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Northern Irish sheep farmers struggling to remain viable without support - UFU
James Hanly
The UFU and the Northern Ireland Sheep Industry Taskforce have reiterated calls for urgent action to support the affected local farmers and to tackle scab appropriately and effectively.
26 March 2025 News
Landquip introduce compact mounted sprayer range
UK sprayer manufacturer, Landquip has launched a new range of compact mounted sprayers with tank capacities up to 1,200l and boom widths from 12m to 15m.
26 March 2025 Northern Ireland
Red Tractor to reduce audit burden on farmers
The board of Red Tractor has responded to the recommendations made in an independent review of farm assurance.
Farm funding on offer in dairy carbon project
Dairy farmers are currently being sought to take part in a new project on greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture.
26 March 2025 Northern Ireland
Bird flu confirmed in single sheep in UK
The confirmation marks the first time a sheep has tested positive for the virus, but it has been previously found in dairy cows in the US.
24 March 2025 News
Stormont needs to up the pace on net zero – CCC
The UK Climate Change Committee has published its fourth carbon budget for NI
19 March 2025 Northern Ireland
News round-up from Northern Ireland
Weekly round-up of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.
19 March 2025 Northern Ireland
Life insurance options for inheritance tax plans
More farmers are thinking about life insurance due to planned changes to inheritance tax in the UK.
12 March 2025 Northern Ireland
US farmers in front line of tariff battles
Countries targeted for US import tariffs are major export markets for US agricultural produce.
7 March 2025 News
An integrated approach with Claas connect
Claas has brought all machine management, service planning, licence management, application maps and more to a single, cloud-based platform, writes Gary Abbott.
5 March 2025 Farm machinery
Market Digest: stories from around the world
Brief news snippets from Canada, UK, Argentina and New Zealand.
5 March 2025 World
Book your place at IFJ/LMC conference
The annual spring conference organised by the Irish Farmers Journal and Livestock and Meat Commission takes place on Thursday 3 April.
5 March 2025 Northern Ireland