NEWS

Lightweight expanded clay aggregate (LECA) added to the uncovered above ground slurry stores at CAFRE Farm Centres. Lightweight expanded...

CAFRE Crops development adviser Leigh McClean pictured with East Down Farmers Co-op members and Malting Barley growers Alan Cleland and...

The Traction Club of Ulster (TECU) is gearing up to host a spectacular St Patrick’s Day Vintage Show on Monday, 17 March 2025, from...

Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Andrew Muir has reiterated his call for livestock owners in Northern Ireland to...

Farms can get really busy this time of year as Spring is here and the grass and crops are starting to grow. That’s why NI Water is...

Ensure an optimum lime status for grazing swards to improve grass quality and intake. Liming grassland is one of the best investments any...

Jacob Meekin (from Templepatrick) completing a practical assessment at Greenmount Campus, Antrim as part of his Level 2 qualification in...

Foundation Degree in Equine Management students Ella McLaughlin (Dungloe), Eimear Brady (Virginia), Eimear O'Neill (Strabane), Ellymae...

Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Minister Andrew Muir has said biosecurity is the greatest weapon we have...

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is investigating a further suspected case of notifiable Avian...

Somhairle Matthews in the Glens of Antrim Saol na Feirme returns to RTÉ for a second series this week! The Irish language series offers...

Stephen Thompson, Chairman of the Northern Ireland Board of the Motor Neurone Disease Association accepts a cheque from, Hilary Maybin,...

The Farm Sustainability Transition Payment (FSTP), part of the Sustainable Agriculture Programme, will replace the current Basic Payment...

As the closed period ends there will be a balancing act for farmers to create space in slurry storage tanks while aiming to maximise the...

Disease control measures have been initiated by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) following suspicion...

Heifers should ideally calve down between 22 and 24 months.   “Heifer rearing on a dairy farm is often seen as a high-cost enterprise...

Alltech – Aislinn Campbell and Adam Smyth (BSc Agricultural Technology graduates), Amie Peers, Alltech with Level 3 Advanced Technical...

Robin Swann MP Robin Swann MP has called on the UK Government to fully grasp the devastating and disproportionate impact the Family Farm...

CAFRE Level 2 Technical Certificate in Equine Care student Meghan Bunnett pictured with her own horse ‘Koby’ whom she keeps in student...

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has introduced a 3km Captive Bird Temporary Control Zone (CBTCZ)...