Agriland Team

Poots welcomes new members to CAFRE advisory group
Poots welcomes new members to CAFRE advisory group

Northern Ireland Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots has today (Tuesday, January 25) welcomed three new members to...

All remaining Avian Influenza Surveillance Zones to be lifted across ROI and NI
All remaining Avian Influenza Surveillance Zones to be lifted across ROI and NI

Avian Influenza Surveillance Zones are set to be lifted across both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland by January...

Poots announces £220,000 investment in environmental water quality projects
Poots announces £220,000 investment in environmental water quality projects

Eleven local environmental water quality projects have benefitted from a £220,000 fund, that aims to protect waterways and surrounding ecosystems,...

NIFDA and UFU call on Executive to publish Kendall report
NIFDA and UFU call on Executive to publish Kendall report

Northern Ireland’s food industry leaders have called on the Northern Ireland Executive to publish the Independent Strategic Review of the...

Poots calls for public response to Environment Strategy consultation
Poots calls for public response to Environment Strategy consultation

Northern Ireland Environment Minister Edwin Poots has called on the public to respond to the Environment Strategy consultation which closes...

Entries open for 16th Northern Ireland Food and Drink Awards
Entries open for 16th Northern Ireland Food and Drink Awards

Northern Ireland’s food and drink companies are invited to enter the 2022 Northern Ireland Food and Drink Awards. Sponsored by...

Friday: ‘Farmer in Training’ Sophie shows us around
Friday: ‘Farmer in Training’ Sophie shows us around

Sophie Alpin Gregory will be taking over our social media this Friday, January 14, in another Agriland Takeover – on Instagram and Facebook. Sophie, a...

Chair and board members sought for LMC
Chair and board members sought for LMC

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is looking to appoint a chair and four board members to...

Food Futures project launches new online platform
Food Futures project launches new online platform

Food Futures, a project funded by the Agri-Food Quest Competence Centre is a whole supply chain partnership between farmers, processors,...

NFU set to appoint new vice and deputy president as Batters returns unopposed
NFU set to appoint new vice and deputy president as Batters returns unopposed

The National Farmers' Union (NFU) is set to appoint Minette Batters as its president for a third term as the...

Poots urges public response to consultation on single-use plastics
Poots urges public response to consultation on single-use plastics

Northern Ireland Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots, is calling on the public to respond to the single-use plastic (SUP) drinks...

£12m FBIS-C investment scheme for farmers and growers now open
£12m FBIS-C investment scheme for farmers and growers now open

Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has announced that Tier 2 of the Farm Business Improvement Scheme - Capital (FBIS-C)...

UK supermarket to remove ‘Use By’ dates from milk
UK supermarket to remove ‘Use By’ dates from milk

Morrisons supermarkets will remove the 'Use By' dates on 90% of its own-brand milk from January 31, to encourage customers...

NI sees largest pig population in 10 years
NI sees largest pig population in 10 years

The Northern Ireland pig population, at 716,800 head, is the largest on records covering the last decade, according to the...

GDT returns to growth with slight increase this week
GDT returns to growth with slight increase this week

The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) has returned to growth after a decrease in the index last time out, which was...

Turbulent times predicted for milk supply in Great Britain
Turbulent times predicted for milk supply in Great Britain

An environmental re-set - reducing milk production when demand is growing - added to the well-documented increasing inflationary pressure on...

‘Our livestock sector is not up for sale’ – Chestnutt
‘Our livestock sector is not up for sale’ – Chestnutt

Ulster Farmers Union (UFU) president Victor Chestnutt has said that farmers are part of the climate change solution and it’s...

HSENI to investigate farm death in Derrylin
HSENI to investigate farm death in Derrylin

The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has confirmed that it is investigating the death of a 77...