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Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Butchers, Margaret Boanas has received an Honorary Doctorate from Harper Adams University. Picture: Submitted

Honorary Doctorate bestowed on Margaret Boanas Staff Reporter

A turbine on the north coast. Picture: Cliff Donaldson

Planning policy proposals for renewables – Merely tweaking the status quo By The Newsroom

Professor Nigel Scollan (right) Director of the Institute for Global Food Security, and guest speaker at Fermanagh Grassland Club with (from left) Guy Benians, who spoke to members about grassland fertilization; Philip Clarke, club treasurer; Roland Graham, chairman and William Johnston, secretary.

Final meeting of winter season for Fermanagh Grassland Club By The Newsroom

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Parkinsons - thousands could develop disease due to common chemical Chloe Clarke

Miriam Margolyes has shared an update on her health following surgery

Harry Potter star rushed to hospital with infection Rebecca Braybrook

The NHS advises almost every type of fresh, frozen, tinned and dried fruit and veg you can think of counts towards your five-a-day. Image: NHS

Fruit and Veg: Expert explains lack of salad in supermarkets Joanne Knox

Professor Gerry Boyle

Changes to the board at AgriSearch

It's vital that farmers - and gardeners - keep the P and K values of their soil at the right level.

Soil fertility: it’s all about keeping the P and K values at the right level Richard Halleron

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AgriSearch to hold webinar on dairy energy efficient and renewable options Ruth Rodgers

‘Die Hard’ actor Clarence Gilyard Jr died

‘Die Hard’ actor Clarence Gilyard Jr died Rahmah Ghazali

Adults with a ‘very laid-back attitude’ to money could cost them £1,631.16 per y... Richard Jenkins

Chief Medical Officer, Professor Sir Michael McBride receiving his vaccination.

‘Get jabbed and support the health service’ Joanne Knox

The clocks will go back in the UK at the end of the month.

How putting clocks back could cost £400 extra on energy bills Jimmy Johnson

Prof John Gilliland examines a soil sample as part of the ArcZERO research project

Queen’s University honorary professor appointed to high-level EU body By The Newsroom

Plant-based alternatives cannot be considered nutritional replacements for dairy foods.

‘Plant-based alternatives cannot be considered nutritional replacements for dair... By The Newsroom

Norman Kerr will open his private museum to the public

Private museum on Co Down farm will open to the public for charity event

Huge changes planned for supermarket self-service tills to prevent thefts Hiyah Zaidi

Pictured are current and past members of the Pig Research Consortium (from L-R): Prof. E. Magowan (AFBI), G. Donaldson. (John Thompson and Sons), R. Bradford (PCM), V. Wylie (Violet Wylie Consultancy), Dr. R. Muns (AFBI), S. Smyth (John Thompson and Sons), Dr. George McIlroy (former AFBI), (front row) Dr. E. Ball (AFBI), Prof. F. Gordon, Dr. K. McKracken (former AFBI) and Dr. C. Mulvenna (AFBI).

Professor is congratulated for his contribution to NI pig sector Joanne Knox

A revolutionary new prostate treatment is being rolled out across the UK Richard Jenkins

Year 11 students, wearing face coverings, take part in a GCSE maths class at Park Lane Academy in Halifax, northwest England on March 8, 2021 as schools reopen following the easing of lockdown restrictions. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Only 17% of people can pass ‘world’s shortest’ three-question IQ test Isabella Boneham

Farming in the hills and uplands is the single biggest influence on the landscape.

