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News round-up from Northern Ireland
Peter McCann
Weekly round-up of news from across the farming industry in Northern Ireland
Joined-up thinking on a fragmented holding in Co Antrim
David McBride blurs the false line between farmer and ‘environmentalist’, his love of farming and focus on profit resting easily with a lifelong interest in ornithology, writes Brendan Dunford.
15 March 2024 News
Appeal for information after white-tailed sea eagle shot dead
The National Parks and Wildlife Service has deplored the killing of a white-tailed eagle in Co Roscommon and has appealed to the public for information.
Nestflix and chill
This week the NPWS launch of a livestream from the nests of two sets of chough breeding pairs in Co Cork caught the Dealer’s eye.
13 March 2024 Dealer
NI poultry at risk from variable water quality
David Wright reports from a conference organised by St David's Poultry Team.
13 March 2024 Northern Ireland
Tillage Podcast: losing land, stubbles, birds and malt expansion
On this week’s show, we hear from a Cork tillage farmer who is trying to protect the biodiversity on his farm, but nitrates rules aren’t helping.
7 March 2024 News
Department changes ACRES stubble rules
The Department of Agriculture has made amendments to ACRES measure for catch crops and over-winter stubble.
6 March 2024 News
Bird numbers down due to loss of winter stubbles
John Lusby of BirdWatch Ireland says that new rules in agriculture are not well thought out. Farmland birds are one of the latest casualties.
6 March 2024 News
Farmer Writes: benefits to genotyping for calf sales
The big benefit of the National Genotyping Programme for Padraig Callanan is picking the heifer calves for selling.
6 March 2024 Farmer Writes
Minister issues warning ahead of hedge-cutting ban
Hedgerows and scrub provide a home and a vital habitat for birds and wildlife, especially during breeding and nesting season, Minister Malcom Noonan has said.
26 February 2024 News
Farmer Writes: A relief on the slurry front
We’re having a more leisurely spring than usual, along with a break of roughly six weeks between calving.
14 February 2024 Farmer Writes
Coastal farmers set aside 1,600ha for corncrake conservation
As it is a results-based scheme, payment rates in Corncrake LIFE vary between individual farmers.
7 February 2024 Schemes