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UK raises IHT threshold to £2.5m

The change represents a major win for farmers across Northern Ireland.

NORTHERN IRELAND 23 December 2025

UK raises IHT threshold to £2.5m

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Review doesn’t take away from IHT issue

Review doesn’t take away from IHT issue

NORTHERN IRELAND 23 December 2025

Inheritance tax relief for elderly ruled out

Inheritance tax relief for elderly ruled out

NORTHERN IRELAND 17 December 2025

Labour constraints a big factor in future parlour upgrades

Labour constraints a big factor in future parlour upgrades

Labour constraints a big factor in future parlour upgrades

NEWS 10 December 2025

Work permit quota for dairy sector exhausted

Work permit quota for dairy sector exhausted

Work permit quota for dairy sector exhausted

NEWS 3 December 2025

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Accountants ‘flat out’ dealing with succession

Accountants ‘flat out’ dealing with succession

David Wright reports from a UFU event on the main changes announced in the autumn budget

NORTHERN IRELAND 19 November 2025

IHT changes won’t be easily forgotten

IHT changes won’t be easily forgotten

It would be very helpful if the APR/BPR threshold was scrapped, or as a minimum, increased to over £5m while also being linked to inflation.

NEWS 19 November 2025

Farm machinery sector contributes €4.76bn per year to Irish economy

Farm machinery sector contributes €4.76bn per year to Irish economy

The farm machinery sector directly employs 14,926 people, with an additional 9,703 people indirectly employed, combing to total almost 25,000 jobs.

NEWS 19 November 2025

Pricing fencing and paddock sizes for sheep

Pricing fencing and paddock sizes for sheep

Adequate fencing is a basic necessity for sheep farms, to prevent increased labour and headaches, writes Martin Merrick.

SHEEP HANDLING 19 November 2025

Final push on inheritance tax before budget

Final push on inheritance tax before budget

Despite the ongoing campaign, a major change in the policy is not expected to be announced in next week’s Autumn Budget.

NORTHERN IRELAND 19 November 2025

Focus intro: labour saving an increasing requirement amid scarcity of help

Focus intro: labour saving an increasing requirement amid scarcity of help

With skilled labour becoming increasingly hard to find, more and more farmers are using technology or better facilities to reduce their own labour input.

FARM BUILDINGS 19 November 2025

Highlights from Dairy Day 2025

Highlights from Dairy Day 2025

Aidan Brennan and Daire Cregg report from Dairy Day 2025 where the crowd heard sessions on cutting costs and how to make a five-day week work on dairy farms

MANAGEMENT 19 November 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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