Dairy
The cattle breeding company Cogent topped the market at the auction hosted as part of the recent Redhouse Holsteins’ Open Day.
N.Ireland
Farmers For Action (FFA) said it is “fully supporting all the farm organisations involved in protesting at the Oxford Farming Conference”.
Beef
So what has been the direction of travel taken by Northern Ireland’s beef industry in the 30 years following the BSE crisis of 1996?
DAERA will host a series of awareness events across Northern Ireland to inform farmers about the new Farming Sustainability Payment scheme.
Agri-Business
Marks & Spencer saw a bump of almost 6% on food sales on a like-for-like basis in the final quarter of 2025.
Sheep farmers in Northern Ireland have been advised that wool stored over the autumn/winter period will only decline in terms of its quality
Agri Politics
The UFU has reaffirmed its support for European farmers in light of the evolving EU-Mercosur trade agreement discussions.
Speaking at the Oxford Farming Conference on Thursday Minister Andrew Muir of DAERA talked TB, tax and the SPS agri-food agreement.
AgriSearch, the farmer-funded research and innovation body, has announced appointments to its board of trustees.
Some financial support will be provided for the pre-movement testing of high-risk animals out of the current bluetongue TCZ.
The mandatory use of electronic identification (EID) within Northern Ireland’s cattle sector could soon become a reality.
The 2026/2027 call for applications to the Water Quality Improvement Strand of the Environmental Challenge Fund Competition is open.
Farmers for Action (FFA) is calling for the new inheritance tax thresholds to be inflation linked into the future.
Beef News
The recent cold snap and subsequent frosty conditions have impacted livestock sales across both the...
The Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) has confirmed that tightening supplies characterised beef and sheep markets throughout 2025.
The potential threat posed by bluetongue to Northern Ireland’s sheep sector has been highlighted by Stormont's agriculture committee chair.
PSNI have confirmed that they are investigating an incident where a quad and agricultural equipment were stolen in Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim.
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) said new rules for the 2026 Farm Sustainability Payment are in place.
A new country-specific, guaranteed quota of 13,000t earmarked for beef from the UK has officially come into force in the US.
The popularity of GLP-1 weight loss drugs is likely to see UK consumers seek "protein-packed" options in 2026 according to a new report.
Rural Life
Prepare for very cold conditions with severe frosts and wintry showers as Met Éireann has issued a number of weather warnings for the weekend.
While farmers cannot control weather, market prices or input costs, many of the key drivers of...
A Status Yellow snow and ice warning has been issued in Northern Ireland.
