Agri-Business
North and south agriculture ministers link up for food integrity initiative
The Minister for Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots, and his Republic of Ireland counterpart, Charlie McConalogue, Minister for...
Queen’s University Belfast
Environment
Investment in soils could not only benefit the environment - research
Investing in soils could benefit the environment, animal and human health as well as achieving a net zero target, according...
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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...
Environment
Research: Prevention measures for invasive species could save 'trillions'
New research has found that the damage costs by invasive species are at least 10 times the management expenditure and...
Pig/Poultry
Funding for research on antibiotic alternatives for pigs
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), Martin Heydon, has announced a grant award...
Pig/Poultry
NI academic awarded £250,000 to use crowd-tracking technology to improve broiler welfare
Academics from Queen’s University Belfast have been awarded $311,000 (£252,000) to use video-based crowd-tracking technology typically used to monitor human...
N.Ireland
Belfast researchers explore ‘wonder technology’ that could help fight AMR
Queen’s University Belfast is to establish a dedicated research facility to investigate a new technology with the potential to fight...
N.Ireland
'Globally competitive' NI strategic alliance launched
A new strategic alliance has been announced between the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) and Queen’s University Belfast to create...
N.Ireland
Artisan food sector given £88,000 research boost
Northern Ireland’s artisan food sector has been given a £88,000 (€99,138) boost from Invest NI funding to help increase the...
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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
Ex-farming union leader appointed to global food institute at Queen's
The former President of the Ulster Farmers’ Union, Ian Marshall, has been appointed as Business Development Manager at the Institute for...