LATEST ARTICLES
Northern Ireland
Feed deliveries to NI farms down 93,000t
Peter McCann
Overall, NI farmers bought 2.56m tonnes of concentrates during 2024, which is 3.5% less than the year previous.
2 April 2025 Northern Ireland
Moy Park subsumed into Pilgrim’s Europe
In 2024, the owners of Moy Park announced plans to bring its European operations together under one entity.
2 April 2025 Opinion
Disease risks to farm animals greater than at any stage in recent years
It is so important for us all to work together to reduce the risk of an incursion, writes Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon.
What a cracking performance
The 96 eggs are actually in recognition of the club’s connection to local agriculture.
2 April 2025 Dealer
Plans unveiled for Ireland’s biggest biogas plant in Carlow
Greengate Biogas has announced plans to build Ireland's biggest AD plant in Powerstown, Carlow, processing 700,000t of cattle and pig slurry, farmyard straw manure and poultry manure annually.
31 March 2025 News
Two farmers disqualified from owning animals in 2024
Figures obtained by the Irish Farmers Journal from the Department of Agriculture showed that a number farmers have been barred from owning cattle, pigs, sheep, poultry and horses since 2021.
30 March 2025 News
Biosecurity needs to be part of everyday life on poultry farms – vet
From the farm gate to inside the house, poultry vet Aonghus Lane outlined a number of areas where farmers can ensure their biosecurity is at the highest level.
12 March 2025 Poultry
Flu vaccine for Manx poultry farmers
The island’s public health body, Manx Care, said the regular flu vaccine is being offered to poultry farmers to avoid them having human flu and bird flu concurrently.
12 March 2025 Dealer
Food expert tells NI to keep going for growth
David Wright reports from the NIFDA conference held in Belfast on Tuesday.
5 March 2025 Northern Ireland
US egg prices reach record high as bird flu hits production
The cost of a dozen eggs has surged in the US, as bird flu outbreaks stall production.
1 March 2025 Poultry
Avian flu leads to 112,000 birds culled in NI
DAERA officials have said the two most recent cases are still awaiting official confirmation of avian influenza.
26 February 2025 Northern Ireland
Double down on biosecurity - leading poultry vet
St David’s Poultry team specialist poultry vet Aonghus Lane advised farmers to “do the basics and do it as well as you possibly can”.
26 February 2025 News