Rural Life
Scotland's first fully accessible training farm, Inclusive Farm Scotland, has opened its gates to students, marking a major milestone for the farm's co-founder, Mike Duxburry.
Beef
Ventilation will be key to calf health over the coming months according to a beef and sheep adviser with CAFRE.
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland Food Chain Certification (NIFCC) has paid tribute to its retiring CEO Valerie...
Cattle entries for the 39th RUAS Winter Fair on December 11 have now fallen by around 25% due to bluetongue being confirmed on a Bangor farm.
TUV agricultural spokesperson, Samuel Morrison, has highlighted the pressure now coming on dairy incomes in Northern Ireland.
Agriland and Boehringer Ingelheim have joined forces to bring livestock farmers practical...
Farmers, vets, food processing and agri-food businesses are invited to respond to a consultation on Soil Association organic standards for NI.
Tillage
The Agricultural and Horticultural and Development Board (AHDB) has launched its 2026/2027 recommended lists of cereals and oilseeds online.
With the presence of bluetongue (BTV-3) now confirmed in Northern Ireland (NI), the Livestock and...
Northern Irish MPs have alerted that Northern Ireland could be facing a "potential crisis" in regards to the supply of veterinary medicines.
AgriSearch is confirming a significant increase in the scope of the technical services it provides to agriculture in Northern Ireland
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said the current bluetongue situation in Northern Ireland is "a highly localised issue".
Farmers in Northern Ireland have been urged to opt into the latest phase of the Beef Carbon...
In recent years, talk of myostatin has grown steadily around show and sale rings, with many farmers...
Preliminary results of testing carried out on a Co. Down cattle herd have revealed suspected presence of bluetongue in a further 44 cattle.
The RUAS has confirmed that cattle from the Republic of Ireland will not be competing at the 2025 Winter Fair.
Samples taken from suspected cases of bluetongue in Co. Down are "subject to confirmatory testing" from laboratories in Germany and England.
The suspected cases of bluetongue in Northern Ireland "must serve as a wake-up call", a farm organisation has urged.
Sheep
Over the last eight years the lamb section at the Royal Ulster Beef and Lamb championships has gone from strength to strength.
The RUAS is to host an emergency meeting today (Monday, December 01) to assess the potential impact of suspected Bluetongue outbreaks
Agri-Business
The suspected case of bluetongue in Northern Ireland is "surprising and obviously hugely concerning".
Minister Martin Heydon said the news of a suspected bluetongue outbreak in Northern Ireland is "unwelcome".
DAERA vets are investigating the suspicion of bluetongue virus at a holding near Bangor in Co. Down.
Scientists from the University of Aberdeen are part of a team looking to turn potato waste into material for cosmetics and much more.
