N.Ireland
YFCU elects Glarryford man as new president
Young Farmers Clubs of Ulster (YFCU) members have elected Glarryford YFC member Peter Alexander as their new president. More than...
Rural youth
N.Ireland
'Dig in!' schools’ competition opens for 2021
A schools’ competition challenging pupils from across Northern Ireland to ‘Dig in!’ and put their creative skills to the test...
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
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YFCU reports losses at both club level and headquarters
Northern Ireland’s largest rural youth organisation, YFCU, reports that it is to notify members of losses at both headquarters and...
N.Ireland
Moy Park to launch 'Agricultural Academy'
Poultry giant Moy Park has announced plans to launch an ‘Agricultural Academy’ aimed at upskilling its UK agricultural team. The...
N.Ireland
YFCU AGM: Who's in the running for this year's top jobs?
Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster (YFCU) members are in for an exciting AGM next month. With Zita McNaughter reaching the...
N.Ireland
CAFRE to launch NI's first horticulture honours degree course
Northern horticulture students can now, for the first time, study for an honours degree within Northern Ireland, Agriculture Minister, Edwin...
N.Ireland
NI's school milk scheme extended for 2 years
Almost 200,000 pupils in NI will be able to benefit from subsidised milk for the next two years, Agriculture Minister...
N.Ireland
NI's 5 Angus Youth Challenge finalist teams named
Agri-food business ABP is taking five teams forward to the final stage of its skills development programme for teenagers, the...
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
Rural Life
New curriculum-linked book to promote Irish agriculture in schools
A new curriculum-linked book using poetry and illustrations to simplify the science of sustainable Irish farming and food nutrients is...
N.Ireland
CAFRE to host virtual open days as NI ramps up Covid measures
Northern Ireland’s College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) has announced plans to run a series of virtual open...
N.Ireland
ABP Angus Youth Challenge to run semi-finals as virtual event
More than 60 teenagers from 14 schools across Northern Ireland are set to compete in this year’s semi-final of the...
N.Ireland
YFCU members elect new vice-presidents over Zoom
Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster (YFCU) has elected its new presidential team to lead the organisation from 2020 to 2021....
N.Ireland
CAFRE campuses to reopen in September
Northern Ireland’s College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is set to resume face-to-face teaching in September. DAERA Minister, Edwin...
N.Ireland
DAERA seeks views over future fees at CAFRE
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has today launched a consultation document seeking the views of the...
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Cow monitoring app 'means we can stay farming for longer'
Sylvia and John Powell installed Nedap cow monitoring on their 250-strong herd in February 2023. Farming just outside Birr, Co....
N.Ireland
HSENI launches farm safety poster competition following recent incidents involving children
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has launched a poster competition for children to promote farm safety...
N.Ireland
Face-to-face teaching stops at NI's agricultural college
Northern Ireland’s agricultural college – the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (CAFRE) – has ceased all face-to-face teaching...
Rural Life
CAFRE invests £100,000 in NI's first tractor simulators
A new piece of kit at Greenmount College could make young safer tractor drivers – before they even set foot...
Agri-Business
NI's Next Generation forum reopens for applications
Applications are now open for the latest traunch of Northern Ireland’s Next Generation Development Forum. Run by the Ulster Farmers’...