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Northern Ireland
2,100 to be excluded from farm payments
David Wright
Those who keep land in good agricultural condition will no longer be able to claim area-based payments in NI
29 May 2024 Viewpoints
Unexpected casualty of the UK's general election
There is no case for spending hundreds of millions on a stadium in Belfast which will rarely be used.
29 May 2024 Northern Ireland
Next steps confirmed for Red Tractor review
The latest review into Red Tractor farm assurance is being led by a former vice chancellor of Harper Adams University
News in-brief from Northern Ireland
Latest news in-brief from across the farming and food industry in Northern Ireland
29 May 2024 Northern Ireland
Sheep genetics export centre to open in NI
The centre, which will be run by Animal Breeding Europe, will include facilities to collect, freeze and quarantine both semen and embryos.
29 May 2024 Northern Ireland
Scientists searching for wool shedding genes
Young rams from local Easycare and Wiltshire Horn flocks have been DNA sampled to help identify the genes that lead to wool shedding.
29 May 2024 Northern Ireland
NI ‘unlikely’ to meet renewable targets
Three barriers to meeting climate change targets have been identified by a Westminster committee of MPs
29 May 2024 Northern Ireland
Rising butter prices boosts MPI
The milk price indicator for NI has risen for the fifth time in a row on the back of improved commodity returns.
29 May 2024 Northern Ireland
Carbon footprinting to begin this autumn
The time-line for the roll-out of carbon footprinting across NI farms has been confirmed by DAERA
29 May 2024 Northern Ireland
NI Trends: factories look to tighten grip on beef trade; lamb trade eases
There have been moves by processors in Northern Ireland to ease prices on factory-fit cattle and lambs.
29 May 2024 Markets
Lakeland Banbridge on sale for £9.5m
The dairy co-op announced last November that it would be selling its Banbridge site
29 May 2024 Northern Ireland
Price cuts of £20/t for nitrogen fertiliser
There has been marked cuts to fertiliser prices in NI with cuts of £20/t applied to CAN.
29 May 2024 Northern Ireland