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Northern Ireland
Five fatalities on NI farms during 2024
Peter McCann
The five farm deaths last year compares to six fatalities on NI farms in 2023 and three fatalities in 2022.
8 January 2025 Northern Ireland
Concerns about incorrect of wormers for sheep scab
Six farmers in the project that used an injectable ML wormer to treat sheep scab agreed to be re-tested, with four of them returning a positive test result.
8 January 2025 Northern Ireland
Book review: McWilliams explains farmers invented money and humanity’s story
Peter McCann reviews a new book by well-known Irish economist David McWilliams.
Start date for new suckler scheme set
The recent agreement on a draft budget by the NI Executive has given DAERA “security to move forward” with the new scheme.
1 January 2025 Northern Ireland
News round-up from Northern Ireland
Weekly round-up of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.
1 January 2025 Northern Ireland
Top five farmer writer videos from 2024
Our farmer writers in Northern Ireland captured video footage from their farms throughout 2024.
30 December 2024 Northern Ireland
Land area for sale hits five-year high
Overall, there were 487 parcels of land publicly offered up in Northern Ireland during 2024, which makes the average lot 28 acres in size.
23 December 2024 Northern Ireland
The A to Z of NI farming in 2024
Peter McCann reviews what the past 12 months have meant for farming in Northern Ireland.
23 December 2024 Northern Ireland
News round-up from Northern Ireland
Weekly round-up of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.
23 December 2024 Northern Ireland
Five top farms for sale in NI during 2024
Here's our pick of the finest farms to be offered up for sale in Northern Ireland during 2024.
23 December 2024 Northern Ireland
Tories vow to scrap inheritance tax plan
Shadow Farming Minister Robbie Moore speaks to Peter McCann about inheritance tax and farm policy changes since Brexit.
18 December 2024 Northern Ireland
Scope for ‘big gains’ by breeding TB resistance
The chief executive of AI Services spoke to the NI Institute of Agricultural Science before last week's RUAS Winter Fair.
18 December 2024 Northern Ireland