Northern Ireland

Getting young farmers into the agriculture industry has its barriers, but Glenarm farmer James Davison expresses his excitement for the growing sector and highlights the importance of the role it plays in food production

The transition diet is considered crucial to maximising the genetic potential of the Beckett family's Holstein herd

The union recognises that investment in roads, utilities and public amenities is important, however, it says landowners are not being fairly treated in the process

Further challenges for Northern Ireland's farmers as country records wettest January since 1849

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has responded to DAERA progress on draft regulations to establish a Just Transition Commission, stressing that any transition must be grounded in what is genuinely achievable for farmers

Farmers for Action (FFA) NI said the event was part of its ‘IHT and more’ protest campaign

The DAERA has been criticised by the Ulster Farmers Union for incredible policy planning failure which leaves young farmers with no dedicated support this year

The closure could lead to more than 330 staff facing redundancy

UFU said the move will help ease the strain on farmers ‘unfairly caught up in the Temporary Control Zone’

In Northern Ireland, a farming choir is doing far more than performing. It is rebuilding community, fighting loneliness and proving that music can reach places ordinary words cannot. Danusia Osiowy finds out more