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News round-up from Northern Ireland

Weekly round-up of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.

NORTHERN IRELAND 29 July 2026

News round-up from Northern Ireland

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EasyCare ewes under test in Ballymena

EasyCare ewes under test in Ballymena

MANAGEMENT 1 July 2026

Easycare open day heading to Johnston farm in Antrim

Easycare open day heading to Johnston farm in Antrim

NEWS 19 June 2026

Wool used in peatland restoration trial in Antrim

Wool used in peatland restoration trial in Antrim

Wool used in peatland restoration trial in Antrim

NEWS 2 June 2026

Farmer Writes: a man that could have sold straw to tillage farmers

Farmer Writes: a man that could have sold straw to tillage farmers

Farmer Writes: a man that could have sold straw to tillage farmers

FARMER WRITES 20 May 2026

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Balmoral Show: machinery highlights

Balmoral Show: machinery highlights

Gary Abbott takes a look at some of the machinery launches and highlights from last weeks' 157th Balmoral Show.

FARM MACHINERY 1 March 2026

Chinese tractors a popular addition to Balmoral

Chinese tractors a popular addition to Balmoral

At highly competitive prices, it was no surprise that Lovol tractors were garnering a lot of attention at the Balmoral show, writes Daire Cregg.

NEWS 1 March 2026

Fox hunting ban back on Stormont agenda

Fox hunting ban back on Stormont agenda

A previous attempt to ban hunting with dogs was voted down by MLAs back in December 2021.

NORTHERN IRELAND 1 March 2026

Top of the range dry stock farm near Ballymoney

Top of the range dry stock farm near Ballymoney

The closing date for offers on a well-maintained residential farm with plenty accommodation for beef cattle and pigs near Ballymoney is approaching fast, writes Tommy Moyles.

PROPERTY 1 March 2026

Muir urges caution with visible TB lesions

Muir urges caution with visible TB lesions

Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir has disclosed data which shows that less than half of skin test reactors typically have lesions at slaughter.

NORTHERN IRELAND 1 March 2026

Muir rules out changing slurry closed period

Muir rules out changing slurry closed period

Calls for slurry spreading rules to be reviewed have reemerged this year following a dry spell of weather during last winter’s closed period.

NORTHERN IRELAND 1 March 2026

Research project pucks Ireland's goat-farming links back to the Bronze Age

Research project pucks Ireland's goat-farming links back to the Bronze Age

Archaeologists have found that Ireland’s wild goats are direct descendants of those kept by the country’s Bronze Age farmers more than 3,000 years ago.

NEWS 1 March 2026

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