N.Ireland
Landowner fined for damaging protected habitat
A landowner has been fined £3,400 (€3,990) recently at Newry Magistrates’ court for breaches of Environment Order legislation. The Co....
N.Ireland
A landowner has been fined £3,400 (€3,990) recently at Newry Magistrates’ court for breaches of Environment Order legislation. The Co....
Rural Life
Gardai in the Tipperary Traffic Corp have seized a tractor which was driving on three wheels, with the fourth tyre...
Beef
The R3 grade heifer price gap between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland narrowed in the week ending February...
Agri-Business
Kerry Group revenue on a reported basis increased slightly by 0.4% to €6.1 billion and profits increased by 7.1% to €749.6m in...
CAP / Schemes
There will be funding of just over €5m for the 2017 National Reserve, the Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed, has...
Dairy
Modern heat detection systems, which monitor cow movement and activity levels, do work according to the College of Agriculture, Food...
Pig/Poultry
Supermarkets need to support ‘free range’ poultry farmers, according to the Chairman of the IFA Poultry Committee Nigel Renaghan. The ‘free...
Agri-Business
There will be no dilution of the service to farmers from the review of the regional veterinary laboratories, the Minister...
Agri Politics
Astronauts have successfully grown cabbage on the International Space Station, having previously grown lettuce and flowers. NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson...
Tillage
Macra na Feirme has backed calls on the Government by Beet Ireland to re-establish a sugar industry in Ireland. Macra believes...
Agri-Business
There is only one grower of iceberg lettuce left in Ireland, according to IFA Vegetable Committee Chairman Paul Brophy. It’s...
Pig/Poultry
Some 1,000 chicks which were abandoned in the UK recently have been ‘put to sleep’ due to a case of...
CAP / Schemes
It will be early summer before the maps which will be used in the review of the Areas of Natural...
Beef
An investigation has found that 25% of abattoirs in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are failing to take basic hygiene...
Opinion
The European Commissioner for Agriculture, Phil Hogan, was in Ireland last week and used the opportunity of his visit to...
CAP / Schemes
A total of 7,357 Green Low-Carbon Agri-Environment Scheme (GLAS) 1 and 2 applicants are awaiting payment under the scheme, the...
Environment
It is set to be wet and windy this week, with temperatures expected to become cooler, according to Met Eireann....
Machinery
Tribine, a North American company known for its huge, articulated-steer combines, has upped the specifications of its giant harvesting machines. While...