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Northern Ireland
'Big money' required to eradicate TB
David Wright
Devon vet, Dick Sibley is a strong advocate for a new approach to bovine TB
24 April 2024 Northern Ireland
Alternative views must not stall TB plan
A detailed plan is already in place in NI to help make progress with bovine TB.
24 April 2024 Northern Ireland
News in-brief from Northern Ireland
Weekly round-up of news in-brief from across the farming and food industry in NI
Restructuring costs put Lakeland in the red
The cross-border dairy co-op has reported its financial results for 2023.
17 April 2024 Northern Ireland
Focus on feed-efficient cattle, says US rancher
Jim Jensen from Wyoming made his views clear on cattle breeding during a visit to the Foyle finishing unit outside Cookstown.
17 April 2024 Northern Ireland
CAFRE advice on cutting waste in dairy
David Wright reports from a farm walk organised by CAFRE, on the McConnell farm outside Armagh.
17 April 2024 Northern Ireland
NI farmers look like the poor relations
A plethora of schemes exist in the Republic of Ireland to support farmers
17 April 2024 Northern Ireland
Farmers doing more and more for less
Current support to farmers has been relatively static for 20 years so is being eaten away by inflation
10 April 2024 Northern Ireland
Farmer has DAERA charges quashed on appeal
A Tyrone farmer was originally convicted of a series of offences linked to a cattle identification inspection
10 April 2024 Northern Ireland
Cut back on slurry for first cut, farmers told
Applying slurry in April is not ideal unless ground has been grazed beforehand
10 April 2024 Northern Ireland
No windfall for suckler beef in new schemes
David Wright assesses the impact new beef schemes might have on payments to suckler to beef farms.
10 April 2024 Northern Ireland
Gas operators request for information
The information will be used to map the production potential of biomethane relative to the current gas network in NI
3 April 2024 Northern Ireland