Co Fermanagh

Roy Mayers pictured at his farm in Co Fermanagh where he has been implementing Soil Nutrient Health Scheme training to improve output from his farm.

The Mayers family from Tempo, Co Fermanagh are focused on maximising farm output

Farming Life livestock markets

Cattle prices hitting new heights at Markethill Mart, heavy heifers to £2045

Farming Life livestock markets

Cattle prices continue to strengthen at Markethill Mart, heavy heifers to £2240

Brian Donaldson who was the guest speaker at the conference.

12 pictures from the ISA conference in Enniskillen

Farming Life news

Soil Nutrient Health Scheme results and training are now available

White-Tailed Eagle. (Pic: Marc Ruddock )

First breeding pair of White-Tailed Eagles confirmed in NI in over 150 years

This spectacular photo shows an osprey with a rainbow trout in its talons after it plucked it from a loch on a wildlife reserve near Forfar, Angus. Picture: Darren Dawson / SWNS

NPWS confirms breeding success for Osprey pair in Leitrim

The annual Moira Speciality Food Show always has plenty of fruit and vegetables on offer. Picture: National World archive

Paula McIntyre: At our local food festivals you’ll find proper jam and rare bree...

Shannon and Elevate

Funding awarded to 'Plough on' groups

Stephen Crawford with the beef inter-breed champion at Limavady Show 2024

Tremendous turnout of exhibitors and visitors at this year’s Limavady Show.

The Olde Tyme Market Day at Lisnaskea, Co Fermanagh, always is very popular. Our thanks to the Old Lisnaskea Past & Present Facebook page who have kindly shared these photos from the Olde Tyme Market Day.

In pictures: 24 photos from the recent Lisnaskea Olde Tyme Market Day

NI supreme sausage making champion 2024 – Robert Graham of Graham Family Butchers, Ballinamallard, Co Fermanagh. Picture: Submitted

Robert Graham of Graham Family Butchers crowned top NI sausage maker

Farming Life livestock markets

Good quality forward bullocks selling steadily to £1850 at Markethill Mart

Fermanagh Farmer and Country singer Karl Kirkpatrick has reached the Grand Final of Glór Tíre, TG4's long-running, hit Country Music programme.

‘It’s the opportunity of a lifetime’ for singing Fermanagh farmer

Farming Life news

Workers at Balcas Timber Ltd to ballot for strike action in pay dispute

Farming Life livestock markets

Large entry of suckler stock at Markethill Mart, outfits selling to £2520
A weekly throughput of 1000 cattle at Markethill included an entry of 650 cattle on Saturday 6th April with numbers in all rings significantly increased.
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Valeria Amorim from Belleek. Pic: PSNI

Police name pregnant woman killed in car accident

William Egerton from Co Fermanagh. Pic: NSA

William picked as NSA ambassador

Shane & Paul McDonald with record selling NI Simmental Female Coolcran Heidis Noreen. Pic: Macgregor Photography

26,000gns was a new record for a NI Simmental female

Curraghnakeely Sylvia 0635 fom N and M Moilies sold for £4,300 (breed record). Picture: Submitted

Curraghnakeely Sylvia 0635 smashes the Irish Moiled breed record

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Police name woman killed in collision

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Police issue appeal after death of female driver

This week's clip from the Northern Ireland Screen’s Digital Film Archive is from Co Fermanagh from 1965 and shows the laying underwater cables across the county's many loughs. Picture: Northern Ireland Screen’s Digital Film Archive

Watch: Laying underwater cables at Enniskillen in 1965

The beef inter-breed champion at Fermanagh Show 2023. Pic: Richard Halleron

The show culminated with the inter-breed beef championship class

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Teemore prepares to celebrate 50 years with special open day - register now!

Claire Young, Co Londonderry secretary of the year finalist

YFCU name top officials and members of the year finalists for 2023

Livestock Markets

Beef heifers selling to up to £2265 for 810k at Markethill
Cattle trade remained exceptionally firm in Markethill on Saturday 18th March.
Darryl Armitage

Stephen Crawford with Judith Patterson

Dungannon female champion sells for 2,700gns.

