N.Ireland
As another year draws to a close, it is a natural time to pause, reflect, and take stock. UFU president, William Irvine reviews the year.
As the EU wrestles with the future of its Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), Europe is facing...
Opinion
All the leading tractor manufacturers and various international farming bodies, such as CEMA, are urging the adoption of digital farming
Environment
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So, nine years after the Brexit vote, the UK and the EU have come up with a trade deal that makes perfect sense for Irish agriculture.
Irish agriculture can look forward to a very bright future, one that will see sustainable farm gate prices being maintained as a reality.
Decisions taken this week by tillage farmers will determine the actual tonnages of malting barley produced in Ireland this year.
Field work is about to go into overdrive as spring turnout takes effect, making safety an even more pressing issue for farmers.
It’s over – so ends another agricultural show season in Northern Ireland – possibly...
Modern farming practices are centred on the use of machinery and equipment that are powerful and...
It has been a disappointing sales season for the machinery trade, but it was not unexpected as many...
Many machinery companies have been rushing forward with plans to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) into their products beli...
It amazes me at just how little is picked up by the general media about the vital role that farmers play at the heart of rural communities.
The point was made to me recently that the use of sexed semen will not deliver real benefits under Irish dairy farming.
This week has been marked by the launch of the 2024 ‘Child farm Safety Calendar’. It is themed 'Avoid harm on the farm'.
I had the opportunity of visiting two robotic dairy units of late, where the difference in milking speeds has been stark, to say the least.
It’s becoming very obvious to me that farmers are fast-losing control over their own destiny.
The appointment of a new board at the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) is fundamentally important for agriculture as a whole in NI
Positive change is impacting on agriculture at an exponential rate. As a consequence, farming is...
The coming weeks will see large numbers of children exploring every nook and cranny of the farms...
I have been speaking to a number of farmers and contractors off and on over the past few days, all...
This week marks the official launch of Balmoral Show 2023; it is the flagship event of the Royal...
Rothamsted Research was very quick out of the blocks in welcoming the enactment of the UK’s...
