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Highest ever milk output recorded in 2025

Milk supplied to processors and co-ops for the year 2025 was the highest ever recorded.

NEWS 6 February 2026

Highest ever milk output recorded in 2025

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Regulations bring controls on disease, welfare and ID

Regulations bring controls on disease, welfare and ID

NORTHERN IRELAND 4 February 2026

Keeping your crop records up to date

Keeping your crop records up to date

NEWS 26 December 2025

Slurry movement deadline looms

Slurry movement deadline looms

Slurry movement deadline looms

NEWS 24 December 2025

Land area for sale in NI drops by 5%

Land area for sale in NI drops by 5%

Land area for sale in NI drops by 5%

NORTHERN IRELAND 23 December 2025

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New digital income tax rules from April 2026

New digital income tax rules from April 2026

The change follows on from Making Tax Digital being rolled out for VAT returns in various phases from 2019 to 2022.

NORTHERN IRELAND 4 November 2025

November 2025 fifth wettest in 85 years

November 2025 fifth wettest in 85 years

November 2025 was wet overall with a very mild first half and a cooler second half. Oakpark recorded the least amount of rain while Johnstown Castle had the highest monthly total.

NEWS 4 November 2025

NI records third-wettest autumn

NI records third-wettest autumn

Met Office figures confirm NI's autumn was the third wettest since records began

NORTHERN IRELAND 4 November 2025

Carrick Winter Fair - the Gift that keeps on giving

Carrick Winter Fair - the Gift that keeps on giving

This week, Nevan McKiernan spoke to Lourda McGowan and Thomas Abbott of the Midland and Western Livestock Improvement Society ahead of this year's Winter Fair in Carrick-on-Shannon.

PEDIGREE 4 November 2025

Almost 3,000 Uruguayan cattle stranded at sea over ear tag issues

Almost 3,000 Uruguayan cattle stranded at sea over ear tag issues

A vessel carrying 2,901 cattle from Uruguay has been stranded off the Turkish coast since 22 October 2025.

NEWS 4 November 2025

Solar farms provide 2% of October’s electricity requirements

Solar farms provide 2% of October’s electricity requirements

Grid-scale solar projects provided 2% of October’s total electricity requirements, a 100% increase from 1% in October 2024.

NEWS 4 November 2025

Camera at the Mart: record smashed as €7,020 tops sale in Dingle

Camera at the Mart: record smashed as €7,020 tops sale in Dingle

Records were smashed at the 50th anniversary fatstock show and sale in Dingle last weekend. Factory buyers, finishers and farmers drove demand, resulting in a full clearance in west Kerry.

MARKETS 4 November 2025

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Strong cow health after calving – the key to a successful breeding season

The weeks after calving are one of the most critical periods in the dairy year. Cow health during this post-calving phase has a direct impact on milk yield, fertility and overall herd performance.

Strong cow health after calving – the key to a successful breeding season

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