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Options for sheep headage payment are ‘limited’

There is likely to be little leftover funding for a sheep headage payment, or else payment rates for all coupled schemes will need to reduce to free up money.

27 November 2024 NORTHERN IRELAND

News round-up from Northern Ireland

Weekly round-up of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.

27 November 2024 NORTHERN IRELAND

‘Miracle plant’ is key to organic dairy farm

In the final part of a series from the north of England, Peter McCann visits the Robinson family's farm in Cumbria

6 November 2024 NORTHERN IRELAND
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Moving from sheep to low input sucklers

Reno and Nic Renison run a low input upland farm in the north of England.

30 October 2024 NORTHERN IRELAND

English upland farms face existential threat

Richard Pedley farms 1,250 acres of rented land in the north of England. Peter McCann reports

23 October 2024 NORTHERN IRELAND

News round-up from Northern Ireland

Weekly round-up of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.

16 October 2024 NORTHERN IRELAND

Milking 550 cows on rented land in England

Dolphenby Farm is located in the Eden Valley in the north of England.

16 October 2024 NORTHERN IRELAND

Uphill battle for English upland farmers

In the first of series reports from the north of England, Peter McCann speaks to Northumberland farmer Dave Stanner.

9 October 2024 NORTHERN IRELAND
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NI sheep industry leaders deliver stark warning at Stormont

Cuts to farm payments could have a devastating impact on the NI sheep industry, MLAs have been told.

18 September 2024 NORTHERN IRELAND