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A fine of £17,500 plus £15 Offenders Levy has been imposed

Robbie on his Fermanagh farm

Young farmer making use of Hereford genetics

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Farmer is fined £1,000 for polluting a local river

Ulster Housewife champion and lamb judge Andrew Burleigh

Ulster Housewife champion and lamb judge announced for 2022 show

The Crawford brothers, Willian and Herbie of Rathkeelan, Maguiresbridge, won the supreme All-Ireland dairy cow championship, for the third successive year, at the Enniskillen (Fermanagh) Show in August 1982. On the right, Herbie is pictured receiving the coveted trophy from Miss Elizabeth Nassar from Nazareth, Israel, the show queen for 1982, and on the left are the Scottish judge, Mr R Templelton from Kilmarnock, and the Dowager Duchess of Westminster, president of the Co Fermanagh Farming Society. The Crawfords also won other cattle championships, including the Shorthorn and Limousin sections. Picture: Farming Life/News Letter archives

Bygone Days: Crawfords enjoy dairy hat-trick at Fermanagh Show (1982)

Ciaran Kerr with the Hereford champion at Clogher Valley 2022

Clogher Valley Show hits new heights

John Egerton, John Gilliland, Rachel Cassidy and William Egerton speaking one of the groups at the recent ARCZero farm walk

Farming sustainably – A great focus on Egerton farm

a. Lower lough Erne from the Magho Cliffs view point in Lough Navar Forest.

Have your say on Co Fermanagh forests

Disease Control Zones introduced as another case of Bird Flu is confirmed

Norman Foster had retired but still enjoyed working on the farm

Funeral service for farm tragedy victim Norman Foster

Fire and Rescue.

16,000 chickens killed in Co Fermanagh shed fire

Stephen Maguire from Maguiresbridge , Co Fermanagh, one of the Beef Grassland Management Technology Demonstration Farmers, pictured in his new calf house

Beef technology demonstration farmer goes in a different direction

Garlyx sales rocket in Co Fermanagh

Brian Johnston, Johnston Agri-Supplies

Cattle need a mineral and vitamin boost now

Warren Kerr, of Ballnamallard based Kerr Farm Supplies, is looking forward to the upcoming Open Days on April 9th and 10th

Kerr Farm Supplies to mark start of 2021 grazing season

Belle Isle Castle in Co Fermanagh. Picture: Northern Ireland Tourist Board

THROUGH THE ARCHIVES: Letter writer laments state of affairs in Diocese of Clogh...

Sheep, sucklers and helping to save lives

Dora Beacom, event coordinator for Eventing Ireland Northern Region commented: ''It is very exciting to have this iconic venue back on our calendar for the forthcoming year.Necarne is unique for a number of reasons, not least because of the all-weather cross country course which, given the weather patterns of the past few years, will, undoubtedly, prove invaluable."

Castle Irvine announce two Eventing Ireland 2021 dates

John Martin, Greyabbey, Co Down who is currently recruited as technology demonstration sheep farmer to demonstrate selected essential technologies for grassland management

Business Development Groups go digital

The old church ruins at Aghalurcher monastic site which is located on the shores of Lough Erne in Co Fermanagh. Picture: Darryl Armitage

STEPPING BACK IN TIME: Getting off the beaten track in Co Fermanagh

Martin McKendry

CAFRE is ready, willing and able to deliver in the face of Covid-19

Group Chairman Darren McCormick meets Mr Tayto.JPG

Staying safe at Armagh Down

Bridadoon Orbit - 4,200gns

Commercial demand drives price increase

Department has established ‘community resilience group’ to tackle flooding

Enniskillen Mart

Enniskillen Mart: Heavy lots selling from £1160 and to up to £1420

Chickens

Non notifiable avian flu case identified on Co Fermanagh broiler farm

UFU deputy president David Brown

UFU encourages poultry producers to review biosecurity protocols