N.Ireland
New farm sustainability standards establish a legal framework for agricultural compliance and environmental stewardship in Northern Ireland.
Beef
A striking Charolais beef heifer has won the 2025 Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) Commercial Beef Championship.
A decision has been allowing the £1 million inheritance tax threshold in the UK to be transferable between spouses.
Veterinary groups have requested for clarity on how new post-Brexit arrangements will affect the supply of medicine in Northern Ireland
Following yesterday’s [Wednesday, November 26) Autumn Budget announcement in the UK, including...
Agriland and Boehringer Ingelheim have joined forces to bring livestock farmers practical...
Dairy
The inquisitive nature of calves can be used to drive performance rates in the period from birth to weaning.
Tillage
Rothamsted scientists have identified a natural, in-built, defence mechanism against Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV).
Animal Health and Welfare Northern Ireland (AHWNI) is encouraging farmers to check that all calves...
Fane Valley Feeds’ technical support manager, Matthew Armstrong, has pointed to the role of Spanish straw in calf diets.
DAERA is among several authorities being investigated over the regulation of sewage discharges into Belfast Lough.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) are investigating the theft of a quad from a rural property near Larne in Co. Antrim.
The four finalist school teams to progress to the final stage of the ABP Angus Youth Challenge have been revealed.
Political pressure is growing at Stormont to secure agreed post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland’s agri-food sectors.
90 percent of shoppers say they are regularly purchasing or eating red meat, according to new research from the Livestock and Meat Commission
Celebrated Co. Down ploughman Andrew Gill has been at the very top of his sport for the last number of years., despite battling leukaemia
The PSNI is appealing for information following the report of a cattle theft from a farm near Strabane in Co. Tyrone.
Environment
The 2025 breeding season has brought plenty of positive news for some of Northern Ireland's most threatened species of wading birds.
The NI Horticulture Pilot Scheme is now open for applications, according to the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Robbie Butler MLA believes that Northern Ireland’s trust in both Brussels and successive UK governments has been badly eroded.
The cost of farm fires in NI were up by 42% in 2024, with an estimated total of £7.3m in fire damages being reported by farmers to NFU Mutual
Sheep
The change in venue to Ballymena Livestock mart this year did not deter buyers travelling to the sale from across Ireland, the UK and Europe.
The UFU described the proposals as "not fair, not workable, and not grounded in a proper understanding of NI’s farming structure."
Rural Life
Firefighters in Northern Ireland were called to a farm in Co. Tyrone this week to rescue 8 cattle that had become stuck in a slurry pit.
