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Farmers have responded to big market forces

Going for Growth often gets blamed for ongoing water quality issues in NI.

NORTHERN IRELAND 18 June 2025

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Poultry broilers removed from flat-rate addition scheme

Poultry broilers removed from flat-rate addition scheme

POULTRY 18 June 2025

Department seeking advice on poultry compensation rates

Department seeking advice on poultry compensation rates

NEWS 1 June 2025

Bird flu biosecurity regulations to be lifted

Bird flu biosecurity regulations to be lifted

Bird flu biosecurity regulations to be lifted

POULTRY 27 May 2025

My Farming Week: Gillian Harte, Glencorick, Co Monaghan

My Farming Week: Gillian Harte, Glencorick, Co Monaghan

My Farming Week: Gillian Harte, Glencorick, Co Monaghan

POULTRY 21 May 2025

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O'Donnell to expand into poultry

O'Donnell to expand into poultry

Tipperary farmer Ed O'Donnell wants to further diversify the family farm business with a new enterprise.

DEALER 2 April 2025

Beef and dairy prices in shops have ‘levelled out’

Beef and dairy prices in shops have ‘levelled out’

That’s according to Damian O’Reilly, lecturer in retail management at TUD who also said that the tight margins for retailers mean they are not the ones making money from the higher shop prices.

NEWS 2 April 2025

Five countries restrict Brazilian poultry imports after bird flu case

Five countries restrict Brazilian poultry imports after bird flu case

A case of highly pathogenic bird flu was confirmed on a commercial poultry breeding facility in Brazil last week.

POULTRY 2 April 2025

Unforeseen delays plague key biomass and biogas policies

Unforeseen delays plague key biomass and biogas policies

Government plans to modify and introduce policies aimed at encouraging biomass and biogas have been dogged by unforeseen delays, writes Stephen Robb.

RENEWABLES 2 April 2025

Compulsory housing order for poultry to be lifted in May

Compulsory housing order for poultry to be lifted in May

Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon has urged that farmer remain cautious about the risk of avian influenza, as he announced that the measures introduced in February would be lifted.

POULTRY 2 April 2025

Feed deliveries to NI farms down 93,000t

Feed deliveries to NI farms down 93,000t

Overall, NI farmers bought 2.56m tonnes of concentrates during 2024, which is 3.5% less than the year previous.

NORTHERN IRELAND 2 April 2025

Moy Park subsumed into Pilgrim’s Europe

Moy Park subsumed into Pilgrim’s Europe

In 2024, the owners of Moy Park announced plans to bring its European operations together under one entity.

NORTHERN IRELAND 2 April 2025

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Home care an attractive alternative to nursing homes for farming families

The average person living in a nursing home under the Fair Deal Scheme pays €362.10/week in fair deal fees and an additional €53 in nursing home service charges.

Home care an attractive alternative to nursing homes for farming families

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