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Curragh and Kilrea YFC

YFCU entertain a sell-out audience at their annual arts festival gala

Chatting at the Simmental sale in Dungannon

Bulls average £5477.50, a new breed record, and up by £1,897 on the year

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Extension comes after a request for clarity from stakeholders

Farming Life livestock markets

Further record prices for cattle at Markethill Mart this week

Farming Life livestock markets

Tremendous trade for cattle at Newtownstewart Mart, fat cows to £2680

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Checks have not resulted in anything untoward at any of the schools

Farming Life livestock markets

Suckler outfits selling to a top price of £3910 at Clogher Mart

Dr Anna Monaghan

NIFDA has strengthened its team

Dr Anna Monaghan, Business Development Executive, NIFDA

New Appointment at NIFDA

Representatives from across the NI tourism industry pictured at the new 5 star resort, Dunluce Lodge, Portrush during a familiarisation visit to the area organised by Causeway Coast and Glens Council's Tourism Team. Included are representatives Tourism Ireland, Tourism NI, Galgorm Group, Hastings Hotels, Andras House, Elephant Rock Hotel, Specialized Travel Services, National Trust and Causeway Coast and Glens Council.

Familiarisation visit to the Causeway Coast and Glens

We plough the fields and scatter the good seed on the land: Heavy Horses Kipp and Sol guided by Kate Mobbs-Morgan of Rowan Working Horses in Monmouth, at the Royal Agricultural University in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, to help celebrate its 180th anniversary year

Heavy horses return to the fields at the RAU in its 180th year

Omagh Mart

Excellent prices for calves at Omagh Mart, prices to £1810

Wednesday 19th March 2025: Sale of wintered suckled calves - In the not-to-distant past, the headlines featured prices passing £4 per kilo, but records were made to be broken, and thus £5 per kilo was achieved on numerous occasions in this week’s sale of 315 calves.

Darryl Armitage

Darryl Armitage

James McKinistry at the ploughing match

19 pictures from the Glascar Ploughing Match

Rathfriland Mart

Weanling bullocks selling to a top of £5.60 per kilo at Rathfriland Co-op

Charolais bullock sells to £3070 at Hilltown Mart Darryl Armitage

Darryl Armitage

Reserve Champion Silverwood Ulyses with ColinMcKnight, judge Victoria Johnston, NI Club representative Roger Johnston and sponsor Alan Carson, ASC Farm Services.Pic: Bo Davidson

Champion bull sells for 4,700g at Dungannon Farmers' Mart

Brigadoon Umbria

32 Charolais bulls sold to average £5726.50

Prizewinners in the Fermanagh Grassland Club's 2024 Barenbrug UK Ltd Silage Competition (front, from left) Robin West, winner of the Tisdall Cup; David Linton, Barenbrug, who presented the prizes; Aidan Gilleece, winner of the Hermon Cup (back row) John Dunn, who accepted the prize on behalf of Trevor Dunn; Philip Clarke; Gordon Elliott and Roy Mayers.

Fermanagh Grassland Club recently held their annual dinner and prize night

Ad Feature Palatable 18% complete calf starter ration – no forage required

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First case of Bird Flu detected in sheep in the UK
The UK’s Chief Veterinary Officer has confirmed a case of influenza of avian origin (H5N1) in a single sheep in Yorkshire following repeat positive milk testing.
Ruth Rodgers

Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart

Tracing of the affected consignments has been completed at several locations

Carhill Integrated Primary School pupils Callum Cassidy, Spencer Laverty, Tily Boyd, Ethan Morrison, Mollie-Mae Faulkner, Jolene Patton and Joe McCloy pictured with UFU deputy president and BOIOFW chairman John McLenaghan and Head of Corporate Affairs Asda NI Joe McDonald launching the 2025 ‘From NI farms to fork’ schools’ competition.

UFU ‘from NI farms to fork’ schools competition

For NI it’s a now or never moment to finally begin to address unresolved Brexit issues once and for all.

UFU Commodity watch - Now or Never

Spring brings better weather but it also means increased workloads

Good News for the countryside: Embracing the renewal

The retention rate of BVD Positives has fallen considerably

Four herds retained five BVD Positives for 28 days or longer

Mike King, Old Green Farm

Maintaining milk quality and production efficiency is critical

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Three cases of Foot and Mouth detected in Slovakia

Last October the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, literally tore up and threw away every family farm succession plan, through changes to agricultural property relief. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Richard Wright: The EU backs young farmers, Labour’s policies simply don’t

Northern Ireland weekly market report - 18 March 2025

Northern Ireland weekly market report: 18 March 2025

The Rural Chaplaincy team will be at a number of locations this week

Where the Rural Chaplain team will be this week

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Comment: What a difference a year makes!
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Richard Halleron

Spraying liquid nitrogen on to forage maize

Pitfalls to avoid when growing forage maize

Along with the South West Down Group, Lagan hosted an informative evening in the Belmont in November, focusing on the proposed detrimental changes to inheritance tax rules.

