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Saturday comment: A new trading relationship with Europe makes total sense

Deborah Girvan, chairwoman of Friends of Columbanus Bangor, with the Columbanus Window

Next month’s Columbanus Festival to explore since of place and belonging

Prime Minister Andy Burnham during a meeting with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky at Number 10 Downing Street, Westminster. Picture: PA/Henry Nicholls

Defence is now a costly issue and farmers are now forgotten

NI Travel Awards - Best Tour Operator to Europe 2026

Jet2 scores hat-trick at NI Travel & Tourism Awards at the Slieve Donard Hotel

European livestock farmers could run out of forage over the coming winter months

Brussels confirms the full impact of the drought on 2026 crop output levels

ABP farmer supplier Austin O’Kane, Co. Tyrone, celebrates Northern Irish beef success.

ABP and Kettyle steaks win big at World Steak Challenge

Derry Halloween Carnival Parade and Fireworks Display. Credit © Lorcan Doherty/Presseye

50 spellbinding family adventures and fright-filled fun this Halloween

Andreas Haase, business director for BASF Agricultural Solutions UK and Ireland

New director for BASF Agricultural Solutions UK and Ireland

Scottish pig sector faces continued mounting cost and global market pressures.

Scottish pig sector faces continued mounting cost and global market pressures

We need to know if politicians are out of step over agriculture with the people who put them into power

Brussels Notebook: Have politicians lost sight of importance of agriculture?

CAFRE BSc (Hons) Sustainable Agriculture student Sarah Boyd (Carrickfergus) secured a scholarship with Pilgrim’s Europe.

CAFRE agriculture scholarship winners begin their year in industry

Dry conditions and reduced forage availability could increase pressure on livestock feed supplies this winter, with farmers and feed manufacturers urged to plan ahead.

Feed manufacturers urged to prepare for potential winter demand

The delegation were introduced to the Greater Bay Area's tech opportunities

Ad Feature Hackathon introduces international talent to Hong Kong opportunities

The Pilgrim’s Europe site team at Randalstown Feed Mill.

A century of feed production celebrated at Randalstown

Jonathan Ralling

Jonathan Ralling appointed as LEAF Marque director

Jonnie Keys (Yoder and Frey and Euro Auctions), Claudia Knopp (co-founder of The Auction Company) and Steve Gorin (co-founder of The Auction Company)

Euro Auctions acquires The Auction Company to boost its global network
Euro Auctions has announced that California-based The Auction Company has joined its global auction network, strengthening the group’s presence across the United States and extending its reach from coast to coast.
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General Views Brompton Bay, Bangor Co Down.

'Ireland has experienced the hottest summer since records began back in 1900'

Ad Feature AI is about to change the way we make clothes - and this is how

Farrans

Farrans opens applications for 60 graduate, placement and apprenticeship roles

Jonnie Keys (Yoder and Frey and Euro Auctions), Claudia Knopp (co-founder of The Auction Company) and Steve Gorin (co-founder of The Auction Company)

Euro Auctions acquires The Auction Company to boost its global network

New research led by Queen’s University Belfast has uncovered how the hoverfly is impacting the food we eat, such as apples and strawberries, through their unique pollination process.

Research reveals how the hoverfly is helping our strawberries and apples to grow

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Online auction as Cheffins offers the second tranche of Velcourt Ltd machinery

Rebecca Cromie, Jack Hunter, Kristina Fleming, Adrianna Coulter and Sophie Hawthorne

YFCU members travel to Switzerland for the Rural Youth Europe European Rally

Hinen A15 Residential Energy Storage System Launch Event

Ad Feature New home energy system promises bigger savings and smarter energy use

VdoCipher serves education, media, enterprise training, and entertainment organisations, and is expanding across Europe and the UK

Ad Feature Video piracy is a growing concern for online educators

The kitchen is a central part of the family home

Ad Feature How an Austrian timber giant became a fixture in British kitchens

Lakeland have announced their latest milk price

A base price of 30.9p/l (at base solids) will be paid in Northern Ireland
The Lakeland Dairies Board has agreed to increase price for milk for the month of July.
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Costa Blanca - Algar Waterfalls

Here are some of the latest deals from Jet2CityBreaks to Benidorm and Majorca

Winning ticket will be drawn at the UFU County Armagh Charity Dinner Event on 5th February 2027. Rodney Wilson.

