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Agribusiness
United challenges for Irish food exports
Lorcan Roche Kelly
The outlook for Irish food exports from this week’s Bord Bia Meat Marketing Seminar.
15 January 2025 Northern Ireland
UFU plan for thousands of tractors at IHT rallies
The rallies against proposed reform of inheritance tax are to take place on Saturday 25 January
15 January 2025 Viewpoints
Dempsey at Large: Oxford Farming Conference report
His address was alarmingly short on specifics, and dealt almost entirely in generalisations.
Castledale British Friesians claim prestigious title for third time
Nevan McKiernan profiles the Castledale pedigree herd of British Friesians run by the Stockdale family in Co Down.
13 January 2025 Pedigree
Italian ryegrass in UK resistant to glyphosate
A population of Italian ryegrass has been found to be resistant to glyphosate by researchers in the UK.
13 January 2025 News
Lanark Ladies in-lamb Texel sale tops at 6,200gns
Rachel Gallagher reports from the Lanark Agricultural Centre for the annual Lanark Ladies in-lamb Texel sale.
13 January 2025 Breeding & health
Market Digest: stories from around the world
Brief news snippets from Chile, United States, United Kingdom and Ukraine.
8 January 2025 World
Beef trade for 2025 is off to a great start
Adam Woods has the latest on the first quotes of 2025 and it’s all good.
8 January 2025 Markets
Beef price gap – an issue that remains unsolved
In December 2013 a major study was published into the gap in prices between NI and Britain.
8 January 2025 Northern Ireland
Ornua announces proposed closure of UK cheese facility
Closure of plant in Ledbury, Herefordshire, will affect approximately 115 jobs.
8 January 2025 News
Two-thirds of Irish farmers against UK inheritance tax
These survey respondents believe changes to UK inheritance tax thresholds - where tax relief is capped at £1m (€1.2m) – should not be introduced in Ireland.
1 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