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Northern Ireland
UFU plan for thousands of tractors at IHT rallies
David Wright
The rallies against proposed reform of inheritance tax are to take place on Saturday 25 January
8 January 2025 News
Scandals that shook farming: beef blockade, foot and mouth and Irish sugar
Over the next three weeks, we will take a look at the 12 biggest shocks and scandals to rock Irish farming in the first quarter of the 21st century. Here are the first four, in chronological order.
1 January 2025 Northern Ireland
News round-up from Northern Ireland
Weekly round-up of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.
Farmers to protest against Mercosur in Brussels
The flash action has been organised by Belgian farm organisations, with the president of the IFA confirming he will be in attendance.
6 December 2024 News
Mercusor deal imminent as Von der Leyen lands in Uruguay
Ursula von der Leyen and her trade commissioner Maroš Šefcovic have flown to South America to conclude a trade summit over the controversial agreement.
5 December 2024 News
Labour holds firm on inheritance tax
Government ministers continue to argue that most UK farms will not be affected by the changes to inheritance tax.
20 November 2024 Northern Ireland
Tractors take to London as UK farmers seek to overturn inheritance tax plans
Tractors have taken to the streets in London as thousands of farmers attend the demonstration to protest against the surprise changes to farm inheritance tax.
19 November 2024 News
Watch: over 6,000 farmers attend UFU tax rally
The event at the Eikon Exhibition Centre near Lisburn was part of a UK-wide campaign to overturn changes to agricultural property relief from inheritance tax.
19 November 2024 Northern Ireland