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Northern Ireland
DAERA legislate for new farm payments
David Wright
A new area based payment scheme in NI is due to come into force later in 2025.
29 January 2025 Northern Ireland
DAERA outline next steps in farm funding
A raft of different schemes are due to launch in 2025, DAERA officials have confirmed
1 January 2025 Northern Ireland
Discontent among farmers about future payments
Reports suggest a small number of farmers have decided to walk away from the BPS regime.
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
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
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.
27 November 2024 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