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Agribusiness
New Brexit transit rules have come into effect
Phelim O'Neill
Republic of Ireland exporters using Northern Ireland ports will now be subject to full UK border controls.
26 February 2025 News
UK looking east for next trade deal
UK in trade negotiation with India this week but Irish eyes on what they might do with US to avoid Trump tariffs.
2 February 2025 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: inheritance tax saga a smoking volcano
Last week on the farm could be called a media week for Joe and Rosemary Collingborn.
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Keeping a straight face on calf prices
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Beef trade cranks up another notch this week
Markets
Martbids Database: heavy bullocks take massive jump in marts
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Farmers could be paid lump sums to rewet land
Markets
Camera at the Mart: massive dry cow demand in Mohill
DAERA powerless on livestock moves since 2021
Legislation to enforce rules around animal movements has not been in place since 2021
29 January 2025 Northern Ireland
Brexit, Beef Plan, COVID-19 and Golfgate
From Brexit to COVID-19 and Golfgate, with the protests by the Beef Pan Movement and dairy farmers over the derogation cut, the last decade has had its fair share of controversy.
22 January 2025 News
Dempsey at Large: Oxford Farming Conference report
His address was alarmingly short on specifics, and dealt almost entirely in generalisations.
15 January 2025 Viewpoints
Evolving Irish food and drink exports
Era of volume expansion appears to be over, but value still being added to Irish food and drink exports.
12 January 2025 News
Brexit off the airwaves but still on the ground
Traders in Ireland and the UK have moved from discussing Brexit to living with it.
24 December 2024 News
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
Farmer Writes: inheritance tax change a looming disaster
Labour leader Keir Starmer is obviously a very intelligent man but has a total lack of charisma and judgement, writes Joe Collingborn.
21 December 2024 Farmer Writes
Game changer in UK-US trade negotiation
If the US dropped the demand for hormone fed beef access, a trade deal with the UK could be negotiated quite quickly in 2025.
20 December 2024 News
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