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Northern Ireland
Tories vow to scrap inheritance tax plan
Peter McCann
Shadow Farming Minister Robbie Moore speaks to Peter McCann about inheritance tax and farm policy changes since Brexit.
27 November 2024 Northern Ireland
Options for sheep headage payment are ‘limited’
There is likely to be little leftover funding for a sheep headage payment, or else payment rates for all coupled schemes will need to reduce to free up money.
27 November 2024 Northern Ireland
News round-up from Northern Ireland
Weekly round-up of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.
‘Miracle plant’ is key to organic dairy farm
In the final part of a series from the north of England, Peter McCann visits the Robinson family's farm in Cumbria
6 November 2024 Northern Ireland
Moving from sheep to low input sucklers
Reno and Nic Renison run a low input upland farm in the north of England.
30 October 2024 Northern Ireland
English upland farms face existential threat
Richard Pedley farms 1,250 acres of rented land in the north of England. Peter McCann reports
23 October 2024 Northern Ireland
News round-up from Northern Ireland
Weekly round-up of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.
16 October 2024 Northern Ireland
Milking 550 cows on rented land in England
Dolphenby Farm is located in the Eden Valley in the north of England.
16 October 2024 Northern Ireland
Uphill battle for English upland farmers
In the first of series reports from the north of England, Peter McCann speaks to Northumberland farmer Dave Stanner.
9 October 2024 Northern Ireland
NI sheep industry leaders deliver stark warning at Stormont
Cuts to farm payments could have a devastating impact on the NI sheep industry, MLAs have been told.
18 September 2024 Northern Ireland
Fears grow about NI farm budget cut
Minister Muir is pressing for the annual budget for NI agriculture, which equates to around £330m, to be index linked with inflation.
11 September 2024 Northern Ireland
How six farmers fared in appeals against the Department of Agriculture
The annual report of the Agriculture Appeals Office has shown that 48% of appeals taken by farmers were successfully contested with the plaintiff receiving a payment or not receiving a penalty.
11 September 2024 News