Northern Ireland

Lakeland fined £115,000 for Artigarvan pollution

The Lakeland Artigarvan facility operates as LacPatrick Dairies (NI) Ltd.

NEWS 14 August 2026

Lakeland fined £115,000 for Artigarvan pollution

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Funding approved for farm payments

Funding approved for farm payments

NORTHERN IRELAND 12 August 2026

The counties buying the most new tractors in July

The counties buying the most new tractors in July

NEWS 12 August 2026

Market digest - stories from around the world

Market digest - stories from around the world

Market digest - stories from around the world

WORLD 12 August 2026

TVR part of new Irish TB approach

TVR part of new Irish TB approach

TVR part of new Irish TB approach

NORTHERN IRELAND 12 August 2026

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Cuts put NI lamb price at 2025 levels

Cuts put NI lamb price at 2025 levels

ThroughPut at NI factories is up 13% so far this year, with 238,839 sheep slaughtered up to the start of August.

NORTHERN IRELAND 12 August 2026

Back in the swing of autumn calving

Back in the swing of autumn calving

Fermanagh farmer John Egerton has both spring and autumn calving suckler cows

FARMER WRITES 12 August 2026

Mule hoggets soar by £55/head in Ballymena

Mule hoggets soar by £55/head in Ballymena

Over 2,900 hoggets sold to an average price of £328, which is up £55 on the same sale last year.

NORTHERN IRELAND 12 August 2026

Most factories leave quotes unchanged

Most factories leave quotes unchanged

Prices paid last week for prime cattle in NI were down for the first time since mid June.

NORTHERN IRELAND 12 August 2026

NI farmland proves sound investment

NI farmland proves sound investment

Historic figures show the average price of farmland in Northern Ireland has risen from £3,900/ac in 2000 to £15,202/ac last year.

NORTHERN IRELAND 12 August 2026

Cull cows to £2,460 at Rathfriland Mart

Cull cows to £2,460 at Rathfriland Mart

David Wright reports on the trade for cattle at Rathfriland Mart in Co Down.

NORTHERN IRELAND 12 August 2026

DAERA publish terms of reference for cull review

DAERA publish terms of reference for cull review

The review into what happened outside Fivemiletown is being done by Dr Martin Blake

NORTHERN IRELAND 12 August 2026

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