Beef and sheep farmers urged to participate in study By The Newsroom

Pups have been falling seriously ill with sickness and diarrhoea after going on walks (Photo: Shuttersrtock)

Mystery illness plaguing UK dogs thought to be a coronavirus Claire Schofield

Professor Siobhan O’Neill was appointed in September 2021, as Northern Ireland’s first permanent Mental Health Champion

Ad Feature Introducing NI’s Mental Health Champion focussed on improving rural support By The Newsroom

12 to 15-year-olds will start receiving their second doses of Covid vaccine in December (image: Getty Images)

Covid pass for young teens set to roll out in bid to make international travel e... Henry Sandercock

AgriSearch Board welcomes new faces By The Newsroom

Dame Sarah Gilbert urged governments to approach the Omicron variant with caution (image: Getty Images)

Covid vaccine inventor warns next virus pandemic after Covid ‘could be more leth... Henry Sandercock

New report highlights economic benefits of tackling climate crisis By The Newsroom

The Minister of Finance (Captain Terence O'Neill) read a message from the Prime Minister (Lord Brookeborough) at a luncheon in Philadelphia during this week in October 1958 hosted by the Scotch-Irish Society of Pennsylvania

Ulster Premier greets Philadelphia’s Scotch-Irish (1958) Darryl Armitage

If you are ill with a high temperature or fever you should wait until you are better before getting your flu jab (Photo: Shutterstock)

The rules on getting a flu jab if you have cold or Covid symptoms Claire Schofield

David Paterson AFBI Grassland Agronomist and Steven Morrison AFBI Head of Livestock Production Sciences Branch with Maggie Gill at the Hills Robot milking parlour.

Professor reflects on what the outcomes of COP26 mean for NI

This the number of food items we'll lose if bees go extinct - from curry to bake... Richard Jenkins

Forget being two-faced – British adults can display up to nine distinct personal... Richard Jenkins

Iain Joannides, Client Manager of Drink, Print and Packaging at Invest Northern Ireland and Ron Gardiner, Senior Packaging Technologist at CAFRE encourage you to join the ‘Global challenges and initiatives for more sustainable food packaging’ webinar on Thursday 17 June at 10am.

Future of global food packaging webinar By The Newsroom

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New post for award-winning consultant By The Newsroom

Locking down streets could be the way forward when it comes to containing outbreaks of Covid variants (Photo: Hollie Adams/Getty Images)

Entire streets could be locked down to stop spread of Covid variants, says exper...

This is what a professional has to say about coping with lockdown anxiety (Photo: Shutterstock)

How to cope with anxiety about lockdown restrictions being lifted - advice from ... Rhona Shennan

The study will focus on patients with certain immunosuppressed conditions (Photo: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Effectiveness of Covid vaccines will be studied in people with cancer and other ... Rhona Shennan

Symptomatic cases of Covid-19 are dropping by 94 per cent after two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, according to a new study (Photo: JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Symptomatic Covid cases drop by 94% after Pfizer vaccine - the latest study expl... Rhona Shennan

Symptoms included fatigue, headache and chills (Photo: Shutterstock)

People who have had Covid could be twice as likely to suffer vaccine side effect... Claire Schofield

Loughbrickland dairy farmer Ian McClelland is included in the Dairy Council’s latest EU Sustainable Dairy Fact Book.

Sustainable dairy research critical to tackling climate change By The Newsroom

The practical challenges of handing a family farm down to the younger generation will be discussed by leading national experts in an online event hosted by the Devon Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs (YFC). The online webinar on Monday 25th January 2021, which is free to attend for anyone around the country, is supported by financial advisers at leading rural insurer NFU Mutual

Handling challenges of farm succession By The Newsroom

'Covid tongue' is being increasingly spotted by sufferers - the symptom explaine... Rhona Shennan

Scientists have created a new online guide to fight Covid vaccine myths - what y... Claire Schofield

Long Covid sufferers report smelling foul odours all the time Rhona Shennan

Experts say to look out for these Covid symptoms that aren’t on the official NHS... Rhona Shennan

Scientists think the new Covid strain could spread faster between children - wha... Rhona Shennan

The UK will have ‘3 or 4’ Covid-19 vaccines by summer 2021 - according to Chris ... Rhona Shennan

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Record audience for Dairy Council Nutrition lecture Una Culkin

We could still be wearing face masks in winter 2021 - according to a chief scien... Rhona Shennan

How to talk to children about Santa Claus - as explained by an expert Rhona Shennan