N.Ireland
CAFRE to host virtual open days as NI ramps up Covid measures
Northern Ireland’s College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) has announced plans to run a series of virtual open...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland’s College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) has announced plans to run a series of virtual open...
Beef
A consignment of 295 pedigree Angus heifers have left this week for Kazakhstan. Over the past three months, over 1,000...
Tillage
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has welcomed Dairygold’s announcement of grain prices today and stated that the prices show strong...
Tillage
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has said new markets need to be developed for organic produce. The...
Rural Life
Independent TD Michael Healy-Rae said he “received 72 calls telling me what was wrong the budget”, adding that it is...
Rural Life
by Gordon Deegan A west Clare farmer is to plead ‘not guilty’ to a criminal damage charge that arises from an...
Agri Politics
Sinn Féin spokesperson on agriculture Matt Carthy has said that Budget 2021 will be considered a “failure” by farming families...
Environment
“Importing beef from South America defines instability – that is just ridiculous,” according to TD Holly Cairns. In a broad-ranging...
Agri-Business
The agricultural input price index decreased by 3% in August 2020 compared with August 2019, according to the latest data...
Agri-Business
The Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) has this week launched a new campaign to highlight the environmental and health credentials of...
Beef
The announcement of a planned calf weighing measure for farmers rearing dairy beef calves has been welcomed by the Irish Creamery...
Dairy
Dairy farmers who supply Glanbia Ireland are “furious” over a widening gap in base milk prices, according to the Irish...
Agri Politics
The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers’ Association (INHFA) has given a cautious endorsement of the budget proposals announced yesterday (Tuesday,...
N.Ireland
Rural insurer NFU Mutual is urging farmers to check their fire precautions and have emergency plans in place, as the...
Rural Life
The famous quad calves of Co. Kerry will be up for sale at Gortatlea Mart tonight (Wednesday, October 14). Owner...
Environment
The European Commission presented an EU strategy to reduce methane emissions today (Wednesday, October 14) – which includes its plans...
N.Ireland
More than one in four Northern Ireland adults say they plan to eat less red meat because of social media...
Agri Politics
“There are insufficient supports for suckler farmers in Budget 2021, which has led to growing frustration among farmers,” according to...