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News round-up from Northern Ireland

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

NORTHERN IRELAND 30 December 2025

News round-up from Northern Ireland

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Dedicated annex woodland scheme needed for nature restoration targets

Dedicated annex woodland scheme needed for nature restoration targets

NEWS 27 December 2025

New woodland restoration EIP looking for farmer partners

New woodland restoration EIP looking for farmer partners

NEWS 16 December 2025

Roscommon farmers with rocky land wanted for new scheme

Roscommon farmers with rocky land wanted for new scheme

Roscommon farmers with rocky land wanted for new scheme

SCHEMES 20 September 2025

Former Westminster family estate on market for £5m

Former Westminster family estate on market for £5m

Former Westminster family estate on market for £5m

NEWS 12 September 2025

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UK’s largest glasshouse opens in Scotland

UK’s largest glasshouse opens in Scotland

The new glasshouse cost £26m to build and covers almost 3ac of land.

NEWS 26 February 2025

State buys 63ac of clear-felled woodland in Galway

State buys 63ac of clear-felled woodland in Galway

In terms of future plans for the site, the NPWS is to replant it with native broadleaf tree species.

NEWS 26 February 2025

Five actions in Farming With Nature scheme

Five actions in Farming With Nature scheme

Applications for the first phase of the new agri environment scheme in Northern Ireland close at 5pm on Monday 4 August 2025.

NORTHERN IRELAND 26 February 2025

A woodland walk and wiping out weeds

A woodland walk and wiping out weeds

Derek Robinson had some time last week to check out newly planted woodland on his Co Down farm.

FARMER WRITES 26 February 2025

Inch by inch: restoring habitats in Co Donegal

Inch by inch: restoring habitats in Co Donegal

Strahack farm is a model example of how funding and advice, channelled through an enthusiastic farmer, can, over time, yield spectacular results for nature, writes Brendan Dunford.

FOOTPRINT FARMERS 26 February 2025

Coillte to fell 840ac of conifer trees to restore Galway peatland

Coillte to fell 840ac of conifer trees to restore Galway peatland

Galway County Council has granted planning permission for Coillte to carry out a large-scale peatland restoration in Derryclare.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 26 February 2025

Getting an extra €975/ha to graze between the trees

Getting an extra €975/ha to graze between the trees

A farmer in Donegal is pairing up Organic Farming Scheme payments with agro-forestry premia, writes Noel Bardon.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 26 February 2025

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Consistency and calf health key to Offaly farmer’s success

For Offaly dairy and sheep farmers, husband-and-wife team Ann Maire Butterfield and Stephen McQuade, AAA Golden Maverick has always been part of the story.

Consistency and calf health key to Offaly farmer’s success

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