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New scheme rules apply to NI farms

The seven Farm Sustainability Standards effectively replace the long-standing cross-compliance requirements in Northern Ireland.

NORTHERN IRELAND 30 December 2025

New scheme rules apply to NI farms

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Teenager dies in Clare tractor accident

Teenager dies in Clare tractor accident

NEWS 28 December 2025

Specifications on re-roofing grant announced

Specifications on re-roofing grant announced

BUILDINGS 23 December 2025

Twenty people die on farms in 2025

Twenty people die on farms in 2025

Twenty people die on farms in 2025

NEWS 23 December 2025

Farm safety must be priority as 20 die on farms in 2025 - minister

Farm safety must be priority as 20 die on farms in 2025 - minister

Farm safety must be priority as 20 die on farms in 2025 - minister

NEWS 22 December 2025

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Derogation decision gives some certainty for investment

Derogation decision gives some certainty for investment

With derogation worries eased until the end of 2028, dairy farmers will have some comfort in investing again. The farm's milking parlour is a good place to start.

MILK QUALITY 19 December 2025

Farmers turn to animation to drive home safety message

Farmers turn to animation to drive home safety message

A prototype job-planning app that builds farm safety into the various steps involved in completing on-farm tasks is among the concepts developed by the group.

NEWS 19 December 2025

Applications open for new TAMs grant to replace shed roofs

Applications open for new TAMs grant to replace shed roofs

This new grant aid support will be available under the farm safety measure of TAMS.

NEWS 19 December 2025

Q-Bed saves mixed Armagh farm time and money

Q-Bed saves mixed Armagh farm time and money

Since moving to a Q-Bed 324 cubicle bedder, Armagh farmers Samuel and Thomas Dickson have cut labour and bedding usage by a third and witnessed an improvement in cow cleanliness, writes Gary Abbott.

FARM MACHINERY 19 December 2025

News round-up from Northern Ireland

News round-up from Northern Ireland

Weekly round-up of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.

NORTHERN IRELAND 19 December 2025

Make 2026 the year for your career

Make 2026 the year for your career

Now is the perfect time for self-reflection to focus on your career progression and development.

CAREERS 19 December 2025

Ireland to host European Wool Day in 2026

Ireland to host European Wool Day in 2026

The event takes place in Tralee, Co Kerry, on Friday 27 and Saturday 28 March and will include a conference and wool-related festivities.

SCHEMES 19 December 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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