N.Ireland
AgriSearch is to seek a doubling of the farmer levies that fund the organisation, with the process to make this happen now underway.
Pig/Poultry
New research has revealed that ticks are more likely to carry the bacteria that causes Lyme disease in areas where pheasants are released.
In recent years, there have been increasing reports of mycotoxins being found in grass silage in Northern Ireland (NI), particularly in th
The lack of recognition for agriculture on the part of political parties in the UK has been highlighted by a leading agricultural commentat..
Environment
Farm trials investigating the potential of willow to reduce livestock methane emissions are to begin in Northern Ireland in the new year.
Agri-Business
A project to facilitate more planting of the bioenergy crop, miscanthus, has been awarded over £150,000 of funding.
A top agricultural accountant has said UK farmers could do more to capitalise on a lucrative tax break, R&D, designed to encourage investment..
Eminent agricultural sustainability scientist Dr. Jude Capper has been appointed to a new professorship in sustainable beef at Harper Adams University.
Northern Ireland have joined an international research network 'Resilience for Dairy' which aims to make European dairy farms more resilient.
NI'sfirst farm trials into the potential of seaweed to reduce emissions in dairy herds are set to begin in October, Agriland can reveal.
Grass
Fermanagh farmers (with AgriSearch and Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute) to investigate leatherjacket control strategies in grassland.
Beef
A research project is hoping to examine the link between stock genetics and temperament in a bid to help farmers breed safer animals.
Research has found that manure does not promote pathogen survival and may promote bacterial communities that suppress pathogens.
A study has made a breakthrough characterising new immune cells in cattle which could change how livestock diseases are treated.
Dairy
New research led by Queen’s University Belfast has found that total confinement systems may negatively impact the 'optimism' of dairy cows.
Northern Ireland's Institute of Global Food Security (IGFS) has been recognised for the quality of...
The British Society of Animal Science (BSAS) has announced plans to run its first-ever virtual...
A promising new test for Johne’s disease in dairy cattle has the potential to ramp up eradication efforts, offering fewer missed positives.
A new PhD research project co-funded AgriSearch will aim to understand dairy cow behaviour to...
Northern Ireland's agricultural research institute has withdrawn its beef unit in Hillsborough,...
A digital dairy project led by Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) has been awarded £50,000 in seed-corn funding by UK Research and Innovation.
Breakthrough nutritional research carried out in Belfast has unveiled a direct link between even...
