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Remembering what I learned in 2025

A lot of issues repeat themselves many years later, writes Derek Robinson.

NEWS 30 December 2025

Remembering what I learned in 2025

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ABG beef price sees further reductions

ABG beef price sees further reductions

MARKETS 24 December 2025

Land area for sale in NI drops by 5%

Land area for sale in NI drops by 5%

NORTHERN IRELAND 23 December 2025

Second Northern Ireland farm with suspected bluetongue

Second Northern Ireland farm with suspected bluetongue

Second Northern Ireland farm with suspected bluetongue

NEWS 6 December 2025

Kielty: ‘The Toy Show – it just has a little bit of magic that pulls people in’

Kielty: ‘The Toy Show – it just has a little bit of magic that pulls people in’

Kielty: ‘The Toy Show – it just has a little bit of magic that pulls people in’

FEATURES 3 December 2025

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Bluetongue risk looms large

Bluetongue risk looms large

The battle against bluetongue has moved onto another level now that we have had two confirmed cases on the island.

DEALER 5 November 2025

Muir confirms plans for badger vaccination

Muir confirms plans for badger vaccination

This involves trapping badgers and testing them for TB, with positive cases culled and negative animals vaccinated for TB then released.

NORTHERN IRELAND 5 November 2025

UFU urges bluetongue vigilance among farmers

UFU urges bluetongue vigilance among farmers

The UFU has called on farmers to stay vigilant and on DAERA to keep farmers up-to-date on NI's bluetongue situation.

NEWS 5 November 2025

Suspected bluetongue case in Co Down under investigation

Suspected bluetongue case in Co Down under investigation

The first suspected case of bluetongue has been announced in Northern Ireland.

NEWS 5 November 2025

Electricity generation tussles between gas and wind in October

Electricity generation tussles between gas and wind in October

While October was the third-best month on record for wind, providing 36% of the country’s electricity, gas still dominated at 39%.

RENEWABLES 5 November 2025

Auto-enrolment to cost farmers thousands in employee costs - FRS

Auto-enrolment to cost farmers thousands in employee costs - FRS

The government-imposed pension scheme will affect farmers employing staff and agri food businesses, automatically enrolling more than 800,000 workers into a designated pension fund.

NEWS 5 November 2025

Farmer shoots dog after eight ewes are killed

Farmer shoots dog after eight ewes are killed

Seven out of a flock of 90 ewes were killed in a dog attack and no sooner than three days later the flock was targeted again.

NEWS 5 November 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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