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Northern Ireland
Bomaz Kettle tops PLI rankings
Kieran Mailey
There is a new number one ranked Holstein bull in the UK for Profitable Lifetime Index (£PLI).
4 December 2024 Northern Ireland
New clarity on APR helps farm tax bills
HMRC has confirmed that the 50% relief which is available on agricultural property over £1m will apply to the value of the asset.
3 December 2024 News
UK cereal supplies tight, exports to decline
A large amount of cereals are imported from Northern Ireland and Britain into Ireland, but production is down.
Claims around the safety of feed additive Bovaer 'completely false' - Arla
Arla has said it would never compromise on the quality or standards of the milk it produces.
2 December 2024 News
UK October sheep kill lowest on record
While October throughput of 1.09m head was 133,500 above September levels, the AHDB reports that it was 18,000 lower than in 2023 and the lowest level on record.
29 November 2024 Schemes
SETU scoops Great Agri-Food Debate title
This latest win makes it four-in-a-row for SETU.
29 November 2024 News
UK farmers block Holyhead with further protests in Dover and Scotland
A separate group of farmers held a go-slow drive through the town of Dover and Scottish farmers also took part in a rally.
28 November 2024 News
NI Minister questions inheritance tax figures
The UK government has used APR claims for 2021/22 to argue that only 500 estates in the UK will be affected each year by the new inheritance tax rules.
27 November 2024 Northern Ireland
Farmers must stick together on IHT battle
Collective action is important if farmers are to convince government that changes are required to IHT plans.
27 November 2024 Northern Ireland
NI missing out on rural funding, MLAs told
MLAs were told that “bureaucracy” is the key problem with the existing rural development schemes in Northern Ireland.
27 November 2024 Northern Ireland
UK co-op to trial methane-reducing feed additives
The joint initiative, called the ‘FarmAhead Customer Partnership’, will see dairy farmers trialling Bovaer, a feed additive that reduces enteric methane emissions from cows.
27 November 2024 News
NI Suffolk branch sale tops at 6,000gns
Rachel Gallagher reports from Ballymena Livestock Market for the NI Suffolk branch export sale of in-lamb ewes and ewe lambs.
22 November 2024 Breeding & health