Charles O'Donnell

Public consultation launched in Northern Ireland on plastic pollution
Public consultation launched in Northern Ireland on plastic pollution

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAREA) in Northern Ireland has launched a public consultation on a ‘Plastic...

UK’s less intensive dairy in good place to benefit from new EU deal
UK’s less intensive dairy in good place to benefit from new EU deal

The UK’s less intensive dairy sector, and the good global outlook for dairy generally, leaves that sector in a good...

PSNI makes arrests after slurry spread on road in Co. Antrim town
PSNI makes arrests after slurry spread on road in Co. Antrim town

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has confirmed it made two arrests after slurry was spread on a road...

New Bluetongue Movements Checker launched across GB
New Bluetongue Movements Checker launched across GB

A new Bluetongue Movements Checker has been created to help farmers navigate the bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) restrictions that are...

Hungary says foot-and-mouth disease ‘successfully contained’
Hungary says foot-and-mouth disease ‘successfully contained’

Authorities in Hungary have said that foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has been “successfully contained” in the country. Hungary confirmed its first...

Ukraine: Communities need ‘immediate support’ to produce food
Ukraine: Communities need ‘immediate support’ to produce food

Rural communities in Ukraine “need immediate support” to produce food amid the ongoing war with Russia, according to the Food...

FCCT seeking applications for ‘Snapshot Study’ grant
FCCT seeking applications for ‘Snapshot Study’ grant

The Farmers Club Charitable Trust (FCCT) is seeking applications for its ‘Snapshot Study’ grant from anyone in the agriculture sector...

Balmoral Show 2025: How to get there
Balmoral Show 2025: How to get there

The Balmoral Show 2025, the biggest agricultural show in Northern Ireland, takes place this week from Wednesday (May 14) to...

US suspends live cattle imports from Mexico due to parasite spread
US suspends live cattle imports from Mexico due to parasite spread

US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has announced the suspension of live cattle, horse, and bison imports through US ports...

Northern Irish farmers reminded to control noxious weeds
Northern Irish farmers reminded to control noxious weeds

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in Northern Ireland is reminding farmers and landowners of the need...

Bayer ordered to pay over $2 billion in Roundup cancer claim
Bayer ordered to pay over $2 billion in Roundup cancer claim

A court in the US state of Georgia has ordered pharmaceutical and biotechnology company Bayer to pay over $2 billion...

Lakeland sets milk price for January supplies
Lakeland sets milk price for January supplies

The board of Lakeland Dairies has decided on a price for milk supplied in January, with its base price being...

NI court fines man after ‘agricultural material’ discharge to river
NI court fines man after ‘agricultural material’ discharge to river

A court in Northern Ireland has fined a man £500 plus a £15 offenders levy for a water pollution offence...

Financial and red tape burdens for generic veterinary medicines
Financial and red tape burdens for generic veterinary medicines

Financial and administrative burdens are a challenge for businesses in the generic veterinary medicines sector, according to a new study....

Bird flu: Captive bird temporary control zone in place in Derry
Bird flu: Captive bird temporary control zone in place in Derry

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in Northern Ireland has introduced a 3km captive bird temporary control...

Bird flu: Human case detected in England
Bird flu: Human case detected in England

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has confirmed a case of bird flu in a human in the West Midlands...

Isle of Man bolsters foot-and-mouth legislation after German case
Isle of Man bolsters foot-and-mouth legislation after German case

The government of the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea has said it is bolstering animal health legislation in...

German agri minister meets sector stakeholders on foot-and-mouth
German agri minister meets sector stakeholders on foot-and-mouth

Germany’s minister for agriculture has met with stakeholders in the country’s agriculture and food sector to discuss the outbreak of...