David Wright is the Northern Editor of the Farmers Journal and is responsible for relevant news and features in the Northern Ireland edition of the paper. He has been with the Farmers Journal for three years having previously worked for the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in the North. He has a degree in General Agriculture and a PhD obtained from Queens University Belfast. In his spare time he runs a suckler to beef farm in Co. Tyrone.
Dr Sam Strain was the main speaker at a TB meeting in Cookstown organised by FFA in NI
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Many farms in NI are reliant on sheds that are now coming to the end of their working life
David Wright reports from the UFU roadshow held in Coleraine on Monday night
The relevant legislation in NI has not been updated to reference EU animal health law.
Previous attempts to introduce the concept of lifetime farm assurance have failed
A large egg laying unit is to be culled in England due to confirmation of bird flu at the premises.
Minister Muir has sought to reverse a change to the cross-compliance penalty regime in NI.
Weekly round-up of news in-brief from across the NI agriculture industry
A comprehensive independent review of UK Farm Assurance schemes was published on Monday
A new TB group is to come forward with a plan to help tackle bovine TB in NI.
