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Horses on the road – Ballymena

by Cherry | Mar 28, 2017 | Education, Farming | 0 |

We know that horses aren’t technically pets but we wanted to include a blog post about...

Grove Vets supporting Farmers in Ballymena

by Cherry | Feb 16, 2017 | Farming | 0 |

Grove Vets located on the Grove Road in Ballymena support Farmers as well as looking after dog and cat owners. At their website they recently shared a great blog post about how much they enjoy working alongside Ballymena farmers...

Environmental Farming Scheme Roadshow

by Cherry | Jan 27, 2017 | Farming, Featured Post | 0 |

The Environmental Farming Scheme offers farmers the chance to apply and deliver various...

Farmers – Throw away your DARD pre-paid envelopes

by Cherry | Dec 5, 2016 | Farming | 0 |

Don’t use DARD pre-paid envelopes is the message sent out by the Department of Agriculture,...

Tractor Safety – Ballymena

by Cherry | Sep 19, 2016 | Farming, Featured Post | 0 |

In Ballymena we often see tractors on the road. Farming is a very important local industry and it...

Rural Broadband Scheme – Northern Ireland

by Cherry | Aug 19, 2016 | Farming | 0 |

North Antrim Community Network have shared information about Rural Broadband Scheme –...

Vulnerable small farms workshop – Northern Ireland

by Cherry | Jul 29, 2016 | Farming | 0 |

Recently the Prince’s charity announced they would help 1,500 vulnerable small farms. The farms in...

Basic Payment Scheme Entitlements Transfer window opens 4th April

by Cherry | Apr 5, 2016 | Farming | 0 |

Ballymena farmers may be interested to hear that the agriculture Minister Michelle O’Neill announced the opening of the Basic Payment Scheme Entitlements Transfer window. Farmers can now transfer Basic Payment Scheme (BPS)...

ANC Scheme payments announced

by Cherry | Jan 28, 2016 | Farming | 0 |

ANC Scheme stand for the Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme. The ANC Scheme provides for a payment on eligible hectares of forage land in the Severely Disadvantaged Area to compensate for all or part of the additional costs and...