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Northern Ireland
Over 500 slurry fines for NI farmers in five years
Peter McCann
The latest available figures show that 526 cross compliance breaches about slurry usage were found from 2019 to 2023
9 April 2025 Northern Ireland
Muir’s TB group misses delivery plan deadline
The TB partnership steering group was established in January 2025 with the remit of producing a report for Minister Muir’s consideration by the end of March.
9 April 2025 Northern Ireland
News in-brief from Northern Ireland
The latest news in-brief from across the farming and food industry in NI.
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Markets
Camera at the Mart: over 1,000 Angus-cross calves in Bandon
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Teenager dies after Leitrim tractor collision
Pedigree
Mixed Carrick trade sees top call of €7,500 for Charolais bull
Markets
In pictures: cull ewes top €3/kg in Athenry Mart
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Italian ryegrass in Ireland found to be glyphosate-resistant
Feed deliveries to NI farms down 93,000t
Overall, NI farmers bought 2.56m tonnes of concentrates during 2024, which is 3.5% less than the year previous.
2 April 2025 Northern Ireland
Harmony holds high note in PLI rankings
The top four young Holstein sires in UK are all sired by Denovo 2776 Leeds.
2 April 2025 Northern Ireland
Don’t bet the farm on inheritance tax change
To date, senior Labour politicians have appeared unsympathetic to concerns raised by farmers.
2 April 2025 Northern Ireland
AFBI study examines low-protein dairy diets
A new study conducted at AFBI Hillsborough has assessed various levels of crude protein in dairy cow diets.
26 March 2025 Northern Ireland
Legal expert sees no hope of inheritance tax change
Agricultural solicitor Stuart Maggs spoke to Peter McCann about the planned changes to inheritance tax rules in the UK.
26 March 2025 Northern Ireland
DAERA to clarify entitlement values
The Basic Payment Scheme in Northern Ireland has been renamed the Farm Sustainability Transition Payment this year.
26 March 2025 Northern Ireland
News round-up from Northern Ireland
Weekly round-up of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.
26 March 2025 Northern Ireland
Inheritance tax on pensions is ‘massive change’
New inheritance tax rules on pensions have been overshadowed by changes to Agricultural Property Relief.
19 March 2025 Northern Ireland
Fake meat is high in salt and sugar, study finds
The research involved analysing the fake meat products which were available from Tesco and Sainsbury’s over a three-year period.
19 March 2025 Northern Ireland