The latest farming news and developments in Northern Ireland from the Farmers Journal. Keep up to date with breaking news stories from the agriculture sector.
A 7.9% decline in the UK's prime sheep kill has led to a major drop in the tonnage of domestic lamb and hogget during 2024.
An on-farm production sale of breeding heifers from Slatabogie Holsteins saw heifer calves top the trade at 5,500 guineas
The co-op has confirmed it will offer additional support to members this winter.
DAERA is currently considering whether to continue with a Maedi Visna surveillance programme in NI. David Wright reports
Payments to farmers under the beef carbon reduction scheme are capped at 352,000 eligible cattle
Various proposals have been put to the UK government in an attempt to solve a potential crisis around vet medicine supply in NI
The latest TB figures published by DAERA cover the eight months to the end of August 2024
David Wright reports from the autumn meeting of the Ulster Grassland Society held on the Pollock dairy farm in Tyrone
The cost of testing for Maedi Visna in NI sheep imports have fallen to a low level in 2024
