Tillage
Northern Ireland winter barley harvest to get underway next week
Weather permitting, the first of this year’s winter barley harvest in Northern Ireland will be cut next week. The combines...
Tillage
Weather permitting, the first of this year’s winter barley harvest in Northern Ireland will be cut next week. The combines...
Tillage
Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) cereals and oilseeds monitor farmer, Alistair Craig, uses 5,000g/ha of cattle slurry as a...
N.Ireland
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in Northern Ireland is encouraging the public not to pick up...
Sheep
Exports of lambs from Northern Ireland (NI) to the Republic of Ireland (ROI) continue to increase. Figures from the Livestock...
N.Ireland
Lamb prices are up £34.50 on a 21kg carcass compared to the same period in 2020, according to the Livestock...
Environment
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) research is looking at the feasibility of physically extracting phosphorous (P) from animal slurries. The...
N.Ireland
A calf in Co. Antrim has been reunited with its mother following a rescue mission by Northern Ireland Fire and...
N.Ireland
The latest official statistics confirm that antibiotic usage within UK agriculture fell by 50% between 2014 and 2022. The actual...
N.Ireland
55% of voters think the Northern Ireland Protocol is having a positive impact on the economy, according to a new...
Beef
Recent weeks have seen Europe’s beef industry arguing strongly that livestock production is at the heart of ‘regenerative agriculture’. The...
Agri Politics
Members of farm organisations from Ireland and the UK have met to discuss issues surrounding the Northern Ireland (NI) Protocol....
Agri-Business
Synchronisation of breeding can deliver greater levels of efficiency across the entire Irish suckler sector. In Northern Ireland the average...
Rural Life
“I knew I wanted to work with animals and then my parents said, why not start a farm, and I...
Beef News
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that a suspected case of foot and mouth disease on a pig farm...
N.Ireland
General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) and Advanced Subsidiary (AS)-level secondary school students in Northern Ireland will be able to...
N.Ireland
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is urging all eligible farmers to apply for the Soil Nutrient Health Scheme (SNHS) without...
N.Ireland
An outstanding Holstein cow carried the day at this year’s Ballymena Show – an event that attracted a tremendous turnout...
N.Ireland
One of Northern Ireland’s leading foresters has confirmed the positive potential of tree planting as a frontline response for agriculture,...