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Northern Ireland
Over 500 slurry fines for NI farmers in five years
Peter McCann
The latest available figures show that 526 cross compliance breaches about slurry usage were found from 2019 to 2023
25 March 2025 Climate and environment
Minister insists GAEC 2 is ‘not something that will be in place forever’
Minister Heydon has denied GAEC 2 requirements are a form of land designation, adding that the rules may be changed with the next CAP in 2028.
21 March 2025 News
Farming News: beef boom, Macra hustings and grass growth
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One in four farmers inspected under cross compliance penalised
1,352 farmers received Department fo Agriculture cross compliance inspections in 2023.
19 March 2025 News
What is the Department advice for farmers ahead of inspections?
The Department has provided advice for farmers facing a cross compliance inspection.
19 March 2025 News
Payment penalties for farm safety breaches
Farmers found to have broken PTO covers on machinery during HSA inspections are unlikely to be fined under new BISS rules, the Department insists.
12 March 2025 News
Carbon targets not linked to payments
It will be a condition to conduct carbon footprinting to claim the new Farm Sustainability Payment from 2026.
12 March 2025 Northern Ireland
Tillage Management: watching the weather for fertiliser, planting and spraying
There is dry weather in the forecast. Land has a lot of drying to do before farmers can get out to the fields.
26 February 2025 Husbandry
What will happen to tillage land on peat soils?
There are a number of tillage farms on peat soils that will be impacted by GAEC 2 under conditionality rules in the CAP.
25 February 2025 News
DAERA outlines new farm penalty system
The revised system of penalties for farmers who are found in breach of the new rules was described as 'a significant change in approach'.
19 February 2025 Northern Ireland
Cuts planned for scheme red tape
The Commission has said cutting scheme red tape will leave farmers freer to farm instead of completing paperwork.
19 February 2025 News
Commission unveils new vision for farming
The vision comes as part of the response to last year's EU-wide farmer protests.
19 February 2025 News