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Case made for crops and sheep in NI

Potential schemes for sheep and crops could come forward in future years.

NORTHERN IRELAND 25 February 2026

Case made for crops and sheep in NI

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Tough conditions are continuing to stall grazing

Tough conditions are continuing to stall grazing

GRASS & FEEDING 18 February 2026

Irish and EU fertiliser imports surged before January CBAM slump

Irish and EU fertiliser imports surged before January CBAM slump

NEWS 17 February 2026

Avail of free P and K by applying lime

Avail of free P and K by applying lime

Avail of free P and K by applying lime

FERTILIZERS 11 February 2026

Progress made with Lough Neagh plan, MLAs told

Progress made with Lough Neagh plan, MLAs told

Progress made with Lough Neagh plan, MLAs told

NORTHERN IRELAND 11 February 2026

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NI policy direction was set in 2022

NI policy direction was set in 2022

The direction of travel for farm policies was set by the previous Agriculture Minister.

NORTHERN IRELAND 29 November 2025

Progress made with NAP plan, says UFU

Progress made with NAP plan, says UFU

The stakeholder group has been assigning traffic light colours to the 41 proposals that were contained in the original NAP consultation.

NORTHERN IRELAND 29 November 2025

Slurry spreading season kicks in

Slurry spreading season kicks in

The closed period for spreading slurry and organic manure runs from 15 October to the end of January in NI

NORTHERN IRELAND 29 November 2025

Increase in fertiliser sales of 15% last year

Increase in fertiliser sales of 15% last year

Last year there was just shy of 100,000t of protected urea purchased by Irish farmers.

NEWS 29 November 2025

How this Laois derogation farmer is helping water quality

How this Laois derogation farmer is helping water quality

Tirlán supplier Séamus Brennan is in derogation and using the Farming for Water EIP to draw down funding to create new water quality measures on his land.

NEWS 29 November 2025

Sixth Nitrates Action Programme published

Sixth Nitrates Action Programme published

The main change in the NAP is that all dairy farmers will be required to have increased slurry storage by 1 October 2028 on the back of changes to the volumes of slurry being produced by dairy cows.

NEWS 29 November 2025

Opinion: farming needs to own its own issues, but can't accept blame for others

Opinion: farming needs to own its own issues, but can't accept blame for others

If pollution being caused by others is not properly attributed, it is laid at the door of farming by default. So highlighting failures in identification of pollution sources is valid.

OPINION 29 November 2025

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Raising healthy calves on the McCloy-Peoples’ Farm in Donegal

Just outside Ramelton, Co Donegal, Bert McCloy and his son-in-law Jason Peoples run a busy dairy farm milking around 200 cows.

Raising healthy calves on the McCloy-Peoples’ Farm in Donegal

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