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Gap needs to be plugged for young farmers

At present, there is no scheme to support young farmers in NI during 2026

NORTHERN IRELAND 4 March 2026

Gap needs to be plugged for young farmers

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Crop growers make case for £13.5m of support

Crop growers make case for £13.5m of support

NORTHERN IRELAND 25 February 2026

News round-up from Northern Ireland

News round-up from Northern Ireland

NORTHERN IRELAND 11 February 2026

UFU man sums up advice on bluetongue

UFU man sums up advice on bluetongue

UFU man sums up advice on bluetongue

DEALER 4 February 2026

News in-brief from Northern Ireland

News in-brief from Northern Ireland

News in-brief from Northern Ireland

NORTHERN IRELAND 4 February 2026

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NI ‘no further forward on TB’ says Cuddy

NI ‘no further forward on TB’ says Cuddy

The UFU deputy leader has outlined his frustration at the lack of progress around bovine TB.

NORTHERN IRELAND 14 January 2026

Bovaer has lost its social licence – UFU

Bovaer has lost its social licence – UFU

The feed additive has been scientifically proven to reduce methane from ruminants.

NORTHERN IRELAND 14 January 2026

UFU expects change with planning rules

UFU expects change with planning rules

UFU deputy president John McLenaghan said DAERA’s current interpretation of the relevant legislation makes it “difficult or impossible” to get planning approval.

NORTHERN IRELAND 14 January 2026

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 14 January 2026

DAERA find 5% of NI farms over £5m tax limit

DAERA find 5% of NI farms over £5m tax limit

Previous analysis by DAERA found that half of farms in Northern Ireland, covering 80% of the farmland area, were above the original £1m inheritance tax limit.

NORTHERN IRELAND 14 January 2026

Hard to get enthused by new TB project

Hard to get enthused by new TB project

Most farmers in an area of the northwest have signed up to a new cross-border TB project

NORTHERN IRELAND 14 January 2026

No new BTV cases since mid-December

No new BTV cases since mid-December

The last positive cases of Bluetongue Virus in NI were initially reported on 16 December

NORTHERN IRELAND 14 January 2026

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