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Farmer Writes: maybe I'll become a summer grazing farmer

Such a change would permanently remove me from the sow-fertiliser-spray-combine cycle giving me loads of time to go on holiday and an odd weekend away.

FARMER WRITES 25 March 2026

Farmer Writes: maybe I'll become a summer grazing farmer

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UK regions at a ‘turning point’ for farm schemes

UK regions at a ‘turning point’ for farm schemes

NORTHERN IRELAND 30 December 2025

Crime group allegedly inflated livestock numbers to increase CAP payments

Crime group allegedly inflated livestock numbers to increase CAP payments

NEWS 24 October 2025

Future succession scheme in CAP could pay €720/ha

Future succession scheme in CAP could pay €720/ha

Future succession scheme in CAP could pay €720/ha

NEWS 17 September 2025

€5m budget for ‘Forgotten Farmers’ payment

€5m budget for ‘Forgotten Farmers’ payment

€5m budget for ‘Forgotten Farmers’ payment

SCHEMES 23 July 2025

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Number of agricultural appeals fall by one fifth

Number of agricultural appeals fall by one fifth

Compared to 2023, there were 26 less Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) appeals in 2024 and 11 fewer relating to Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC).

NEWS 23 April 2025

What to expect in a Young Farmers Scheme inspection

What to expect in a Young Farmers Scheme inspection

The inspection process is split in to two main elements – a land eligibility inspection and an assessment to ensure compliance with scheme requirements.

NITRATES 23 April 2025

Important dates for schemes and Nitrates compliance

Important dates for schemes and Nitrates compliance

The level of bureaucracy and paperwork in farming has increased massively over the last two decades despite aims to reduce this in the latest CAP reforms

NITRATES 23 April 2025

Farmers losing interest in subsidies, says MLA

Farmers losing interest in subsidies, says MLA

A key issue is that payment rates under the area-based FSP are reducing, but the list of conditions required to claim the payment is growing.

NORTHERN IRELAND 23 April 2025

£600,000 BPS pay-out to Tyrone farmer

£600,000 BPS pay-out to Tyrone farmer

The latest recipient list of farm payments has been published by DEFRA. David Wright reports

NORTHERN IRELAND 23 April 2025

Beef Management: nitrogen and silage, grass quality and BISS deadline looming

Beef Management: nitrogen and silage, grass quality and BISS deadline looming

Adam Woods takes a look at nitrogen application and silage cutting, keeping on top of grass quality in May and getting the important BISS application in on time.

MANAGEMENT 23 April 2025

Beef Management: Beef Welfare Scheme, tetany and Coccidiosis

Beef Management: Beef Welfare Scheme, tetany and Coccidiosis

Adam Woods takes a look at Coccidiosis infection , tetany prevention and getting the all important BPS application lodged before the 15th May.

MANAGEMENT 23 April 2025

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Reducing calf pneumonia with vaccination on a Donegal dairy-beef farm

In east Donegal, farmer Gareth Peoples explains how a tailored vaccination programme transformed the health and performance of his calves, while reducing stress during this busy period.

Reducing calf pneumonia with vaccination on a Donegal dairy-beef farm

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