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Five things to be positive about beef farming in 2025

Adam Woods takes a look ahead to 2025 and what could for in store for beef farmers.

23 December 2024 MARKETS
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Hundreds of farmers exit suckler sector

Suckler cow numbers in NI had shown signs of stabilising in recent years.

18 December 2024 NORTHERN IRELAND
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Suckler cows in freefall as 50,000 gone

Adam Woods analyses the latest data on the falling Irish suckler herd as beef production in Ireland comes under pressure from the Mercosur trade deal.

11 December 2024 MARKETS

Inheritance tax hits 80% of NI farmland

In a scenario where a farm is split between two individuals to allow APR worth £2m, DAERA found that 24% of NI farms will still be over the limit.

11 December 2024 NORTHERN IRELAND
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Is Mercosur the final blow for suckler farmers?

The optics of the EU doing a deal that brings South American beef into Europe may be the straw that breaks the camel's back.

11 December 2024 DEALER

€47m SCEP payments are now being issued

Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue made the announcement that will affect 14,943 participating farmers.

5 December 2024 NEWS
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British beef production forecast to fall by up to 7.5%

AHDB predicts that beef production in Britain will significantly by 2030 compared with 2023 baseline

4 December 2024 NEWS
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Teagasc Beef Conference: what carcase weight can clover deliver?

Adam Woods reports from the Teagasc beef conference which took place in Carrick-on-Shannon last week.

27 November 2024
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Switching to Stabiliser cows at Lisgoole Abbey

Since taking over as farm manager at Lisgoole Abbey, Connor Donaldson has been put his stamp on the 100 cow suckler herd.

20 November 2024 NORTHERN IRELAND