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Watch: INHFA protests over GAEC 2

Watch: INHFA protests over GAEC 2

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UFU plan for thousands of tractors at IHT rallies

UFU plan for thousands of tractors at IHT rallies

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Scandals that shook farming: beef blockade, foot and mouth and Irish sugar

Scandals that shook farming: beef blockade, foot and mouth and Irish sugar

Scandals that shook farming: beef blockade, foot and mouth and Irish sugar

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News round-up from Northern Ireland

News round-up from Northern Ireland

News round-up from Northern Ireland

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Scandals that shook farming: beef blockade, foot and mouth and Irish sugar

Scandals that shook farming: beef blockade, foot and mouth and Irish sugar

Over the next three weeks, we will take a look at the 12 biggest shocks and scandals to rock Irish farming in the first quarter of the 21st century. Here are the first four, in chronological order.

NEWS 1 January 1970

News round-up from Northern Ireland

News round-up from Northern Ireland

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

NORTHERN IRELAND 1 January 1970

Farmers to protest against Mercosur in Brussels

Farmers to protest against Mercosur in Brussels

The flash action has been organised by Belgian farm organisations, with the president of the IFA confirming he will be in attendance.

NEWS 1 January 1970

Mercusor deal imminent as Von der Leyen lands in Uruguay

Mercusor deal imminent as Von der Leyen lands in Uruguay

Ursula von der Leyen and her trade commissioner Maroš Šefcovic have flown to South America to conclude a trade summit over the controversial agreement.

NEWS 1 January 1970

Labour holds firm on inheritance tax

Labour holds firm on inheritance tax

Government ministers continue to argue that most UK farms will not be affected by the changes to inheritance tax.

NORTHERN IRELAND 1 January 1970

Tractors take to London as UK farmers seek to overturn inheritance tax plans

Tractors take to London as UK farmers seek to overturn inheritance tax plans

Tractors have taken to the streets in London as thousands of farmers attend the demonstration to protest against the surprise changes to farm inheritance tax.

NEWS 1 January 1970

Watch: over 6,000 farmers attend UFU tax rally

Watch: over 6,000 farmers attend UFU tax rally

The event at the Eikon Exhibition Centre near Lisburn was part of a UK-wide campaign to overturn changes to agricultural property relief from inheritance tax.

NORTHERN IRELAND 1 January 1970

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