Rural Life
£15,000 of funding announced for NI farming group
The Royal Countryside Fund (RCF) has announced £170,000 of new support for nine farming groups in England, Scotland, and NI,...
UK farming
N.Ireland
Farms in NI 'not to receive same supports' as England - UFU
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is warning that farmers are caught in a perfect storm, squeezed between margin pressures, high...
Sponsored
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...
Agri-Business
Major structural change in UK farming likely over the next decade
The Andersons Centre is predicting that major structural change will impact across UK farming over the next decade. This was...
Beef
UK to ban export of livestock for fattening and slaughter
The UK government has confirmed it is legislating to ban the export of live animals for slaughter and fattening. The...
N.Ireland
UK farmers 'disappointed' as House of Commons rejects Ag Bill amendment
A farm organisation in the UK has announced its disappointment following the UK House of Commons Agriculture Bill debate –...
Agri Politics
'Timely meeting' between Creed and UK Secretary Gove on Brexit
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, met with his UK counterpart – the Secretary of State...
Other
UK farmers told branding will combat cheap meat after Brexit
British farmers have been urged to use branding to set their red meat produce apart from an influx of “cheaper...
Agri-Business
UK Government guarantees farm subsidies until 2020
Two leading UK politicians have promised that UK farmers will continue to receive farm subsidies until at least 2020. The...
Sponsored
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...
Agri-Business
Brexit fears for farming presented to Westminster
A British secretary of State document presented to Westminster has publicly aired concerns about the impact of Brexit on Northern...