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Bluetongue: shackles to come off north-south live trade on Friday

Veterinary authorities north and south have agreed a derogation from certain veterinary certification requirements that had prevented livestock movements.

NEWS 5 March 2026

Bluetongue: shackles to come off north-south live trade on Friday

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Focus on breeding at Newford open day

Focus on breeding at Newford open day

SUCKLERS 4 March 2026

Easing of calf prices as numbers increase

Easing of calf prices as numbers increase

NEWS 4 March 2026

Increase in organic tillage and dairy applications

Increase in organic tillage and dairy applications

Increase in organic tillage and dairy applications

NEWS 4 March 2026

Defining year for future of suckler farming

Defining year for future of suckler farming

Defining year for future of suckler farming

SUCKLERS 4 March 2026

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Farm Tech Talk: calf and lamb health, fertiliser and the Bord Bia-IFA saga

Farm Tech Talk: calf and lamb health, fertiliser and the Bord Bia-IFA saga

This week, the team discusses the continued stand-off between Bord Bia and the IFA, as well as calving, lambing, fertiliser, bluetongue and the latest developments in Northern Ireland.

PODCAST 26 February 2026

Get your act in order: Brussels' warning to Brazil on hormone beef

Get your act in order: Brussels' warning to Brazil on hormone beef

Brazil faces yet another on-the-ground EU beef audit this year after failures were uncovered in the last two inspection visits.

NEWS 26 February 2026

Hopes for NI market to reopen fully in coming weeks

Hopes for NI market to reopen fully in coming weeks

The cross-border livestock trade is deeply integrated and prolonged disruption will benefit absolutely nobody, ICOS has said.

NEWS 26 February 2026

Farmer faith in Brussels dashed with latest Brazilian beef audit – IFA

Farmer faith in Brussels dashed with latest Brazilian beef audit – IFA

The IFA leader was unimpressed with the publication of the findings after member states and MEPs have already cast votes on Mercosur.

NEWS 26 February 2026

Teagasc to revise beef finishing guidelines in bid to cut slaughter age

Teagasc to revise beef finishing guidelines in bid to cut slaughter age

The only mention of pricing in the plan is around the trading of dairy beef calves.

NEWS 26 February 2026

Broken promises: what the EU’s audit found out about Brazilian beef

Broken promises: what the EU’s audit found out about Brazilian beef

Brazil was aware that hormone-treated beef illegal in the EU had been mistakenly shipped from its shores, but its authorities made no effort to warn the EU importers.

NEWS 26 February 2026

Brussels confirms damning Brazilian failures on hormone beef controls

Brussels confirms damning Brazilian failures on hormone beef controls

Brazil's claim that it would overhaul its affidavit-based system of food safety controls have not progressed as Brussels had thought.

NEWS 26 February 2026

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