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UK farmers block Holyhead with further protests in Dover and Scotland
Anne O'Donoghue
A separate group of farmers held a go-slow drive through the town of Dover and Scottish farmers also took part in a rally.
24 November 2024 News
Continue the pause on Scottish timber imports says IFA
The preventative measure was introduced after three large larch bark beetles were found in a trap in a Cork port.
23 October 2024 News
Growing crops with more technology in north of England
Farm manager with McGregor Farms David Fuller will make a presentation on farm management and precision technology at Tillage Day.
Uphill battle for English upland farmers
In the first of series reports from the north of England, Peter McCann speaks to Northumberland farmer Dave Stanner.
9 October 2024 Northern Ireland
Swaledale ewes at the heart of Birniehall Farm
Rachel Gallagher reports from her trip to Scotland to visit the farm of Jimmy Bell and Rachel Buckle Porter.
2 October 2024 Breeding & health
ROI cattle imports to NI at 12-month high
Imports of finished cattle from the Republic of Ireland to abattoirs in NI have increased to a 12 month high point
25 September 2024 Northern Ireland
Scottish mart offers dipping service for purchased sheep
A dipping service for purchasers of store of breeding sheep is Caledonian Marts answer to fighting back on sheep scab.
24 September 2024 Management
Agri jobs: 400-cow farm in Tipperary seeks two farm assistants
There are plenty of dairy farm opportunities available this week, both at home and in Scotland.
14 September 2024 News
Impressed by farming in the Orkney Islands
Fermanagh farmer John Egerton spent last weekend visiting the Orkney Islands in Scotland.
11 September 2024 Northern Ireland
Farmers would ‘bear the brunt’ of larch beetle outbreak - IFA
The larch bark beetle is a large black bark-boring insect which is found in much of Europe and Britain.
30 August 2024 Forestry
Scottish log imports suspended due to larch beetle threat
Responding to the pause in Scottish exports, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Pippa Hackett said she is aware of the threat these beetles, found in Europe and Britain, pose.
30 August 2024 Forestry
Down farmer to captain Ireland at international sheepdog trials
Over 1,500 spectators descended on Clonmany, Co Donegal, on the Inishowen Peninsula for the three-day event, which the organisers described as a “resounding success”.
28 August 2024 News