N.Ireland
AgriSearch has announced the appointment of Norman McMordie, who has been a trustee since 2021, as its new chair.
AgriSearch has registered a trading deficit of £21,592 for the 2024/25 financial year. Total income for the period amounted to £607,306.
AgriSearch has today (Thursday, March 13) announced that it is seeking applications for two independent trustees to join its board.
Agri-Business
The former director of Teagasc, Prof. Gerry Boyle, has been appointed as the new chair of AgriSearch in Northern Ireland.
Dairy
Members of the Food Dairy Vision Group (FDVG) will discuss a draft recommendation paper at its next meeting taking place on Monday, April 11
ICMSA president, Pat McCormack said that the new Food Vision Dairy Group must not link emissions from dairy farming with Irish milk output.
Beef
Farmers participating in the Better Beef Farm Programme have seen gross margins on their farms jump by 53% since joining the programme in 2012.
Sheep
Sheep farmers look set to face another good year, according to the Director of Teagasc Professor Gerry Boyle.
Demand for Teagasc's adult Green Cert is at an all-time high with over 3,500 learners enrolled in Teagasc's Green Cert programme over the past year.
Educated farmers are hugely important to agriculture, according to the Director of Teagasc, Professor Gerry Boyle.
