A man aged in his 50s has sadly died following a single vehicle collision in Lisnaskea. Vincent, known as Vinny, Smith from the local area died at the scene. He had been riding a Honda quad on the ...

A cover crop – sometimes called a catch crop – is sown between two main tillage enterprises. Planting takes place normally during the autumn / winter period, Richard Halleron writes. It is important ...

With Autumn calving fast approaching, College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) Dairying Adviser, Anna Truesdale investigated calf health and maximising calf growth. Anna advises that: ...

Set your sights on the forthcoming Springhill Female Sale staged annually by Graham Foster, with a special guest consignment this year from the Ballynoe House flock of Ian Craig. All roads lead to ...

The 2024/25 Dungannon Dairy Sale schedule kicks off on Thursday, September 19 at 11.30am. Taking place at Dungannon Farmers’ Mart, the event is conducted by Taaffe Auctions and generously sponsored by ...

Calf registrations continue to decline across Northern Ireland this year, the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) has reported. Data provided by the Northern Ireland Food Animal Information System ...

During this week in 1890 the News Letter published a number of reports from September fairs which had been held around the province of Ulster. PORTAFERRY – “At this monthly fair on Tuesday last there ...

The Ulster Farmers’ Union, Sheep Taskforce and industry representatives met with the Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee yesterday (12 September), on the lack of specific sheep ...

The Northern Ireland agriculture industry is calling for immediate preventative measures to safeguard the region from bluetongue (BTV-3) and urging everyone in the farming community to take heed of ...

The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) is seeking to recruit six farms to be part of an important new research project assessing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from peat soils. Peat soils span ...

Upper Bann MLA Diane Dodds has said the agri-food sector must ensure its voice is heard in the consultation on the draft Programme for Government. The DUP MLA said: “The Programme for Government sets ...

Sinn Féin MLA Declan McAleer has supported calls for a Sheep Development Programme to be introduced as part of DAERA’s new agriculture policy. Mr McAleer said: “At the AERA committee on Thursday we ...