Rural Crime | Thefts cost NI farms £3.9m
- 11
- August
- 2014
Ulster Farmers’ Union President Ian Marshall has warned that rural crime remains a problem in Northern Ireland as it was revealed that the value of stolen goods from farms was £3.9m last year. New figures revealed by insurance group NFU Mutual show the cost of farm thefts went up 15% in 2013 compared to £3.4m […]
read moreAre you on the wrong track?
- 30
- July
- 2014
William Considine, from Nicharee Farm, Duncormick, Wexford, says our soil is a dynamic complex living environment that needs more than just a dash of chemical fertilisers to enhance its productivity. In the past couple of weeks we have been drawing in the round bales of hay through connected fields and then spreading our precious organic […]
read moreThe future of farming
- 04
- July
- 2014
There is a sad fact that we humans will have to face in the coming years: Robots are better than us at every job. Or, they will be in the relatively near future, according to Ray Kurzweil, Google’s director of engineering and a leading futurologist, who predicts that computers will be able to outwit the […]
read moreTips for making good quality baled silage
- 17
- June
- 2014
Padraig O’Kiely of Teagasc, Grange, gives tips on to make top quality baled silage. Two-thirds of farms make baled silage each year, and on many cattle farms in particular it is the silage-making system of choice. These baled silages span a wide spectrum of quality, ranging from top grade feed with a nutritive value similar […]
read moreHow efficient farming cuts GHCs in Northern Ireland
- 27
- March
- 2014
In 2012 the Greenhouse Gas Implementation Partnership (GHGIP) in Northern Ireland began overseeing implementation of the “Efficient Farming Cuts Greenhouse Gases” Reduction Strategy and Action Plan. The focus strategy has been on minimising the emissions intensity (or carbon footprint) of local food by lowering the amount of carbon associated with producing primary agricultural products. The […]
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