N.Ireland
A dry spring has reduced crop condition ratings across much of the UK, although winter cereals and oilseed rape remain in a strong position.
UUP's Diana Armstrong has praised the hard work of NI farmers for ensuring food production continued despite extremely challenging weather.
Dairy
Though temperatures soared in late May and early June, for autumn calvers, the full effect of the heat stress may not be felt until calving.
Met Éireann is indicating that a return to more normal weather could be coming our way over the next fortnight.
Rural Life
March 2026 was globally the fourth-warmest on record, at 1.48°C above pre-industrial levels, according to Copernicus.
Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow wind warning for the entire country over the Easter weekend, and the Met Office for Northern Ireland.
NI livestock farmers have been advised to assess mineral levels in their soil following the wettest start to a year in over a century.
With one of the wettest starts to the year we have seen in a long time, grazing conditions are still in dire states.
UKHSA Amber cold weather health alerts are in place for all regions of England until Sunday,...
The recent cold snap has impacted livestock sales across both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland over the past couple of days.
Environment
The Environment Agency has announced that Yorkshire started moving into drought recovery status earlier this week.
2025 is currently tied with 2023 to be the second-warmest year on record, according to new data...
It is normal for Ivan Brett to spend a good bit of his time on a tractor, but when some of his land...
New research has found that microbial communities in soil have the capacity to remember and adapt to past environmental events...
September 2025 was the third-warmest September globally, with an average surface air temperature of...
The UK Met Office has issued a Status Yellow thunderstorm warning for Northern Ireland tomorrow...
The UK's National Drought Group met yesterday (Monday, August 11) with the current water shortfall...
Arable
While this year’s harvest in the UK got off to a fast start, intermittent and often heavy rainfall has slowed progress
Temperatures are set to rise next week across parts of the UK, the Met Office has forecasted, with 27°C forecasted on Wednesday
A new study shows that ‘unseasonable’ conditions including hotter, drier summers with warmer temperatures are taking a toll on NI farmers.
Changing weather patterns have impacted significantly on the yields and quality of forage maize crops grown in the UK.
The cold spell in the past few weeks has acted as a reminder that now is a good time to plan for...
Sheep
Three sheep died and 57 were rescued after becoming stranded during flooding on farmland in Scotland on the last day of the year...
