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Northern Ireland
Restructuring costs put Lakeland in the red
David Wright
The cross-border dairy co-op has reported its financial results for 2023.
17 April 2024 Northern Ireland
Focus on feed-efficient cattle, says US rancher
Jim Jensen from Wyoming made his views clear on cattle breeding during a visit to the Foyle finishing unit outside Cookstown.
17 April 2024 Northern Ireland
CAFRE advice on cutting waste in dairy
David Wright reports from a farm walk organised by CAFRE, on the McConnell farm outside Armagh.
NI farmers look like the poor relations
A plethora of schemes exist in the Republic of Ireland to support farmers
17 April 2024 Northern Ireland
Farmers doing more and more for less
Current support to farmers has been relatively static for 20 years so is being eaten away by inflation
10 April 2024 Northern Ireland
Farmer has DAERA charges quashed on appeal
A Tyrone farmer was originally convicted of a series of offences linked to a cattle identification inspection
10 April 2024 Northern Ireland
Cut back on slurry for first cut, farmers told
Applying slurry in April is not ideal unless ground has been grazed beforehand
10 April 2024 Northern Ireland
No windfall for suckler beef in new schemes
David Wright assesses the impact new beef schemes might have on payments to suckler to beef farms.
10 April 2024 Northern Ireland
Gas operators request for information
The information will be used to map the production potential of biomethane relative to the current gas network in NI
3 April 2024 Northern Ireland
Farmers part of a game around trade
UK trade talks with Canada have broken down, partly due to Canadian demands around beef
3 April 2024 Northern Ireland
Calving interval target in Scotland suckler scheme
The Scottish Government has announced some changes to its long-running suckler support scheme
3 April 2024 Northern Ireland
Scotland proposes ban on enriched cages
Under the proposals, enriched caged production will be banned from 2034
3 April 2024 Northern Ireland