All from last 24 hours FARM POLICYTB and environmental regulations put pressure on NI farmersA combination of stricter regulations, limited bovine-TB controls, planning constraints, and tight margins are all adding to concerns for farm businesses in Northern Ireland. These frustrations came to a head… GRASSLAND MANAGEMENTHow to start rotational grazing with beef and sheepBetter grazing management has allowed the Berry family to expand their sheep and beef enterprise without the need to take on additional land. A series of measures, including rotational grazing… BUSINESS MANAGEMENTWhy changes to farm businesses need to heed separation rulesMany farm businesses are undergoing restructuring, and changes must be carefully planned so that tax, succession and family objectives are achieved without unintended consequences. One of these is the possibility… FARMER FOCUSFarmer Focus: It’s going to be ‘death by houmous’With spring drilling now complete, our attention has been diverted to inter-row hoeing our organic winter crops and mowing fertility leys for the first time to knock a few overzealous… 4X4SRevamped KGM Musso Rhino pickup gets fresh lookThe Musso Rhino pickup has been given a thorough makeover by manufacturer KGM (formerly SsangYong) with fresh styling, material upgrades and driving aid tech updates designed to add to the… CROP WATCHCrop Watch: Struggling beet and yellow rust in the SouthWinter crops on light land and spring crops are suffering in the dry conditions. In the East, one agronomist described sugar beet as having a “torrid time” with some fields…