North West Armagh UFU Group Focus

Swiss Judge Marcel Egli

Judge announced for 2026 Diageo Baileys Champion Dairy Cow Competition

Agriculture will remain a more powerful political force in Brussels than at Westminster or the devolved administrations.

Brussels Notebook: More of the same will be the order of the day for agriculture

Queen’s University Belfast is part of a new €4.8 million project funded by the European Union

Queen’s leads €4.8 million project to transform sustainable livestock farming

Swiss Judge Marcel Egli

Judge announced for 2026 Diageo Baileys Champion Dairy Cow Competition

Milk volumes are easing in both the UK and Ireland, but supplies remain historically high.

Commodity Watch: An easing in production but markets are still well supplied

The parched grass of Blackheath in London. Heat health alerts have been upgraded to amber in some areas of England as the fourth heatwave of the year looms and parts of the country struggle with persistent dry weather. Picture date: Tuesday July 28, 2026.

Once prime farming areas in Europe are now under threat from climate change

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Mixed fortunes continue to confront Northern Ireland’s farming sector

The new system will include 249 fixed inspection stations

Ad Feature Agreement signed for vehicle inspection programmes

Ad Feature PR Newswire expands AI brand visibility report into Europe

L-R: Deborah Quigley, Buying Manager ALDI Ireland; Brian Frazer, Account Manager, ABP Food Group; Peter Bough, Buying Director, ALDI Ireland (Pictures by Patrick Bolger)

ALDI and ABP extend award-winning Irish Wagyu partnership in €15 million deal

Gwen - top price dog to date, sold in January 2026

Worldwide popularity of the Border Collie continues to grow

The UK has the worst mental health in Europe and the third worst in the world

UK worst in Europe for mental health

Members of the Irish Community of Safe Farm Practice attending the official launch of the SafeHabitus Conference with Minister Niall Collins at the recent Teagasc Beef2026 event in Grange, Co Meath

Teagasc to host major EU conference on farm safety in November

The contract was formalised at the Farnborough International Airshow

Ad Feature MDA Space joins ESA Argonaut mission

The food chain's exposure to outside threats is only partly about the threat to poorly protected computer systems. Picture: Archives

The pursuit of cheap food has left the UK very badly exposed

Nigel Bennet with a farmer

Pig farmers are taking active steps to strengthen biosecurity

More than 1,300 volunteers have now registered to be part of Comhaltas Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Belfast next month, highlighting the incredible community spirit behind one of Europe’s biggest cultural festivals.

More than 1,300 volunteers register to help out at the Fleadh in Belfast

Martin Naughton

Businessman and philanthropist Martin Naughton dies aged 87

Edith Hogg, as Food Safety & Quality Manager at Pilgrim's Europe

An insight into everyday life at the leading food company Pilgrims Europe

A lack of an organic premium is often cited as one of the most common reasons for dairy farmers to avoid contemplating an organic conversion for their farm. With this obstacle currently removed, should more conventional dairy farmers be evaluating their options to assess the merits of organic dairying?

Teagasc providing organic dairy farm walks for farmers considering conversion

Sagar Adani, Lord Adair Turner, Nigel Topping and Ian Blatchford attended the dialogue

Ad Feature Sagar Adani calls for faster electrification amid rising power demand

The consensus emerged during the 12th CEIBS Europe Forum

Ad Feature Europe and China must pivot from tech rivalry

The chief executive also encouraged companies in Central Asia to leverage Hong Kong's advantages

Ad Feature Hong Kong unlocks new opportunities with Central Asia

An Asia-Europe innovation gateway was forged at VivaTech 2026

Ad Feature HKSTP forges an Asia–Europe innovation gateway at VivaTech 2026

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Northern Ireland weather: Temperatures to rise to at least 27°C this week

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Norway and Fjords programme on sale for Summer 2027 from Belfast International

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