UFU Watch: Lagan Group Focus

Glenn Cuddy, UFU deputy president

Suckler Cow Scheme is legislated, says UFU

DAERA Minister Andrew Muir. Photo by Kelvin Boyes / Press Eye

Action plan sets out how all four UK Governments will work with farmers

Adolf Langhout will address Holstein NI’s 25th AGM.

Adolf Langhout from the Netherlands heading to Holstein NI AGM

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Appeal for information after death of 18-year-old car driver

Junior Ministers Aisling Cameron and Pam Cameron pictured at the European Parliament during their visit to Brussels.

Annual event is an opportunity to promote Northern Ireland

Chris Buckler, Sarah Brett, Stephen Nolan, Cate Conway, Vinny Hurrell, William Crawley, Hugo Duncan, Connor Phillips and Anne-Marie Wallace

BBC Radio Ulster/Foyle is refreshing its weekday schedule

Enniskillen Mart

Heavy bullocks selling to £3150 for an Aberdeen Angus at Enniskillen Mart

Blue Peter presenter, Abby Cook from Falkirk supported Red Nose Day in 2023.

Gift Aid: how the scheme boosts your Comic Relief donation by 25%

Holly Smith

Uptick in clients wanting to secure nuptial agreements

Dungannon Mart

Steer prices peaking at £2720 at Dungannon Mart

Armoy mart

Sharp trade for sheep at Armoy Mart, ewes and lambs selling to £275

Kilrea Mart

Fat cows and bulls selling to £3180 at Kilrea Mart

Omagh Mart

Demand for cattle moves up a further gear at Omagh Mart, bullocks to £2960

Experts from the UK Agri-Tech Centre talk about science-led research, sustainability and all things poultry in an effort to highlight the industry’s challenges and the barriers farmers face during a lively discussion on the Poultry Network’s insightful podcast

UK Agri-Tech Centre’s experts talk poultry innovation and sustainability

Atlantic Technological University (ATU) and Mountbellew Agricultural College have officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) deepening academic collaboration and advancing research and educational opportunities in the agricultural and environmental sectors

ATU and Mountbellew Agricultural College sign memorandum of understanding

At the sheep sale held on Saturday 15th March 2025 at Downpatrick Mart, a Downpatrick farmer topped the ewe and lamb category with a Suffolk ewe and twin lambs which sold for £335. Picture: Downpatrick Mart

Ewes and lambs selling to £335 at Downpatrick Mart

The three DISCO front mower series DISCO 3150F, DISCO F PROFIL and DISCO MOVE have adopted the rear mowers' new design featuring grey protective covers. FRC models with roller conditioner can now be supplied with the optional double roller drive for particularly leafy crops.

250,000th mower built by CLAAS rolls off the production line

Saintfield Mart. Picture: Saintfield Mart

Ewes selling to £248 at Saintfield Mart, hoggets to £169

Ballymena Livestock Market

Records broken again at Ballymena Livestock Market, bulls to £3000

PHOTO SHOWS: (L-R) Seán Molloy, CEO Tirlán, Martin Heydon TD, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Lisa Koep, Chief ESG Officer Tirlán and John Murphy, Chairperson Tirlán, in Agriculture House, Dublin today (March 19th 2025) where they discussed a range of issues, and most importantly, the retention of Ireland’s Nitrates Derogation. PIC: Conor Ó Mearáin - no repro fee

New report shows improvements in water quality in ROI

Farming Life livestock markets

Calved heifers selling to a top of £2900 at Markethill Mart

Farming Life livestock markets

Good supply of cattle at Lisnaskea Mart, cows and calves to £2800

UFU Deputy President John McLenaghan. Picture: Cliff Donaldson

UFU insists that food production and climate action must be balanced

Vulnerable people in Ballymena are receiving free food supplies from Tesco stores, thanks to the dedicated efforts of the Harryville Men’s Shed. (Pic: Freelance)

Harryville Men’s Shed shares Tesco surplus to support Ballymena Community

Carla Lockhart MP

"It is crucial that farmers are prepared for future power outages"

Fivemiletown Mart

High demand for cattle at Fivemiletown Mart, bullocks selling to £2350