N.Ireland
NI beef producers must be allowed to achieve ongoing realistic levels of economic sustainability, a senior academic manager has stressed.
Sofina Foods has confirmed that a “small number” of Northern Ireland pig supply contracts will not be renewed at the end of this year.
Beef
The increased use of obesity medications can be a good news story for the red meat industries, a beef conference has heard today.
UFU is seeking an urgent meeting with Minister Andrew Muir to discuss “uncertainty” facing a number of Northern Ireland pig producers.
Representatives of UFU are to meet with the management of Sofina Foods in Cookstown, Co. Tyrone on Thursday, June 4.
Herd keepers are being reminded that the threshold for applying bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) herd restrictions is to reduce.
Farmers and growers are being encouraged to complete the 2026 Northern Ireland Farm Census before the end of June.
A Northern Ireland-based food business has been fined £2,000 in court for breaches of food hygiene legislation.
A beef conference and farm visit will be held at the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) Greenmount Campus next month.
The UFU has warned that Northern Ireland’s beef industry is facing a ‘perfect storm’ as factory prices continue to spiral downwards.
John McLenaghan assumes the presidency of the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) at a time of significant challenge for farming in Northern Ireland.
DAERA has confirmed it is reopening the Soil Nutrient Health Scheme for a final “mop-up phase” this summer.
Minister Andrew Muir has announced plan to lift the housing order for poultry and captive birds in Northern Ireland.
Some 95 firefighters are continuing to battle wildfires on the Mourne Mountains in Co. Down that started over the weekend.
Preparing for bTB testing has a disproportionately higher impact on small beef farms, according to a recent report.
A recent Agri-Food and Biosciences (AFBI) study has confirmed the potential for outdoor pig production in Northern Ireland.
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) leads to a significant build up of environmental pressures on both dairy and beef farms.
DAERA has moved to simplify access to bluetongue virus serotype 3 (BTV 3) vaccines for farmers across Northern Ireland.
Sara McCracken has been appointed to serve as interim chair of the Council for Nature Conservation and the Countryside (CNCC).
The environmental impact of Northern Ireland’s Beef Carbon Reduction (BCR) scheme up to this...
A farmer in Northern Ireland has been convicted in court for water pollution offence that resulted in a fish kill.
A judicial review of the extension of inheritance tax to agricultural land and farm assets in the UK has been held in London.
DAERA, Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) and PSNI are asking everyone to be vigilant about wildfires.
