Farm Week

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Protecting consumers from farm to fork

POSITIONED on the frontline of food safety, the role of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in Northern Ireland is a crucial one in protecting consumers across the supply chain, from farm to fork.

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Danger of working with livestock rings over time

DOWN through the decades many much-loved and well-respected members of our farming community have lost their lives or been injured through incidents involving livestock. Recently we have witnessed statutory bodies and various farm organisations exhorting our farmers to ‘Stay safe with Livestock’.

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More from Ulster Poultry Federation Show

All the goings on at the Ulster Poultry Federation Show, featured last week, deserve a second look due to the size of entries and the other bits and pieces that took place. One of these was the Regional Show for Large OEG (Oxford Type).

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More from Ulster Poultry Federation Show

All the goings on at the Ulster Poultry Federation Show, featured last week, deserve a second look due to the size of entries and the other bits and pieces that took place. One of these was the Regional Show for Large OEG (Oxford Type).

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Dublin minister addresses NI Chamber of Commerce event

Heather Humphreys, the Republic’s Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, has met representatives from a range of businesses in Northern Ireland to discuss cross-border trade and Brexit at an event hosted by the Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry and SSE in Belfast.

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Spotlight on viability of the ‘small lamb’ - FarmWeek

Farmers often ask if small lambs at birth are viable, writes Darryl Boyd of CAFRE. The answer, of course, depends on why they are small. In multiple births (especially triplets) foetal growth will reduce in pregnancy resulting in smaller lambs. This is natural and if the ewe is fed correctly these lambs could in fact …

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‘Inside’ lambs replace beef

Dissatisfied with returns from beef cattle, Mr Hercules Jordan, of Laurel Hill, Waringstown, near Lurgan, decided to try if better profits could be made from sheep. “I like sheep,”he told FarmWeek, “but lowland sheep farming has never been regarded as a particularly profitable pursuit.

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Producer commends egg packers consortium

Mrs F McWhirter, of Rock Angus, Newry, finds that being a member of an egg packer’s consortium is very advantageous. “Consortia” she explains, “often enable producers to get full entitlement money when otherwise they couldn’t.”

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New Larne office for NFU Mutual and UFU

THE Larne NFU Mutual and Ulster Farmers’ Union office has recently moved into prestigious new premises on the corner of Agnew and Main Street. To celebrate the opening of the new office, UFU members, customers, staff and friends were present at the official opening on Thursday, February 1, which was performed by Barclay Bell, UFU …

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The facts about pesticide storage

SUPPLIERS storing pesticides of quantities over 200kgs or 200 litres for sale or supply must hold a BASIS Certificate of Competence. The ‘Code of practice for suppliers of pesticides to agriculture, horticulture and forestry’ backed up by the 2012 introduction of the ‘Sustainable Use Directive’,

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Success for local Limousin breeder at Stirling sale

STRONG and steadfast demand highlighted the sale of Limousin bulls held at United Auctions Stirling market on Monday, February 5. The opening major British Limousin Cattle Society sale of the year saw some competitive bidding by the ring with averages well up on the year

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Fermanagh Grassland Club elects new chairman - FarmWeek

ROSSLEA beef and sheep farmer John Egerton has been appointed the new chairman of Fermanagh Grassland Club, having been elected at the annual meeting in the Killyhevlin Hotel, Enniskillen.

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Bespoke designed dairy unit features Surefoot slat system

BUILDING a new dairy unit on a green field site has provided Newtownstewart milk producer Trevor Wilson with the opport-unity to design a system that meets every requirement for his business in the most efficient way possible.

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Beef Shorthorn lead Stirling bull sales at 20,000gns

BEEF Shorthorn led the Stirling bull sales’ trade at 20,000gns on Monday, February 5, at the breed society’s official annual spring fixture. Five entries sold for five figures, whilst 59 lots averaged £5,803.

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Texel Club reflects on an eventful year

NI Texel Breeders Club members gathered recently at Greenmount Agri-cultural College for their AGM. The club’s Vice Chairman, Henry Gamble, wel-comed the turnout of members, friends, guest speaker and sponsor Paddy Grant of Parklands Vets, Sonia McCallion from Marie Curie

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Dungannon Dairy Sale attracting strong entries - FarmWeek

TAAFFE Auctions has confirmed that next week’s Dungannon Dairy Sale has attracted an entry of 70 freshly calved heifers and young cows.

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New Holland takes pride of place at Burkes Open Week

THE latest New Holland tractors from the T4, T5, T6 and T7 ranges will take pride of place at the Burkes of Cornascriebe Open Week, from Monday, February 19, to Friday, February 23.