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The Master, Richard Davies. Pic courtesy of the Worshipful Company of Farmers,

Farming is changing, and the industry needs new people By The Newsroom

Jim Allister MLA met with UFU deputy president John McLenaghan this week. (Pic supplied by Jim Allister)

'Farming being made scapegoat for Lough Neagh situation' - Allister By The Newsroom

Christine Robinson. Picture: UFU

Women in Agriculture profile featuring Christine Robinson By The Newsroom

Many admit to not really knowing what farms do

Almost a third of Brits admit to not really knowing what farms do Steve Richmond

LMC CEO Ian Stevenson. Picture: Cliff Donaldson

The LMC is supporting Farm Safety Week Ruth Rodgers

Farm Safety Week 2023 aims to reduce the number of incidents which continue to give farming the poorest safety record of any occupation in the UK and Ireland. Image: Yellow Wellies

Farm Safety Week campaign begins Joanne Knox

Left to right: NIGTA President Patrick McLaughlin, DAERA Head of Carbon Reduction Branch Martin Mulholland, NIGTA Sustainability Committee Chair Jim Uprichard and NIGTA Executive Committee member Kieran Shields. Picture: NIGTA

Farming for carbon is top of the agenda

Majella McCafferty. Pic: National Dairy Council

Her most recent role was in the West of Ireland as Farm Profitability Specialist Ruth Rodgers

This scheme will provide 100 per cent funded measures for landowners and farmers within the Clay Lake catchment area to make environmental/water quality improvements for their farm business.

NI Water launches ‘Farming for Water’ scheme to protect drinking water supplies By The Newsroom

Ahead of Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend, George Higginson, Managing Director Northern Ireland and U.K. Strategic Partnerships at Bank of Ireland, met with Bank of Ireland customer and dairy farmer Hugh Harbison at Aghadowey Farm based outside Coleraine. Pictured on the visit is Richard Primrose, Agri-Business Manager, Bank of Ireland with Hugh Harbison and George Higginson.

Supporting agri ambitions and enabling customers to thrive By The Newsroom

Donagh Rogers from Seaforde

Spring Cropping: again, a viable alternative? David Sandford, Nature Friendly Farming Network

King Charles is looking for students to live and work at Sandringham

King Charles looking for students to live and work at Sandringham Sam Johnson

Newry Agricultural Show Committee Chairman, Brian Lockhart (centre), with the two speakers at this year's show launch event. Adam Smyth (left) is on work experience with Alltech and is about to enter his final year studying for a CAFRE/QUB degree in agricultural technology. John Fegan is a member of staff at CAFRE's Greenmount College.

bTB almost derails Newry Show 2023 By The Newsroom

Clarkson's Farm star Kaleb Cooper is launching a new bursary with the Royal Agriculture University.

Clarkson’s Farm side-kick Kaleb Cooper announces huge career move Dennis Morton

Jeremy Clarkson outside his Diddly Squat farm shop in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire.

Jeremy Clarkson hits out at Chelsea Flower Show Dennis Morton

Roberta Simmons

Women in agriculture profile featuring Roberta Simmons

Newly elected Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster president, Stuart Mills, with past YFCU president, Peter Alexander

Stuart Mills is new president of YFCU Darryl Armitage

 Jeremy Clarkson during the "Clarkson's Farm" photocall at St. Pancras Renaissance London Hotel

Jeremy Clarkson left sleepless over sending animals to slaughter Dennis Morton

Ellie Hawkes (McClintock Primary School), Alwyn Aiken (McClintock Primary School), Carter Hawkes, (Omagh County Primary School), William Irvine, UFU deputy president & BOIOFW chairman and Joe McDonald, Head of Corporate Affairs Asda NI pictured at Ranelly Farm.

UFU schools’ competition final reminder! By The Newsroom

Mary Colwell

Farming holds the key to survival of Curlew By The Newsroom

Ellie Hawkes (McClintock Primary School), William Irvine, UFU deputy president and BOIOFW chairman, Alwyn Aiken (McClintock Primary School), Joe McDonald, Head of Corporate Affairs Asda NI and Carter Hawkes, (Omagh County Primary School).

UFU launch 'Farming through the seasons' schools' competition By The Newsroom

Jeremy Clarkson has opened a restaurant at his Diddly Squat farm.

Jeremy Clarkson closes Diddly Squat farm restaurant Dennis Morton

“A proactive approach is needed now – not a reactive one. Farmers want healthier cows that are more efficient.”

Ad Feature AHV appoints Paul Marrs to Animal Health and Longevity Manager Nick Drainey

Pictured at the launch of the 2023 ‘Avoid Harm on the Farm’ Child Farm Safety calendar at Drumadonnell PS is Alfie Henning (9), HSENI Chief Executive Robert Kidd, Sarah-Beth Porter (10), Drumadonnell PS Principal Mr Keith Spiers, and Anna Burden (10).

