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NI Secretary of State visits Lakeland site
David Wright
Lakeland Dairies has hosted the NI Secretary of State at its Newtownards operation.
NI Secretary of State visits Lakeland site
Northern View: factories look for some control on trade
16 April 2025 Northern Ireland
Northern View: factories look for some control on trade
Short weeks thanks to the Easter holidays has taken some of the heat out of the NI beef trade.
March base milk prices hold around 40p/l
16 April 2025 Northern Ireland
March base milk prices hold around 40p/l
The general outlook for the trade is for prices to remain steady this spring
Much work still to do on latest TB plan
A constant stream of reports, reviews and research papers have been produced on TB
16 April 2025 Northern Ireland
Top beef claimant gets over £230,000
There is no upper limit applied to the Beef Carbon Reduction scheme in NI
16 April 2025 Northern Ireland
High returns from good dairy genetics
David Wright reports from the AgriSearch conference held in Armagh on Tuesday
16 April 2025 Northern Ireland
Outstanding trade for cattle at Kilrea
David Clarke reports from the weekly sale of beef cattle at Kilrea Mart on Wednesday 9 April 2025
16 April 2025 Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland diary of events
Shows, sales and events taking place across the NI agri-food industry over the next week
16 April 2025 Northern Ireland
Water extraction from a stream using solar power
Tom Morrow reports from a Rivers Trust event on water quality held on a Co Down farm
16 April 2025 Northern Ireland
News round-up from Northern Ireland
Weekly round-up of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.
16 April 2025 Northern Ireland
NI farm debt remains stable, says agri banker
There has been a drop off in borrowings for new livestock sheds due to tight restrictions on planning for farm buildings.
16 April 2025 Northern Ireland
Muir says new sheep scheme is ‘a priority’
Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir spoke to Stormont’s agriculture committee last Thursday
16 April 2025 Northern Ireland