Northern Ireland

While beef prices have climbed, the gap between NI prices and GB has widened

In this week's FG podcast, Alex Black speaks to two Northern Irish farmers about the price gap with Great Britain

Ms Henry, 23, writes about being part of Moneymore Young Farmers' Club, her journey as a Nuffield Farming Next-Gen Scholar, and why she is passionate about farming

The NFU plea coincides with the first suspected bird flu outbreak of the season in Northern Ireland, which was recorded among a commercial flock in Co Tyrone

Following a number of confirmed cases of avian influenza, poultry keepers are being urged to stay vigilant for signs of the disease and adhere to the latest control measures

A simple, low-input system for an 80-cow herd produces a 73% milk-from-forage figure for Philip and David Clarke of Co Tyrone

Concerns for animal health grow amid foot-and-mouth disease and Northern Ireland illegal meat find

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown summarise the farmers' protest in Whitehall and concerns raised by some Labour backbencher MPs in yesterday's Westminster Hall debate, proposals for a new state-of-the-art abattoir in Orkney backed by Scotland's First Minister John Swinney, and new reward points being offered to potato growers who can an demonstrate best application practice at planting when using Nemathorin to manage key soil pests

Nuffield Farming Next Generation scholar Bronagh Dempster, 24, writes about her experiences of the scheme and why young people should choose a career in farming

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reports on farmer protest in Westminster over family family tax, followed by a debate in Westminster with MPs later today, a machinery auctioneer has seen a marked increase in the number of machinery valuations as farmers look to sell any surplus kit to help reduce the value of their estates, and UK beef production is expected to decrease by 5% in 2025, according to AHDB analysis