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Have your say on the battle to wipe out bovine TB in Northern Ireland

January 14, 2015

Northern Ireland’s Agriculture Minister Michelle O’Neill has urged the public to have its say on plans to eradicate bovine TB in the North. The…

Farm workers in Northern Ireland set for 2% pay rise

January 14, 2015

N.Ireland

Farm workers in Northern Ireland are set to receive a pay rise in the coming weeks according to an announcement today by the…

Sheep imports from Northern Ireland down 18% in 2014

January 12, 2015

Sheep

The total number of sheep imported from Northern Ireland was down by 85,000head, a decline of 18% in 2014 according to figures from…

Wesley Aston appointed as UFU CEO Designate

December 24, 2014

N.Ireland

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has announced the appointment of Wesley Aston as the Chief Executive Designate of the organisation. Commenting on the…

Northern farmers call on Minister to provide long-term template for industry

December 23, 2014

N.Ireland

Northern Ireland farmers have written to the Northern Minister for Agriculture looking for the Agri Food Strategy Board (AFSB) to provide a long-term…

Northern farmers meet with banks to discuss cash flow concerns

December 19, 2014

N.Ireland

Representatives of the main banks in Northern Ireland met with Ulster Farmers Union this week to discuss the down turn in farm gate…

Northern farmers get record number of Single Farm Payments in December

December 19, 2014

Featured

More farmers than ever before in Northern Ireland will receive Single Farm Payments in December 2014 according Agriculture Minister Michelle O’Neill. The Minister…

North/South lamb trade impacted by currency rates in 2014

December 18, 2014

Sheep

The traditional export of lambs from Northern Ireland for direct slaughter in the South was impacted by currency rates movement in 2014 according…

New restrictions for Northern farmers with environmentally sensitive grassland

December 17, 2014

Environment

From January 1, 2015, farmers in Northern Ireland will not be allowed to plough or convert permanent grassland in areas designated as environmentally…

Finished cattle in Northern Ireland make €170 more than southern

December 15, 2014

Beef

A gap of €170 per head exists between equivalent cattle prices in Northern Ireland and the Republic, according to latest figures from the Livestock and…

Northern farmers spending less on feed

December 8, 2014

N.Ireland

The latest animal feed statistics, released by Department Agriculture and Rural Development in Northern Ireland (DARD), have indicated a general decline in the…

‘Pay-off for retailers in encouraging liquid milk imports from the North’

December 7, 2014

Dairy

There is a pay-off for retailers to encourage processors in Northern Ireland to sell liquid milk in the south, increasing the competition for…

Southern buyers active in Northern Ireland for lambs

December 1, 2014

Sheep

In recent weeks the number of lambs coming forward for slaughter in Northern Ireland plants has tightened according to the Livestock and Meat…

UFU proposes measures to help with cash flow on dairy farms

November 30, 2014

N.Ireland

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has proposed measures it says will help dairy farmers deal with cash flow issues. UFU President Ian Marshall,…

Cow welfare on large Scottish dairy farms

November 29, 2014

Dairy

The Forsyth family owns a large-scale livestock enterprise and recently hosted a group of Northern Irish dairy farmers on their 500-hectare, Broadwigg unit…