Farming

Farmers protest in Westminster, London, this month over the changes to inheritance tax rules in the budget. Politicians had already come out against that. Photo: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire

Letter: Shake-up in single farm payment scheme is another blow to farm families

Antrim Crown Court. Photo: Google

North Antrim farmer is fined £6,000 for illegal dump on his land

Farmers protest in Whitehall, London, over the changes to inheritance tax (IHT) rules in the budget which introduced new taxes on farms worth more than £1 million. Picture date: Tuesday March 4, 2025.

Government challenged on £536m grant to farmers in Brazil and Kenya

Pictured in February 2008 at the North of Ireland Sheepdog Society annual nursery final which was held at Ballymullock Road, Larne are the winners Ivan Stevenson, Sam Long and Alaistair Lyttle. Picture: Kevin McAuley

Computerised feeding boosts milk, cuts costs on Newtownards farm (1980)

Derek Espie, Cookstown, and John Weir, Ballyclare, taking control of Clydesdales Bob and Billy during the Mullahead ploughing matches in 2014. Picture: Gavan Caldwell

Charolais heifers enjoy a ‘tremendous trade’ at breed sale at Balmoral (1977)

Brexit fall-out risks cutting off 50% of veterinary medicines from NI which could impact on companian animals and commercial livestock. Pictured is a puppy from a litter of nine German shepherd guide dogs in Somerset last year.

Vets urge action to prevent 'devastating' medicine shortage

A delegation of around 50 people from the UFU attended the pancake day protest against inheritance tax in London. (Photo: UFU Facebook)

Ulster Farmers' Union delegation in London for protest against inheritance tax

Martin Kerswell with his beautiful Shires Prince and Buster pictured at the Mullahead Ploughing in Co Armagh in February 2014. Picture: Paul Irwin

Top price of 360 guineas pad for Hereford bull at Derry show and sale (1970)

BVA NI branch and NIVA president Kirsten Dunbar

Medicine for pets and farms under threat from sea border, says NI vet body chief

The Department of Agricultural, Environment and Rural Affairs facility on Duncrue Street near Belfast Harbour where inspections of animal-based food produce arriving at Belfast and Larne ports takes place.

Gangs smuggling dangerous meat into NI from EU, warns MP

A third flock of Northern Ireland poultry has been culled in a bid to combat the spread of avian flu - taking the tally so far to 1110,000 birds, the Department of Agriculture has confirmed. Pictured is Somerset smalholder Rosemary Bennett as she let her flock outdoors in the wake of the last avian flu outbreak in 2023.

Third bird flu culls takes tally to 110,000 birds so far across NI

The DUP has failed in a bid to overturn a law change that gave Stormont officials the powers to implement EU animal tracing rules in Northern Ireland.

DUP defeated in bid to annul EU-based law change on livestock tracing rules

A sign on a shelf at an Asda store in Leicestershire in 2022 advising customers that there is a limit on the amount of eggs they can purchase due to disruption caused by rising costs and bird flu.

Thousands of birds to be culled after latest case of avian flu

National Trust rangers clear deceased birds from the Farne Islands, off the coast of Northumberland, during a bird flu outbreak in 2022.

Latest bird flu case causes ‘great concern’ to poultry industry

Paula Carville from Portadown is pictured enjoying the 99th Mullahead annual ploughing match which was held in February 2014. Picture: Gavan Caldwell

Dundonald PS annual ploughing match is held at Ballymiscaw (1908)

UFU president William Irvine.

Farmers to rise on Pancake Day as inheritance tax battle continues

Farmers from Northern Ireland are to join a UK-wide group protesting on Pancake Day.

Iain Gray

Northern Ireland firm Lakeland Dairies has appointed a Co Tyrone man as its new chief operating officer (COO). Niall Gallagher, a father-of-two, will join Lakeland Dairies’ senior leadership team and will report to Group CEO Colin Kelly

Lakeland Dairies appoints Co Tyrone dad as new chief operating officer

Authorities say strict measures are needed to stop bird flu infecting Northern Ireland's farming stock.

Eight-week provincewide bird lockdown as avian flu outbreak battle continues

A rainy Belfast

Sunshine set to return to UK this week but Northern Ireland could miss out

Pictured in February 2009 marking the 50th anniversary of Inishowen Mart are auctioneers and employees from the first day of the Inishowen Co-Op Livestock Mart, Robert Carey, Campbell Rankin, James Anthony McColgan and John Doherty. Picture: Farming Life archives/Clive Wasson

Meeting of RUAS is held in offices of the Chamber of Commerce (1908)

William Irvine, president of the UFU

UFU to meet Treasury next week over proposed changes to inheritance tax

(L-R) NFU Cymru president Aled Jones, MP Jim Shannon (DUP), UFU president William Irvine and UFU parliamentary officer Alexander Kinnear. (Photo: UFU Facebook page)

UFU representatives attend fresh protest in London over 'unfair tax'

A map of the control zone published by DAERA.

Magherafelt hit by pet bird lockdown due to avian flu outbreak

Lucy Gabbey and Emma Brownlee at the ‘Opportunities in Agriculture’ Careers Fair

LMC showcase careers in the meat and livestock industry at ‘Opportunities in Agr...

