Brian Donaldson

1 week ago | impartialreporter.com | Brian Donaldson

The move will be of benefit to dairy herds across Northern Ireland in particular. AI Services (NI) Ltd. will provide the storage and distribution of Cogent Breeding Ltd. semen stock to its Northern Ireland Precision and DIY customers. The arrangement, which also includes liquid nitrogen supply and distribution, has been described as delivering meaningful value to the dairy sector.

2 weeks ago | impartialreporter.com | Brian Donaldson

Last week, a wool workshop was held, facilitated by the Ulster Wildlife in Fermanagh  as part of its work with Higher Environmental Farming Scheme through their High-Value Nature Farm Advisor, Peter Gallagher. The aim of the workshop was to demonstrate to local sheep farmers and consumers how producers can maximise their income from wool sales and to show consumers how versatile the products made from wool can be.

1 month ago | impartialreporter.com | Brian Donaldson

14 1/1 It was a glorious day for an outing and Fermanagh Grassland Club members enjoyed visits to two great farms in the Strabane area on Tuesday, April 29, writes William Johnston, Secretary. The customary morning visit was to the dairy farm of Hall and Peter Donnell at Ballymagorry where the herd of 110 cows are milked with two GEA robots. The herd averages 10,400 litres per cow with an average annual concentrate use of 2.6 tonnes.

1 month ago | impartialreporter.com | Brian Donaldson

Farmers and food producers in Northern Ireland are benefitting from a partnership with one of the country’s leading retailers as they continue to innovate and invest in their business, says Steve McLean, Head of Agriculture with M&S, speaking on the opening day of Balmoral Show. He said they were delighted to continue their commitment working with Select Farms in Northern Ireland, such as Linden/ABP and Skea Eggs and many others.

1 month ago | impartialreporter.com | Brian Donaldson

There has been widespread criticism of the proposed new programme, with the Ulster Farmers Union (UFU) saying the proposals could devastate local farms. “According to DAERA, around 3,500 farms will now be forced to meet strict new phosphorus limits. “For many, this could mean finding more land for slurry spreading or cutting livestock numbers. “This is a backdoor attempt to shrink herds and flocks which the UFU says is completely unacceptable” said a UFU spokesperson.