Peter McCann

Bluetongue cases on the rise in Britain

Bluetongue is now much more prevalent in the livestock dense areas in the southwest, whereas in 2024 and 2025 it was mainly found in arable regions in the east.

NORTHERN IRELAND 5 August 2026

Bluetongue cases on the rise in Britain

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First hoggets up £8/head at Ballymena

First hoggets up £8/head at Ballymena

NORTHERN IRELAND 5 August 2026

Demand for Farming with Nature doubles

Demand for Farming with Nature doubles

NORTHERN IRELAND 5 August 2026

NI land prices rise four-fold in 25 years

NI land prices rise four-fold in 25 years

NI land prices rise four-fold in 25 years

NORTHERN IRELAND 5 August 2026

News round-up from Northern Ireland

News round-up from Northern Ireland

News round-up from Northern Ireland

NORTHERN IRELAND 5 August 2026

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Slurry paper acres must stop, says UFU

Slurry paper acres must stop, says UFU

UFU president John McLenaghan has suggested that DAERA will become more active at enforcing rules around slurry exports going forward.

NORTHERN IRELAND 22 July 2026

New NAP is ‘workable’ for NI pig sector

New NAP is ‘workable’ for NI pig sector

The original NAP consultation in May 2025 would have led to “wipe out” in the local pig sector, according to Dr Violet Wylie

NORTHERN IRELAND 22 July 2026

First digital income tax deadline approaches

First digital income tax deadline approaches

The latest digital tax rules follow on from Making Tax Digital being rolled out for VAT returns in various phases from 2019 to 2022.

NORTHERN IRELAND 22 July 2026

Arable land still out of Farming with Nature

Arable land still out of Farming with Nature

Scheme measures include flower rich grass margins, unharvested cereal margins, retention of winter stubble and winter cover crops.

NORTHERN IRELAND 22 July 2026

Fat lambs sell to £186 in Kilrea Mart

Fat lambs sell to £186 in Kilrea Mart

The weekly sheep sale took place in Kilrea, Co Derry on Monday. Peter McCann reports

NORTHERN IRELAND 22 July 2026

News round-up from Northern Ireland

News round-up from Northern Ireland

Weekly round-up of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.

NORTHERN IRELAND 22 July 2026

UK stalls with ban on Brazilian beef

UK stalls with ban on Brazilian beef

London has decided not to follow Brussels on the issue, and will instead carry out its own review into Brazilian standards.

NORTHERN IRELAND 22 July 2026

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