Germinal, a sixth-generation family company founded in Belfast in 1825 and a pioneer in the development of grass and forage seed solutions, today launches a new range of Climate Smart products that will make it easier for farmers to select seed mixtures to meet key environmental challenges facing grassland farming while protecting grass and forage output

NI sixth generation firm helps sustainable farming by developing new 'roots'

An image posted online by NI Electricity showing workers restoring a damaged line; at the peak of the blackouts, some 283,000 homes and businesses in Northern Ireland had lost power

Storm Eowyn: Power being restored to last homes in Northern Ireland

Pictured at the ploughing match held at the farm of Mr William Lyons on New Year's Day. Picture: Farming Life archives

Warning that shops in Britain may soon be without meat (1950)

There was a warning, during this week in 1950, that housewives across Great Britain may find butchers’ shops empty of meat in the coming week.

Darryl Armitage

The farmer admitted the offences at Enniskillen courthouse (image of cows from Creative Commons, credit: Jeroen Bennink)

Animal charity USPCA 'shocked and heartbroken' by neglect case on farm

UUP MP Robin Swann is presenting a petition in Parliament calling on government to halt plans for a dramatic hike in inheritance tax on family farms.

Swann hands petition into Parliament against family farm tax

The farmer admitted the offences at Enniskillen courthouse (image via Creative Commons, credit: Martin Cathrae)

Animal suffering case: Nintey-one creatures put down on farm

Local farmers took part in a UK wide day of action at the Eikon Centre near Lisburn, Co Antrim on Saturday 25 January in protest against the Inheritance Tax changes to Agricultural and Business Property Relief

Farmers vow to keep up pressure on UK Government over inheritance tax changes

A tractor rally passing by Dromore, Co Down, on its way to the finishing point at the Boulevard shopping outlet outside Banbridge. Farmers staged seven tractor rallies across Northern Ireland as a protest against the new inheritance tax plans. Picture date: Saturday, January 25, 2025

Watch: over 100 tractors in huge cavalcade at one of seven tax rallies across NI

Pictured in January 2010 are Danny Lenaghan and Gordon Clarke at Ballynahinch Vintage and Ploughing Society 21st annual match which was held at Hillsborough. Picture: Farming Life archives/Kevin McAuley

Plans for bulk milk schemes to be brought forward by Milk Marketing Board (1965)

Mass tractor rallies will take place across Northern Ireland tomorrow despite Storm Eowyn - with the Parades Commission approving 2,800 vehicles taking part. Pictured are tractors parked up in Whotehall last month in protest at government inheritance tax hikes.

Tractor rallies proceed despite storm - 2,800 vehicles approved

Armagh route

Thousands of tractors to rally across NI - check routes near you

Tractors parked on Whitehall during a protest by farmers in Westminster, London, last month over the changes to inheritance tax (IHT) rules. Seven tractor rallies are to take place across Northern Ireland this Saturday.

Easton backs mass tractor rallies due to 'existential crisis' for family farms

Tractors parked on Whitehall during a protest by farmers in Westminster, London, last month over the changes to inheritance tax (IHT) rules.

UFU holding tractor rallies across NI against farm tax hike

Authorities say strict measures are needed to stop bird flu infecting Northern Ireland's farming stock.

Bird flu outbreak: All of Northern Ireland placed in control zone

Looking over the furrows at the ploughing match at Newtownards in January 2007. Picture: Kevin McAuley

Dromore Farming Society holds ploughing match at Lisnasure (1859)

A herd of cattle owned by a livestock farmer. Picture: Bruce Rollinson

Animal imports from Germany stopped after foot and mouth outbreak

William Irvine, Ulster Farmers' Union president, has urged farmer in Northern Ireland to be vigilant after Food and Mouth Disease was detected in Germany. Photo: PA

UFU warns that vigilance needed on German FMD

Spring lambs at Netown Crumlin in the Glens of Antrim which faced certain slaughter as they were in the third area affected by foot-and-mouth disease in 2001. Photo: PA.

Foot and Mouth - Unionists slam UK for protecting GB but not NI

Farmers are due to stage a tractor parade in protest at planned inheritance tax changes. Photo: James Hardisty

Farmers line up 400 tractor parade for tax change protest

Icicles slowly defrosting in mid-Down as Northern Ireland emerges from the cold snap.

The coldest night of the winter? The Met Office looks back

William Boyce and Stanley Simpson setting up their engine at the Antrim Vintage Club's New Year's Day rally in January 2009. Picture: Farming Life archives/Kevin McAuley

Ulster pig industry has ‘contracted radically’, claims PMB chief (1981)

A protester holds a Union flag as he stands on a tractor during a protest over the changes to inheritance tax (IHT) rules outside the Oxford Farming Conference, at The Examination Schools, Oxford, where Environment Secretary Steve Reed is giving a speech. Picture date: Thursday January 9, 2025. PA Photo: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

Minister apologises to farmers over inheritance tax move amid protests

Tonight to mark deepest freeze of winter for NI, says Met Office

The YFCU champion bullock at the popular Allam's show and sale at Balmoral in December 2007 was owned by Stephen O'Kane from Garvagh (left), who is pictured with with sponsor, Ryan McDowell from Dunbia and judge David Clarke from Lanarkshire.

Messrs John Robson Ltd hold New Year sales in their Belfast mart (1927)

A boy is pulled in his sledge by his mum in the Braid Valley, Co Antrim during a previous cold snap. An ice warning has been issued across all Northern Ireland.

NI to see days of wintry showers, icy nights and hill snow

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Another 20 old photographs from the Farming Life archives from 2007

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Take a look back at 20 more photographs from the Farming Life archives

Damage caused by Storm Darragh in the back garden of a house in the Lenadoon area of west Belfast following high winds on 7 December 2024. Photo: PA

Met Office warning for high winds on New Year's Eve

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Take a look back at 20 old 2007 photographs from the Farming Life archives

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Another 20 fantastic old 2007 photographs from the Farming Life archives

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20 fantastic old 2007 photographs from the Farming Life archives

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