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Farming couples to walk Belfast marathon for Air Ambulance NI
Farming couples to walk Belfast marathon for Air Ambulance NI

Three farming couples from Ballymena, Co. Antrim, have signed up to take part in the eight-mile walking challenge at this...

AgriSearch seeks independent farmer trustee
AgriSearch seeks independent farmer trustee

AgriSearch, the Northern Ireland Agricultural Research and Development Council, is seeking a new independent farmer trustee to join its board. The...

Projections for NI ag sector GHG emissions to 2030
Projections for NI ag sector GHG emissions to 2030

The agriculture sector in Northern Ireland is projected to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 3% in the 11 years...

UK farming unions write letter of solidarity to Ukrainian farmers
UK farming unions write letter of solidarity to Ukrainian farmers

The presidents of four UK farming unions have sent a letter expressing solidarity with Ukrainian farmers to the Ukrainian National...

Climate bill amendments a ‘win for common sense’ – Poots
Climate bill amendments a ‘win for common sense’ – Poots

Northern Ireland Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Edwin Poots has welcomed Assembly support of his proposed amendments to...

NI: £300m Single Application funding window opens today
NI: £300m Single Application funding window opens today

Farm businesses in Northern Ireland can apply for their Single Application funding from today (Tuesday, March 1), Minister for Agriculture,...

NI Climate Change Bill amendments to be debated on Monday
NI Climate Change Bill amendments to be debated on Monday

Amendments to Northern Ireland's Climate Change Bill will be debated at Further Consideration Stage in the Northern Ireland Assembly on...

Webinar to highlight  leatherjackets issue in NI
Webinar to highlight leatherjackets issue in NI

The Northern Ireland Agricultural Research and Development Council, commonly known as AgriSearch, will host a webinar on Thursday, March 10,...

Vet removed from register for indecent images of children and bestiality
Vet removed from register for indecent images of children and bestiality

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Disciplinary Committee has moved to remove a vet from the register following his...

HSENI launches website to help farmers deal with stress
HSENI launches website to help farmers deal with stress

The Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland (HSENI) has today (Tuesday, February 22) launched 'farminmind.co.uk', an interactive website with the...

Coping with stress workshops for NI poultry farmers
Coping with stress workshops for NI poultry farmers

Northern Ireland Minister for Agriculture Edwin Poots has today (Thursday, February 17) announced a series of free workshops to help...

Proposed 5% pay rise for NI agricultural workers
Proposed 5% pay rise for NI agricultural workers

The Agricultural Wages Board (AWB) for Northern Ireland has proposed increases of 5% to the minimum wage rates for workers....

Friday: A look around this large South Dakota dairy farm
Friday: A look around this large South Dakota dairy farm

This Friday and Saturday, Agriland followers will get a glimpse into life on the mammoth Drumgoon dairy farm in South...

Views sought on Farming for Nature
Views sought on Farming for Nature

Northern Ireland's Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is seeking views on the proposed 'Farming for Nature Package'...

Bird flu confirmed in backyard Fermanagh flock
Bird flu confirmed in backyard Fermanagh flock

A case of bird flu that was suspected in a backyard flock in Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh last week has been...

Poots and devolved regions discuss future ag policy
Poots and devolved regions discuss future ag policy

Northern Ireland Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots, has met with Agriculture Ministers and Farming Union presidents from...

Clarkson’s Farm promo pic criticised for unsafe behaviour
Clarkson’s Farm promo pic criticised for unsafe behaviour

Farm safety organisations in the UK have criticised a recently shared promotional picture for season two of Clarkson's Farm for...

Suspected bird flu case in Fermanagh
Suspected bird flu case in Fermanagh

Control measures have been introduced in Northern Ireland following the suspicion of avian influenza (bird flu) at a premises in...