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No new BTV cases since mid-December

The last positive cases of Bluetongue Virus in NI were initially reported on 16 December

NORTHERN IRELAND 14 January 2026

No new BTV cases since mid-December

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FSS1 and FSS2: What NI farmers must do to stay compliant in 2026

FSS1 and FSS2: What NI farmers must do to stay compliant in 2026

NORTHERN IRELAND 14 January 2026

UFU president dismisses cross-border TB project

UFU president dismisses cross-border TB project

COMMUNITY 14 January 2026

MPs call for annual uplift to IHT thresholds

MPs call for annual uplift to IHT thresholds

MPs call for annual uplift to IHT thresholds

NORTHERN IRELAND 14 January 2026

DAERA to partially pay for pre-movement bluetongue testing

DAERA to partially pay for pre-movement bluetongue testing

DAERA to partially pay for pre-movement bluetongue testing

NORTHERN IRELAND 8 January 2026

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Bovine TB rears its ugly head again

Bovine TB rears its ugly head again

Fermanagh farmer John Egerton is facing a number of months under a TB movement restriction.

FARMER WRITES 30 December 2025

Farm funding included in NI draft budget

Farm funding included in NI draft budget

A new multi-year budget process has been proposed by Finance Minister John O'Dowd.

NORTHERN IRELAND 30 December 2025

TB rates at slaughter have doubled since 2021

TB rates at slaughter have doubled since 2021

Over 10% of bovine TB reactor cattle in NI are now found at routine slaughter.

NORTHERN IRELAND 30 December 2025

Key role for cover crops on NI farms

Key role for cover crops on NI farms

David Wright reports from the second AHDB monitor farm meeting of the season, held in Co Armagh.

NORTHERN IRELAND 30 December 2025

Over 90% of NI farms below £5m tax limit

Over 90% of NI farms below £5m tax limit

The findings come from an assessment of available data by the Irish Farmers Journal which builds on a report that was published by DAERA last year.

NORTHERN IRELAND 30 December 2025

Tirlán retakes top spot after a six-month break

Tirlán retakes top spot after a six-month break

The co-op is back at the top of the NI milk league for November supplies.

NORTHERN IRELAND 30 December 2025

New scheme rules apply to NI farms

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

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Consistency and calf health key to Offaly farmer’s success

For Offaly dairy and sheep farmers, husband-and-wife team Ann Maire Butterfield and Stephen McQuade, AAA Golden Maverick has always been part of the story.

Consistency and calf health key to Offaly farmer’s success

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