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Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland The National Farm Management Conference is set to return to the QEII Centre in London on Thursday, November 7, 2024. The conference which is run by the Institute of Agricultural Management (IAgrM), aims to “explore intelligent management” for the...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland President of the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU), William Irvine, had three priority messages to communicate at this year’s Balmoral Show. These are: the need to secure a higher farm support fund for agriculture in Northern Ireland; the necessity to push...

Written by Colm Ryan from Agriland Sheep farmers are being warned to act now and take preventative measures, as blowfly strike warnings are being sent to farmers in Northern Ireland. The recent week of hot weather will have resulted in an expected increasing strike risk, so preventative...

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland Lakeland Dairies will phase in a payment based on milk solids over the next two years in Northern Ireland following consultation with suppliers there. Lakeland, the largest dairy co-operative in the north, said that the aim of the move is to support the...

Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland With breaks of sunshine in between cloud, day one of Balmoral Show yesterday (Wednesday, May 16) brought thousands of visitors to the Eikon Exhibition Centre location in Lisburn. Among the guests of honour at the event organised by the Royal Ulster...

Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland Cross-border dairy-processing cooperative Lakeland Dairies has announced the creation of a young farmer competition which will be part of the co-op’s annual milk quality awards. The award is aimed at recognising the activity and involvement of young...

Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland Farrier organisation, The Worshipful Company of Farriers (WCF) has reapplied to the Farriers Registration Council (FRC) for approval of farriery examinations. The Democratic Unionist Party’s (DUP) spokesperson for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs...

Written by Colm Ryan from Agriland Former Ireland and Ulster rugby prop forward Simon Best has partnered with British Heart Foundation (BHF) Northern Ireland (NI) to encourage his fellow farmers to be aware of their heart health. The Co. Armagh arable farmer will be at the Balmoral Show this...

Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland The UK parliament passed a bill yesterday (Tuesday, May 14), which will ban the livestock exports of animals for slaughter or fattening for slaughter. Banning live export for fattening and slaughter has been a conservative “manifesto commitment” since...

Written by Claire Sammon from Agriland A new £3 million fund competition to help protect Northern Ireland’s peatlands has been launched by Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir MLA. Councils and voluntary organisations can now apply for the Peatland Challenge...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Dale Farm is planning to expand its milk pool in Northern Ireland by up to 1%/annum over the next 10 years, according to the co-op’s group chief executive, Nick Whelan. If achieved, this will see Dale Farm processing an extra 10 million litres of...

Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland Two men are due to appear in court today (Wednesday, May 15), after cutting down the “world-famous” sycamore gap tree and causing criminal damage to Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland. The men who are due to be charged have been named by the UK’s Crown...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The first morning of Balmoral Show 2024 will see Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) president, John Henning, welcome Northern Ireland’s agriculture minister – Andrew Muir MLA – to the event. The Minister for the Department of Agriculture...

Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland The Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) is “delighted” to announce His Majesty King Charles III as its new Patron. The king, who has a “longstanding interest” in British farming and a “passion” for the environment, succeeds the late...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Northern Ireland’s agriculture minister Andrew Muir has said the aim of the Farm Support and Development Programme is to improve the long-term resilience of the agri-food sector. Speaking to MLAs during an oral statement in the Chamber, Muir...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland A ProCam agronomist has said the key to reliable blight control is to adapt programmes according to weather conditions and using forecasting tools to determine when the threat of blight is at its highest. The agronomy and crop protection business...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The UK government has today (Tuesday, May 14) launched a new Blueprint for Growing the UK Fruit and Vegetable Sector. The blueprint was announced at the Farm to Fork Summit today as part of a package of support for the farming and food sector...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The National Farmers’ Union of Wales (NFU Cymru) has welcomed the news that the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) transition will start in 2026. Welsh rural affairs secretary Huw Irranca-Davies confirmed 2026 as the transition year for the SFS...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Arla Foods has committed over £300 million between five of its UK sites with the aim of boosting UK manufacturing and the future of British dairy. In addition to previously announced plans for its Taw Valley site, Arla Foods said it will update...

Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland Agricultural shows will require more “financial aid” to safeguard the future of the shows, according to the Democratic Unionist Party’s (DUP) Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Westminster spokesperson, Carla Lockhart MP. Lockhart raised her...