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Northern Ireland
Inheritance tax hits 80% of NI farmland
Peter McCann
In a scenario where a farm is split between two individuals to allow APR worth £2m, DAERA found that 24% of NI farms will still be over the limit.
11 December 2024 Markets
Record 50k drop in suckler cow numbers
Adam Woods has the latest on suckler numbers and what direction they are headed
4 December 2024 Markets
Beef Trends: quotes moving up daily
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest prices on factory-finished cattle.
Beef quotes keep creeping up
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade including the latest beef quotes available for finished stock.
2 December 2024 Markets
Crossbreeding delivers 35% increase in milk output
Andrew Dale has targeted milk yield, solids and fertility using a crossbreeding programme on his 120-cow dairy farm. Kieran Mailey reports.
27 November 2024 Northern Ireland
USA: Still the land of opportunity?
Aidan Brennan reports from Michigan in the United States where he meets first generation farmers Paul and Brittany Windemuller.
13 November 2024 Dairy Day
In pictures: flying trade for fat cows in Draperstown
The weekly cattle sale in Draperstown saw a flying trade for fat cows across suckler and dairy cross animals.
13 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
Beef price update: better bite continues in trade
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade and the latest factory prices.
4 November 2024 Markets
Bird flu found in pig for first time in US
The US department of agriculture said the case was identified in a backyard farming operation in Oregon.
31 October 2024 News
Martbids Database: mart trade moves up another gear
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s mart trade, including what’s happening in the country’s marts.
23 October 2024 Markets
October continues to see good graze-outs
Favourable weather conditions for the most part, combined with low pre-grazing covers, have led to cows cleaning out swards well with minimal damage, writes Thomas Condon.
23 October 2024 Grass & feeding