Agri-Business
Teemore Engineering confirms first export order to Australia
Co. Fermanagh-based Teemore Engineering has recently completed its first export order to Australia. Comprising 520 of the company’s Elite Cow...
N.Ireland
N.Ireland
Numbers of Northern lambs coming south for slaughter down 29%
According to latest figures form the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) in Northern Ireland during the eight-week period ending July...
N.Ireland
Booth family enjoys a week to remember
What a few days it’s been for the Booth family, from Stewartstown in Co Tyrone. Last Saturday saw them secure...
N.Ireland
Calls for guaranteed farmgate price mechanism in Northern Ireland
In the wake of falling milk prices and the continuing market challenges within the beef and lamb sectors, Farmers for...
N.Ireland
Livestock Associated MRSA found in Northern Ireland pig
The first case of Livestock Associated MRSA has been identified in Northern Ireland in a piglet. According to the Department of...
N.Ireland
Need for straw imports into Northern Ireland questioned
A Co Derry cereal grower has expressed deep dismay at the large tonnages of straw being imported from the Republic...
N.Ireland
Limousin extravaganza at Antrim Show
Antrim Show is unique in hosting a significant number of the most important Inter-Breed cattle and sheep competition finals, the...
Agri-Business
Farm Improvement Scheme will be crucial to Northern farmers - UFU
The new Farm Business Improvement Scheme will be crucial and attractive to many farmers in Northern Ireland according to UFU President...
N.Ireland
High demand for quality assured lambs in Northern Ireland
Lamb throughput in the Northern Ireland plants has been very strong in recent weeks with favourable production conditions during 2014 to date...
Beef
Coveney meeting Northern counterpart today on 'nomad' cattle
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney is meeting his Northern counterpart, Michelle O’Neill, today to discuss...
N.Ireland
UFU challenges retailers on lamb sourcing
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has written to a number of major retailers challenging their lamb sourcing policies, following their lack...
Beef
Byrne calls for action to resolve beef crisis
Stormont Agriculture Committee Vice Chairman Joe Byrne MLA has welcomed the recently announced CAP agreement, which he believes will deliver...
Beef
LMC proposes Redmeat Industry Protocol
Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) Chief Executive Ian Stevenson has told Agriland that the organisation’s proposed Redmeat Industry Protocol –...
Dairy
Strathroy pays 38c/L for June milk, back 1c/L
Strathroy Dairy has confirmed that it has paid a price equivalent to 38c/L (before bonuses) to its Republic of Ireland...
Beef
Cattle supplies in Northern Ireland tighten
Weekly prime cattle throughput in Northern Ireland plants has continued to decline with 4,643 clean cattle slaughtered last week. According...
Dairy
Grazing infrastructure pays dividends
A recent farm walk was held on the dairy farm of John and George Hanna, Downpatrick. They demonstrated how the...
Dairy
Strathroy continues to grow its milk pool in the South East
Ruairi Cunningham, Managing Director of Strathroy Dairies, has told Agriland that it is continuing to grow its farmer supply base...
Agri-Business
Ambitious growth strategy leads to Dale Farm reporting 30% growth in sales
Dale Farm, the dairy processing unit of United Dairy Farmers Co-op, has reported a 30% increase in sales for 2013 –...