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Interest rates rise and cost challenges facing NI farmers

N.Ireland

Interest rates rise and cost challenges facing NI farmers

Farmers in NI are facing four major cost-related challenges, feed, fertiliser fuel and finance, according to the head of ag with Ulster Bank.

£200m fund launched to help farmers reach net zero

Agri-Business

£200m fund launched to help farmers reach net zero

Virgin Money has today (Wednesday, June 1) launched a new £200 million fund to support farmers in their transition to net zero.

A switch from grants to loans could be the future of CAP

Agri-Business

A switch from grants to loans could be the future of CAP

The current mechanism of subsidising EU agriculture via grants and schemes could become a thing of the past.

Dairygold negotiates lower cost milk supplier loans

Dairy

Dairygold negotiates lower cost milk supplier loans

Dairygold has negotiated lower cost loan and credit facilities for its Milk Suppliers with both Bank of Ireland and AIB Bank.

Ulster Bank makes contact with farmers over proposed sale of their loans

Agri-Business

Ulster Bank makes contact with farmers over proposed sale of their loans

Ulster Bank has confirmed that it is in contact with a number of business customers many who are farmers in relation to the proposed sale of their loans to third parties.