N.Ireland
The Greenmount Association of the Greenmount agricultural college in Co. Antrim, has invited former students to a reunion event this month.
Countryside Alliance has raised concerns over a new law in Northern Ireland that it claimed could see dog walkers “criminalised”.
Agri-Business
The merger between two of Europe’s – and the world’s – largest dairy companies has received the green light from regulators.
A new study of over 1,000 vets across 51 countries has outlined what is being called the...
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Andrew Muir has launched a £2.2 million capital grant for rural areas.
Dawn Meats has announced the acquisition of Alexander Eyckeler GmbH, a Germany-based meat importer and distributor.
Minister Andrew Muir has launched a public consultation on “the next phase” of proposals on animal welfare.
Meat industry bodies in New Zealand have released a manifesto for the sector ahead of the country’s general election this year.
Some 50 firefighters from the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) are continuing to battle a blaze on the Mourne Mountains.
Some 95 firefighters are continuing to battle wildfires on the Mourne Mountains in Co. Down that started over the weekend.
British retailer Tesco has indicated that the Middle East is generating some uncertainty over its profit margin for next year.
Police in Northern Ireland have issued a number of penalties and cautions to vehicle drivers after traffic was slowed or stopped in areas.
300 sheep have been removed from a hay shed in Co. Down were a fire broke out last night (Thursday, April 2).
Police in Northern Ireland are appealing for information after sheep were found dead in a field in Co. Antrim.
Pig/Poultry
France has announced that it will provide economic aid through a compensation scheme for poultry farmers impacted by bird flu restrictions.
A Northern Ireland-based company that runs an AD facility in Co. Derry has been fined £6,000 after a discharge of “slurry-like” material.
Lactalis Australia, part of the wider French dairy giant Lactalis, is set to close a processing site in a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland.
128kg of Brazilian beef that contained a banned growth promoting hormone entered the Irish market, the FSAI has confirmed.
The government of France has said it will officially move to suspend imports of plant products grown with substances banned in the EU.
Beef
Exports of beef from Brazil for 2025 are likely to be in excess of three million tonnes for the first time, according to a research body.
Preliminary results of testing carried out on a Co. Down cattle herd have revealed suspected presence of bluetongue in a further 44 cattle.
New Zealand-based Fonterra, has provided an update on its forecasted farmgate milk price for the 2025/2026 season.
Police in Italy have said that an Irish cattle trader was scammed of 115 cattle he was not paid for by fraudsters in the country.
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.
