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NI farmers lash out at nutrient plans
David Wright
Around 30 proposals are included as part of a consultation on a new Nutrients Action Programme in NI.
7 May 2025 Climate and environment
Animal feed imports increase in 2024
Animal feed imports increased in 2024 for many reasons including weather impacts on grassland and crops.
30 April 2025 Northern Ireland
£8m of profit at John Thompson & Sons
NI's largest feed business has reported increased operating profit in its last financial year.
Should we worry about cattle numbers?
Are falling cattle numbers the reason for rising prices? And if so, should they be welcomed by farmers?
23 April 2025 Dealer
Lowering feed cost: picking the low hanging ‘FCE’ fruit
Michael McKeon takes a look at what to look at when targeting increasing feed efficiency on pig farms.
18 April 2025 Pigs
Editorial: climate change - new climate technologies essential for farming
Ireland could face up to €26bn in fines unless more investment is carried out now to help reduce emissions.
16 April 2025 Viewpoints
Heydon to meet Irish companies on last day of US trade mission
In collaboration with Bord Bia and Enterprise Ireland, the final leg of the visit will be in Chicago before the trade mission concludes on Saturday 12 April.
11 April 2025 News
Milk supply on the rise – FRS
The latest Calving Insights survey found the weak grass growth levels in early March forced many farmers to increase concentrate levels and feed silage by night to bolster early milk volumes.
9 April 2025 News
Grass+ Dairy: farms hit cruise control as good weather persists
With excellent grazing conditions and a predicted lift in growth, the majority of farms are in a very good position when it comes to grass right now.
2 April 2025 Grass & feeding
Feed deliveries to NI farms down 93,000t
Overall, NI farmers bought 2.56m tonnes of concentrates during 2024, which is 3.5% less than the year previous.
2 April 2025 Northern Ireland
Lely introduces new and improved Vector automatic feed system
Lely has introduced a new and updated model of its Vector automatic feeding system, the Vector MFR Next.
26 March 2025 News
Greener animal feed labels on the way
An updated document on animal feed labelling could see more feed manufacturers display the environmental impact of their feed on the label.
25 March 2025 News