Rural schools continue to play key role in promoting farm safety Joanne Knox

Launching the ‘Farming gets riskier with age’ campaign at the 36th Royal Ulster Winter Fair in Lisburn today, is Harry Sinclair, Chairperson of the Farm Safety Partnership (FSP), and HSENI Principal Inspector Camilla Mackey

Safety campaign launched to help safeguard older farmers By The Newsroom

UFU president David Brown (right) with his son Neil

David Brown outlines his priorities as UFU president By The Newsroom

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Brussels Notebook: We know times are going to be tough in months ahead By The Newsroom

The Ulster Farmers’ Union is "extremely disappointed" that emergency surgery at the South West Acute Hospital (SWAH) will be temporarily removed from 18 December 2022.

UFU disappointed at temporary removal of SWAH emergency surgery Joanne Knox

Three local dairy farmers took part in a panel discussion at the EU Sustainable Dairy Symposium, from an on farm perspective. Pictured from left to right: Hugh Harbison from Aghadowey, Ian McClelland from Loughbrickland, Dr Mike Johnston MBE PhD, Chief Executive Dairy Council NI, and Mark Blelock from Aldergrove.

NI dairy conference highlights data and sustainability Joanne Knox

Laura Short, Andrew Short (Director AJS), Colin Hutchinson CFO Fibrus) and Catriona Henry, Sponsorship Specialist at the launch of the 2023 show

Fibrus 2023 Spring Farm Machinery Show to be most diverse yet

As COP27 begins in Egypt, the National Sheep Association is looking to increase awareness and appreciation of the valuable climate benefits of mixed sward and permanent pasture grasslands.

NSA boasts benefits of grassland as COP27 begins Joanne Knox

Jim Shannon MP, Carla Lockhart MP, David Brown UFU, Alexander Kinnear UFU

Back British Farming urges Lockhart Joanne Knox

Farming for Resilience, a six-month project launched by the Nature Friendly Farming Network (NFFN), will help farmers develop and share skills, knowledge and experience to meet new challenges in farming.

Farming for Resilience free-to-attend events planned Joanne Knox

Edwin Poots with those who provided the programme

Farm Business Sustainability Pilot Programme draws to a close with final worksho... By The Newsroom

Alice Gillespie

Women in Agriculture profile featuring Alice Gillespie

Press Eye - Belfast - Northern Ireland - 30th June 2021 - 

DAERA Minister Edwin Poots MLA launches
DAERA’s Robotics and Automation Pilot Project – a collaboration between CAFRE and the Northern Ireland Technology Centre (NITC) of Queen’s University Belfast (QUB).

Photograph by Kelvin Boyes /  Press Eye.

Poots outlines plans for future support Minister Edwin Poots

Dairy farmer Peter Hynes

“We need to speak about suicide” By The Newsroom

Pacemaker Press 15-09-2022:   
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) minister Edwin Poots pictured at AFBI Hillsborough, Northern Ireland.
Picture By: Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press.

Land will produce food as before, but will do so more efficiently Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots

UFU podcast Farming 24/7 – have you listened in yet? By The Newsroom

Karen Monteith, Gortilea Social Farm, Claudy, Marie Kelly, Yellow Road Farm, Hilltown, Vinnie and Annie Mullan, Butterlope Farm, Plumbridge, Simon and Emma Bullock, Annagh Social Farm, Derrylin, Peter Boyle, Rural Support Board Trustee, Elizabeth McIlwaine DAERA representative and Camilla Mackey HSENI representative

Rural Support celebrates the Social Farming Standard success By The Newsroom

Members of the Women in Farming Programme with Majella Gollogly and Teresa Nugent Rural Health Partnership

Women in Farming reflect on a busy year so far By The Newsroom

File photo dated 26/01/18 of money. Some people face the prospect of freezing or starving this winter amid the cost-of-living crisis, a charity has warned. Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) said that soaring energy bills are driving "frightening" demand for advice around food insecurity. It warned that it is already seeing an increase ahead of a "toxic cocktail" this winter of soaring energy bills, growing inflation and higher interest rates - and raised concerns about how people will manage later in the year. Issue date: Monday August 22, 2022. PA Photo. See PA story SCOTLAND CostofLiving. Photo credit should read: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

There can be no soft landing and no pain free outcome By The Newsroom

Aberdeen Angus cattle are well suited to the environmentally sensitive land.

Aberdeen Angus ideally suited to conservation grazing conditions By The Newsroom

Some of the #Farm24 ambassadors

#Farm24 - 12 ambassadors front 24 Hours in Farming campaign Joanne Knox

Stepen and Jean McCollam with daughters Christina and Stephanie and grandson Harry. They will host the NI Texel Club Open Night on 30 July at their farm 33 Carmavy Road, Nutts Corner, Crumlin, BT29 4TG.

Carmavy flock to host Texel Open Night Joanne Knox

Farm Safety Partnership promotes AFBI research By The Newsroom

Farm in Mind

A reminder to ‘Mind your head’ by visiting ‘Farm in Mind’ Joanne Knox

Attendees

Good turnout at ACA (NI) event By The Newsroom

Farm Safety Week: Agriculture continues to have poorest safety record a decade o... Joanne Knox

UFU president David Brown

Farming’s poor safety record remains a major concern Joanne Knox

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