Agri-Business
NI brucellosis compensation rates for January confirmed
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has published the brucellosis compensation rates for Northern Ireland for January...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
FAO: 72,000 West Bank families need emergency agricultural assistance
More than 72,000 farming and herding families in the West Bank – nearly two-thirds of all agricultural families – urgently...
N.Ireland
Inheritance tax relief increase ‘step in right direction for farm families’ – UFU
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said today’s (Tuesday, December 23) announcement on inheritance tax “represents a step in the...
Agri-Business
Breaking: UK Government increases inheritance tax relief after farmer pressure
The UK Government has today (Tuesday, December 23) announced that the level of the Agricultural and Business Property Reliefs threshold...
N.Ireland
Dawn Meats and Dunbia celebrate year end with 60 awards
Dawn Meats and Dunbia, a division of Dawn Meats, are celebrating the end of the year with 60 successful award...
Agri-Business
EPPO investigates possible fraud involving tech for agriculture in Lithuania
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Lithuania is investigating possible subsidy fraud by a company with alleged links to...
Agri-Business
Claas results show stability while the big three fall back
As the end of the year approaches, a clearer picture of how the machinery trade has fared becomes apparent although...
Agri-Business
Spend on beef up nearly 11% in recent months – AHDB
Consumer spend on beef from retailers increased by 10.8% in the UK in the 12 weeks to November 30, according...
Agri Politics
NFU: 'Ball is now in Defra’s court’ on driving core priorities forward
Responding to the publication of the government-commissioned Farm Profitability Review, National Farmers’ Union of England and Wales (NFU) has said...
N.Ireland
Global dairy demand ‘not strong enough’ to absorb Q4 supply – Ornua
Ornua’s market report for December 2025 paints a mixed picture of the dairy industry, both in Europe and beyond. Overall,...
N.Ireland
Plans announced to relax bluetongue restrictions on a Co. Down mart
Plans have been announced to relax some of the restrictions on a Co. Down livestock mart. The restrictions were introduced...
N.Ireland
New suspected case of bluetongue under investigation in Co. Down
A new suspected case of bluetongue virus is under investigation in Northern Ireland. The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural...
N.Ireland
Cross-border BVD awareness campaign launched
A joint cross-border bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) awareness campaign has started. Animal Health and Welfare Northern Ireland (AHWNI) and Animal...
N.Ireland
Some animal movements to be permitted following bluetongue outbreak
Plans have been announced to allow some animal movements in the wake of the recent incursion of bluetongue virus in...
Agri-Business
FAO launches International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has launched the International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026, a global...
Agri-Business
Global appetite drives Australian beef exports to ‘new highs’
Australia has officially broken the record for the highest volume of beef exported in a calendar year, with year-to-date exports...
Agri-Business
FAO Food Price Index declines in November
World food commodity prices declined in November, led by lower international quotations for all major staple foods except cereals, according...
Agri-Business
Bluetongue vaccine might ‘not be enough’ to control outbreaks – expert
With the suspected case of bluetongue being reported recently in Northern Ireland, many farmers will be concerned about how they...
