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Land market stays steady in Tyrone
Peter McCann
There were 89 agricultural properties offered up for sale during 2023, with the average lot equating to 29 acres.
13 March 2024 Northern Ireland
Land in NI averaging £13,800/ac
Land prices were at record highs in three counties in NI last year, namely Down, Antrim and Fermanagh.
13 March 2024 Northern Ireland
New NI chief vet to review TB policy
NI chief vet Brian Dooher is to review DAERA’s bovine TB policy, Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir has said.
Regulator to investigate UK corporate vet firms
A consultation exercise, which aims to gather views from the public, opened for responses on Tuesday.
13 March 2024 Northern Ireland
Milking ‘happy medium’ cows in Dundonald
The NI Institute of Agricultural Science recently visited the dairy unit at Blakiston Houston Estates in Co Down.
13 March 2024 Northern Ireland
Third year of price rises for farmland
We found 1,060 acres of farmland were publicly advertised for sale in Fermanagh last year.
13 March 2024 News
DAERA defends beef headage payment
Norman Fulton from DAERA acknowledged that the gap in beef price between Northern Ireland and Britain has widened in recent weeks.
6 March 2024 Northern Ireland
Chief vet supports badger cull TB plan
DAERA’s new TB strategy was launched in 2016 and was considered by civil servants and independent experts for years.
6 March 2024 Northern Ireland
Ban on livestock imports to remain
To date, 123 cases of the viral disease bluetongue have been detected on 73 premises in England.
6 March 2024 Northern Ireland
News round-up from Northern Ireland
Weekly round-up of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.
6 March 2024 Northern Ireland
Separating slurry to improve water quality
Surplus phosphorus from agriculture has been a long-running issue for water quality in NI.
6 March 2024 Northern Ireland
All BPS entitlement values reduce by 9%
More deductions will occur in subsequent years to pay for the new Suckler Cow Scheme and Farming With Nature.
28 February 2024 Northern Ireland