Sheep
NFUS warns lamb welfare proposals could harm sheep sector
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Scotland has warned that the proposed changes to the rules governing lamb castration and tail docking...
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N.Ireland
Northern Ireland’s hedge cutting season ends this week
Northern Ireland’s hedge cutting season ends on Saturday (February 28) with contractors pushing hard to fulfil all the work in...
N.Ireland
Cross-border initiative granted €3.97m to work on rural renewal
A new cross‑community and cross‑border initiative has been granted €3.97m to invest in rural renewal. The Rural Innovation and Social...
N.Ireland
‘Transformative’ new livestock breeding strategy launched in NI
Sustainable Ruminant Genetics (SRG) has today (Tuesday, February 17) officially launched a document which sets out its “vision and priorities...
N.Ireland
Dog attacks on livestock cost Northern Irish farmers £150k in 2025
Livestock worth £152,000 were severely injured or killed in dog attacks in Northern Ireland during 2025. That’s according to new...
Beef
‘Nothing can stop spread’ of vector-borne animal diseases from Europe – expert
Bluetongue is the tip of the iceberg in terms of vector-borne animal diseases that are coming in Ireland’s direction. This...
N.Ireland
DAERA outlines capping rates for farm sustainability payments
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has outlined the capping rates that will be applied on Farm...
N.Ireland
Advice: What to know as NI closed slurry spreading period ends
The closed period for spreading slurry is a condition of the Nutrient Action Programme Regulations (NAP) in Northern Ireland and ends at...
Beef
Bluetongue antibodies found in cattle herd on Isle of Man
The Isle of Man’s chief veterinary officer has confirmed today (Tuesday, January 20) that bluetongue (BTV) antibodies have been identified...
Beef
Calls for fairer prices for NI beef 30 years after 1996 BSE crisis
So what has been the direction of travel taken by Northern Ireland’s beef industry in the 30 years following the...
Agri-Business
France joins Ireland in decision to vote against Mercosur trade deal
France has formally announced that it has decided to vote against the proposed EU Mercosur Trade Agreement at a meeting...
N.Ireland
Eradicating bovine TB ‘remains a top priority’ – DAERA
Speaking at the Oxford Farming Conference today (January 8), Minister Andrew Muir of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural...
N.Ireland
2025 a year of ‘unprecedented challenges’ for farming in NI
2025 has “definitely been a year of unprecedented challenges” for farming in Northern Ireland, according to Upper Bann MP Carla...
N.Ireland
Explainer: What are the changes to UK agricultural property relief?
Agricultural property relief and business property relief will be reformed from April 6, 2026 and increased thresholds were announced by...
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...
Beef
DAERA to introduce EID tagging for newborn cattle in NI
The Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has launched a public consultation on plans to introduce mandatory electronic...
Dairy
Calls for fairness in UK dairy sector are ‘falling on deaf ears’ – FFA
Farmers For Action (FFA) has claimed that the recent appeals for UK dairy processors to uphold new fair dealing rules...
N.Ireland
Clearer details about Northern Ireland’s bluetongue outbreak
By Chris McCullough Farmers across Northern Ireland have criticised the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) and Minister...