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  • Quarterly reports about new and emerging diseases in sheep and goats.

  • Previously published copies of the monthly National Statistics publication on the number of cattle, sheep and pigs slaughtered in the UK.

  • Previously published copies of the 2025, monthly Accredited Official Statistics publications on the activity of UK hatcheries and UK poultry slaughterhouses.

  • Monthly statistics on the activity of UK hatcheries and UK poultry slaughterhouses.

  • DAERA collates milk quality statistics on behalf of the Northern Ireland dairy industry. These are based on returns made by milk purchasers to the Department.

  • Statistics on the surveillance of scrapie in sheep and goats in the United Kingdom.

  • Annual information on the productivity of the UK food chain.

  • Quarterly reports about new and emerging diseases in cattle.

  • Information on the distribution of agreed payments across farm businesses participating in the Sustainable Farming Incentive.

  • Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) monthly focus articles published in the Veterinary Record.

  • Inviting representations on an application from the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) to release a genetically modified organism. Reference 25/R58/01.

  • Preliminary and updated outbreak assessments for peste des petits ruminants in Europe.

  • Preliminary and updated outbreak assessments for sheep and goat pox in Europe since September 2022.

  • Introducing a new method for measuring the income of farming households.

  • Estimates of Off-Farm Income from the Farm Business Survey (FBS).

  • Estimates of Household Share of Farm Business Income, Household Share of Drawings and Household Off-Farm Income.

  • This report contains information on the application of pesticides to relating to soft fruit in the 2024 season.

  • NI milk price statistics show the average producer prices for raw milk sold off farm and the volume of raw milk collected from NI farms from 2000 to date.

  • Animal feed statistics are based on surveys and provide information on the quantities of feed used in Northern Ireland on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis

  • The review, led by Baroness Batters, provides a detailed assessment of short, medium and long‑term actions required to strengthen farming profitability.