N.Ireland
The Department of Agriculture (DAERA) is currently working on co-designing a new outdoor recreation action plan for Northern Ireland.
Minister of Agriculture Andrew Muir has today (Tuesday, July 7) published Northern Ireland's first Tree Planting Action Plan.
Agri-Business
Northern Ireland dairy co-op Dale Farm has reported a "strong financial performance" for the year ending March 2026.
DUP agriculture spokesperson Carla Lockhart welcomed a consultation on wildlife intervention to tackle bovine TB in Northern Ireland.
Minister of Agriculture Andrew Muir launched a public consultation on wildlife intervention options to tackle bovine TB in Northern Ireland.
Sheep
EasyCare sheep numbers are increasing exponentially throughout the UK and Ireland, and this growth looks set to continue.
Minister for Agriculture Andrew Muir urged farmers across Northern Ireland to apply for Year 2 of the Farming with Nature Transition Scheme.
The UFU met with Tesco representatives to raise concerns over uncertainty around pig producer supply arrangements with Sofina Foods.
A judge has banned a Northern Ireland farmer from keeping animals after a welfare investigation led to 19 calves being euthanised.
The UFU said funding to improve water quality in Lough Neagh needs to deliver "practical, properly funded support" for farmers on the ground.
Payments for the first year of the Suckler Cow (SC) Scheme are underway, the NI Department for Agriculture (DAERA) has confirmed.
Sean Kane has been appointed CEO of AgriSearch, the Northern Ireland Agricultural Research and Development Council.
Beef
Marks & Spencer (M&S) has just recorded a third consecutive year of growth with turnover for 2025/2026 totalling £13.9 billion.
The UFU has written to the new Minister of State for Food Security and Rural Affairs seeking action on beef imports and labelling.
The Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is 'very concerned' by the dumping of dead animals in Northern Ireland.
Dairy
There is a growing acknowledgement that artificial intelligence (AI) can be used as a power for good within the milk industry.
A Northern Ireland councillor is calling for a full investigation after dead sheep and calves were found dumped in Co. Tyrone in recent days.
Pig/Poultry
The Sinn Féin agriculture spokesperson has called on DAFM to ensure the continued movement of poultry manure from Northern Ireland.
NI beef producers must be allowed to achieve ongoing realistic levels of economic sustainability, a senior academic manager has stressed.
Sofina Foods confirmed that a "small number" of Northern Ireland pig supply contracts will not be renewed at the end of this year.
The increased use of appetite-suppressing, obesity medications can be developed into a good news story for the red meat industries.
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is seeking a meeting with Minister Andrew Muir to discuss "uncertainty" facing a number of NI pig producers.
Representatives of the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) are to meet the management of Sofina Foods to discuss farmer supply contracts.
