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Weekly news in brief for NI farmers

Weekly news round up from across the farming and food industry in Northern Ireland

NORTHERN IRELAND 23 September 2026

Weekly news in brief for NI farmers

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Extra payment to be issued to NI farmers

Extra payment to be issued to NI farmers

NORTHERN IRELAND 23 September 2026

Muir warns of bluetongue outbreak in NI

Muir warns of bluetongue outbreak in NI

NORTHERN IRELAND 23 September 2026

'CAP funding is not a bonus or optional extra' - Deputy Nolan warns against cuts

'CAP funding is not a bonus or optional extra' - Deputy Nolan warns against cuts

'CAP funding is not a bonus or optional extra' - Deputy Nolan warns against cuts

NEWS 23 September 2026

2026 a bumper year for apples as orchards enjoy harvest

2026 a bumper year for apples as orchards enjoy harvest

2026 a bumper year for apples as orchards enjoy harvest

NEWS 23 September 2026

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Extreme weather is now Europe’s biggest food security worry

Extreme weather is now Europe’s biggest food security worry

Additionally, 71% of Europeans are aware of the Common Agricultural Policy. However, just 10% ‘know the details’ of this policy, the survey found.

NEWS 21 September 2026

New agriculture degree begins at Queen’s

New agriculture degree begins at Queen’s

The new agriculture degree is being delivered by Queen’s from the School of Biological Sciences building in Belfast.

NORTHERN IRELAND 21 September 2026

Germinal's €5.8m investment to double grass seed quality and processing capacity

Germinal's €5.8m investment to double grass seed quality and processing capacity

Construction is expected to be completed by March 2027, with a new cleaning and processing plant installed ahead of the 2027 harvest.

NEWS 21 September 2026

Ploughing highlights: first public outing for Samco-branded maize header

Ploughing highlights: first public outing for Samco-branded maize header

Samco has spent the past five years developing a new maize header with a large Chinese manufacturer.

FARM MACHINERY 21 September 2026

Ploughing highlights: SMS Agro makes Ploughing debut

Ploughing highlights: SMS Agro makes Ploughing debut

Its display included the Lanio tine harrow, the Titan Simple Cambridge rollers, the front-mounted Teran F and the Talon Green subsoiler.

FARM MACHINERY 21 September 2026

Watch: secondary schools take Angus calves home from the Ploughing

Watch: secondary schools take Angus calves home from the Ploughing

Generational renewal, performance nutrition, teenage perspectives and water quality are some of the topics that students will research throughout this year’s Certified Irish Angus Schools Competition.

NEWS 21 September 2026

Carbery lifts August milk price and continues support payment

Carbery lifts August milk price and continues support payment

The co-op has increased its base price for August by 0.96c/l ex-VAT.

NEWS 21 September 2026

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Meet the winner of our Opel Grandland competition

Luke Clogher from Cloverhill, Co Roscommon, took home the SUV worth €44,000.

Meet the winner of our Opel Grandland competition

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