Peter McCann

Cost of entitlements soar as shortage bites

Local auctioneers indicate that high value entitlements worth over £400 are now making two times their face value to buy.

NORTHERN IRELAND 25 March 2026

Cost of entitlements soar as shortage bites

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Lively trade for weanlings at Swatragh

Lively trade for weanlings at Swatragh

NORTHERN IRELAND 25 March 2026

Muir urges caution with visible TB lesions

Muir urges caution with visible TB lesions

NORTHERN IRELAND 25 March 2026

Support for ANC bill hangs on new funding

Support for ANC bill hangs on new funding

Support for ANC bill hangs on new funding

NORTHERN IRELAND 25 March 2026

Muir rules out changing slurry closed period

Muir rules out changing slurry closed period

Muir rules out changing slurry closed period

NORTHERN IRELAND 25 March 2026

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Rush for entitlements on new eligible areas

Rush for entitlements on new eligible areas

There has been an early scramble since the online system for transferring entitlements opened in Northern Ireland last week.

NORTHERN IRELAND 25 February 2026

UFU lobby MLAs at Stormont event

UFU lobby MLAs at Stormont event

The theme of this year’s NI farm family day at Stormont was about building resilience in farming.

NORTHERN IRELAND 25 February 2026

McAleer makes case for ANC

McAleer makes case for ANC

Declan McAleer said that allocating a budget to fund a reinstated ANC scheme would not happen until after the next Assembly election in May 2027.

NEWS 25 February 2026

In-lamb ewes sell to £280 in Ballymena

In-lamb ewes sell to £280 in Ballymena

The top price pen of springing Mules was a pen of 12 hoggets that were scanned with 26 lambs and made £235.

NORTHERN IRELAND 25 February 2026

DAERA survey finds farmer frustration with TB

DAERA survey finds farmer frustration with TB

The exercise was conducted at the 2025 Balmoral Show and the results were published last week as a research paper in the Irish Veterinary Journal.

NORTHERN IRELAND 25 February 2026

New planning rules under review by watchdog

New planning rules under review by watchdog

The new standing advice on ammonia from Natural England is seen by local farmer representatives as a way of unblocking the planning deadlock in Northern Ireland.

NORTHERN IRELAND 25 February 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.

NEWS 25 February 2026

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What exactly is contributing to high-quality silage in Kilkenny

For dairy farmers Leslie and Sam Caldbeck, producing high-quality silage is central to how their Kilkenny farm performs.

What exactly is contributing to high-quality silage in Kilkenny

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