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Northern Ireland
Northern View: no let-up in buoyant beef trade
David Wright
Base quotes for prime U-3 grading cattle are up again this week at NI factories.
2 April 2025 Northern Ireland
Payment entitlements cut by another 6.5%
All entitlement values in NI have had a 6.5% reduction applied in 2025
2 April 2025 Northern Ireland
UFU president not giving up on IHT change
William Irvine has said UK farm organisations will continue to campaign for changes to proposed inheritance tax reforms.
AFBI chief ‘cautious’ on new bovine TB test
Work on a new bovine TB test in England centres around the ability to test vaccinated cattle.
2 April 2025 Northern Ireland
CCTV proposed for all NI slaughterhouses
Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir has proposed that CCTV is made compulsory in all slaughterhouses in NI.
2 April 2025 Northern Ireland
TB rates in NI off to a bad start in 2025
The latest TB statistics for January 2025 have been published by DAERA.
2 April 2025 Northern Ireland
NBA leader warns of UK cattle herd decline
The UK cattle herd has been in slow decline despite strong demand for product.
2 April 2025 Northern Ireland
Moy Park subsumed into Pilgrim’s Europe
In 2024, the owners of Moy Park announced plans to bring its European operations together under one entity.
2 April 2025 Northern Ireland
What new pricing means for Dale Farm suppliers
David Wright looks at the changes coming for Dale Farm suppliers from 1 April 2025.
26 March 2025 Northern Ireland
Minimal change in prices for 1m-litre suppliers
Prices paid to 1m-litre suppliers in NI are compared across three different milk qualities.
26 March 2025 Northern Ireland
Tirlán consolidates position at top of NI milk league
There is a gap of over 1p/l between first placed Tirlán and other milk processors in NI.
26 March 2025 Northern Ireland
Northern View: beef continues to set new price records
Quotes and prices paid for beef cattle in NI have continued on an upward path.
26 March 2025 Northern Ireland