI launches 'Avoid Harm on the Farm' poster competition
Primary school children throughout Northern Ireland are being urged to get creative and in the process learn important lessons about...
N.Ireland
Bird flu prevention zone in NI to be lifted on Friday
The Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) currently in force across Northern Ireland will be lifted after midnight on Friday (June...
Agri-Business
NI brucellosis compensation rates published for June 2023
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in Northern Ireland has published the brucellosis compensation rates for June...
Dairy
World dairy markets to improve towards end of 2023 - CEO
Lakeland Dairies chief executive Colin Kelly is predicting that world dairy markets will strengthen during the fourth quarter of this...
Tillage
Winter barley crops on target to produce bumper yields
Winter barely could have the potential to deliver bumper yields in 2023, according to latest evidence from growers. However these...
Dairy
UK supermarket giant cuts price of 40 dairy products
One of the UK’s largest supermarket groups has cut the price of more than 40 dairy products. Sainsbury’s said that...
N.Ireland
Greenhouse gas emissions on the wane in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland’s (NI) total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions decreased by almost a quarter (24%) between 1990 and 2020. Figures published...
N.Ireland
Renewable companies in NI awarded £600,000
A total of £600,000 has been awarded to six Northern Ireland (NI) companies to develop practical and environmentally friendly solutions...
N.Ireland
Farmers must be given clarity on ammonia protocol - MLA
MLA Claire Sugden has said local farmers must be given clarity on ammonia emissions protocol. The independent MLA said that...
N.Ireland
Ammonia emissions still on the rise in NI
The latest environmental statistics for Northern Ireland (NI) confirm that ammonia emissions from agriculture are still on the rise. The...
N.Ireland
Land in Armagh suspected of being bought with fraud money
The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) is investigating land in Co. Armagh suspected to have been purchased with fraud money....
N.Ireland
CAFRE students receive £91,000 of industry awards
The final total of industry bursary and scholarship awards presented to higher education students at the College of Agriculture, Food...
Veterinary
Windsor Framework: Call for at-risk vet medicines in NI to be named
MP for North Antrim Ian Paisley Jr. has called on the UK government to publish the list of veterinary medicines...
