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NI farm payment top-up delayed with no date or rate confirmed

There is likely to have been a significant level of unspent agricultural funding in 2025/26.

NORTHERN IRELAND 28 October 2026

NI farm payment top-up delayed with no date or rate confirmed

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Muir has visited over 55 farms in NI

Muir has visited over 55 farms in NI

NORTHERN IRELAND 28 October 2026

DAERA clarify plans for carbon audits

DAERA clarify plans for carbon audits

NORTHERN IRELAND 28 October 2026

Tirlán takes a firm grip of NI milk league

Tirlán takes a firm grip of NI milk league

Tirlán takes a firm grip of NI milk league

NORTHERN IRELAND 28 October 2026

NI news briefs: Stormont to consult public on biomethane strategy

NI news briefs: Stormont to consult public on biomethane strategy

NI news briefs: Stormont to consult public on biomethane strategy

NORTHERN IRELAND 28 October 2026

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DAERA presses on with plan for carbon audits

DAERA presses on with plan for carbon audits

The department intends making carbon audits a condition for future farm payments.

NORTHERN IRELAND 21 October 2026

Two thirds of grant applicants miss out

Two thirds of grant applicants miss out

The £15m budget for the first round of the Sustainable Farming Investment Scheme has been fully allocated.

NORTHERN IRELAND 21 October 2026

No livestock cuts ‘at the moment’, says DAERA

No livestock cuts ‘at the moment’, says DAERA

DAERA received advice from the UK government’s Climate Change Committee, which recommended livestock cuts in Northern Ireland.

NORTHERN IRELAND 21 October 2026

Unfair narrative in NI around BCRS

Unfair narrative in NI around BCRS

Much of the £75 per head payment is being passed on in higher prices for weanlings and stores.

NORTHERN IRELAND 21 October 2026

Farmers are entitled to results on TB

Farmers are entitled to results on TB

Letter from Seán Hogan OBE CDir, the former Chair of the TB Strategic Partnership Group

NORTHERN IRELAND 14 October 2026

Maedi Visna testing under review in NI

Maedi Visna testing under review in NI

In the likes of Britain, Maedi Visna testing is only conducted through voluntary accreditation schemes at the flock owner’s expense.

NORTHERN IRELAND 14 October 2026

NAP policymakers must tread carefully

NAP policymakers must tread carefully

DAERA minister Andrew Muir recently indicated changes will be required to NAP.

NORTHERN IRELAND 14 October 2026

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