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Northern Ireland
BVD herds to be closed up
Peter McCann
The legislation will be in place by spring 2023 and it will not be held up by the ongoing political stalemate at Stormont.
10 August 2022 Northern Ireland
Northern View: tight cattle numbers keeps trade steady
Prices paid for prime cattle in NI are largely unchanged from the previous week.
10 August 2022 Northern Ireland
Challenge to hold what output we have
Any new milk coming forward in NI might simply replace that lost as others retire out of the industry.
Northern Ireland diary of events
Sales and events happening across the NI agri-food industry over the next week.
10 August 2022 Northern Ireland
Risks from NZ deal linked to Chinese trade
A report produced by AHDB has highlighted the importance of China to New Zealand food exports.
10 August 2022 Northern Ireland
Research backs up badger control policy
The work looked at whether remaining badgers are more likely to roam when selective culling takes place.
10 August 2022 Northern Ireland
Trueman Limousin heifers sold to £13,000
A timed auction of heifers from Armagh breeders, Henry Savage and sons, saw some exceptional prices achieved.
10 August 2022 Northern Ireland
Breeding hoggets average over £200
Breeding sheep sales are in full swing with record prices for Suffolk Cheviot hoggets and ewe lambs in Ballymena.
10 August 2022 Northern Ireland
News round-up: diesel prices and Holstein bull index
Weekly round-up of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.
10 August 2022 Northern Ireland
New research sheds light on soil carbon
The researchers conclude that soil compaction could negatively affect how much carbon a grassland field is able to accumulate in the future.
10 August 2022 Northern Ireland
NI shows complete first year since COVID
The two-year interruption affected local shows financially, although a £200,000 aid package from DAERA has been well received.
10 August 2022 Northern Ireland
UK pig herd in a sharp decline
Sow numbers across the UK are down by around 15%, anaylsis by AHDB suggests.
10 August 2022 Northern Ireland