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Northern Ireland
270,000 sign petition to ditch UK family farm tax
James Hanly
The petition was handed in by National Farmers’ Union of England (NFU) president Tom Bradshaw and NFU Cymru president Aled Jones on behalf of the four UK farming unions.
22 January 2025 Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland diary of events
Shows, sales and events taking place across Northern Ireland agriculture over the next week.
22 January 2025 Country Sound
Celebrating the spirit of St Brigid at Kildare Festival
Immerse yourself in Brigidine traditions and honour the women of Ireland with events galore over the Bank Holiday weekend, writes Rosalind Skillen.
Weather advisory announced as storm Éowyn approaches Ireland
The storm will bring a deepening low-pressure system over Ireland on Thursday night 23 January and Friday.
21 January 2025 News
Celebrate the mnásome over St Brigid’s weekend
There are lot of ways to celebrate Lá Fhéile Bríde on 1 February, or Imbolc, the start of spring, writes Deirdre Verney.
15 January 2025 Features
Northern Ireland diary of events
Shows, sales and events taking place across the NI agri-food industry over the next week
15 January 2025 Northern Ireland
Thurles student wins sustainable farming award at BT Young Scientist
Luke Blackwell won the award for his project ‘A novel approach to regenerative agriculture through the use of Comfrey as a sustainable soil enhancer’.
14 January 2025 Climate and environment
Tillage events to attend in the coming weeks
There are a number of tillage events on across the country this month and next month. Here are some of the main ones.
14 January 2025 News
Revised dates for Teagasc/AHI CalfCare events
Many of the events organised in early January have been affected by the tough icy weather, with some events being rescheduled or cancelled.
10 January 2025 News
Weekend weather: overcast, breezy and mostly dry
Met Éireann has announced that it will thaw this weekend, with wet and overcast weather and highest temperatures of 11°C.
10 January 2025 News
Tillage Podcast: US technology system, straw and prices
This week’s Tillage Podcast has a guest from the US, looks at straw chopping areas and upcoming events.
9 January 2025 News
Tillage Management: snow, plans and events
Bad weather has put an end to fieldwork, but there is plenty of work to be done to plan for the year ahead.
8 January 2025 Husbandry