Mental health Agricultural bodies join forces to form NI Rural Health Forum Agricultural stakeholders in the North have joined forces to establish a Rural Health Forum to… Recent NI Stories NI milk prices edge upwards for March Lakeland: ‘A fair reflection of a sustainable business is the number of new entrants’ 3-hour operation to save stuck bullock from slurry tank Lakeland Dairies’ revenue increases by over 5.7% to €1.09 billion in 2020 More than 1,000 responses to ANC Bill consultation AFBI New farm-led research to investigate leatherjacket control strategies A group of four Fermanagh farmers have teamed up with AgriSearch and Agri-Food and Biosciences… Brexit UFU warns future UK farm support must not push nations to ‘try to outdo each other’ April 9th, 2021 Agriculture Minister intervenes after officials defy orders to halt border staff recruitment March 25th, 2021 Mixed origin milk: EU won’t push for all-island milk to be included if it’s not asked March 25th, 2021 DAERA News Cull sow support fund expected to open for applications within weeks CAFRE advisory body seeks new chairperson and dairy rep Poots announces payments of £16.5 million under Environmental Farming Scheme Could you be one of NI’s first Environmental Technology Farms? More Stories Blue Peter executives row back over meat-free challenge NI research to investigate link between stock genetics and temperament Agri-tech start-up which gives machinery the ‘power of sight’ clinches £75,000 prize fund… Blue Peter angers agri-food groups over green badge challenge RBST Watchlist: 75 of the UK’s rarest breeds listed as ‘high priority’ Air Ambulance fundraiser set to be one of NI’s biggest rural charity auctions Rare Breed series finale postponed Warning lack of industry unity could have negative consequences at UN Food Systems Summit Investigation over buried machinery continues one year on ‘Dig in!’ schools’ competition opens for 2021 Calls for NI’s RHI scheme to remain open as Stormont examines options to wind scheme down YFCU reports losses at both club level and headquarters Moy Park to launch ‘Agricultural Academy’ 1 2 … 210 MORESTORIES Recent Videos Lambing season on the farm of Padraig Joyce Co. Carlow April 11th, 2021 Macra president-elect John Keane April 8th, 2021 A new slatted unit with a creep and calving area for an expanding suckler herd in Co. Galway April 5th, 2021 Beef Focus: Suckler-to-Beef in Skreen, Co. Sligo April 1st, 2021 Buildings Focus: Going the robotic-milking route in Co. Roscommon March 30th, 2021 Buildings Focus: AgriLand’s Michael Geary speaks to Sam Thompson about his new slatted sheep unit March 29th, 2021 MUST READ 1 BSAS conference: What will our future beef farms look like? 2 SimplyCow: Finnish firm unveils new herd management app 3 Farmers ‘have a number of misunderstandings of UV sunlight risks’ 4 Rothamsted Research gives gene editing the ‘thumbs-up’ 5 Mercosur deal: ‘Government must take a stand’ Varadkar told 6 Air ambulance taskings increase by 21%…with farm accidents a common call-out
