Maitiu Monaghan

Lough Neagh: First 2025 sighting of algae confirmed
Lough Neagh: First 2025 sighting of algae confirmed

The first confirmed report of blue-green algae in 2025 was received by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) on April 2,...

‘Blueprint’ to eradicate TB in Northern Ireland published
‘Blueprint’ to eradicate TB in Northern Ireland published

The Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir today (Tuesday, April 15) published the bovine tuberculosis (TB) steering...

Concerns raised over impact of US tariffs on Windsor Framework
Concerns raised over impact of US tariffs on Windsor Framework

The House of Lords Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee has written to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Hilary Benn,...

NI project to examine deep soil carbon stocks
NI project to examine deep soil carbon stocks

The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) has recently launched a large-scale deep soil carbon coring project across...

Stormont comes together to support women in agriculture
Stormont comes together to support women in agriculture

A motion calling for greater female representation in Northern Ireland’s agriculture sector has received support from across the Northern Ireland...

Tributes paid following death of well-known farmer in Co. Tyrone
Tributes paid following death of well-known farmer in Co. Tyrone

Tributes have been paid following the death of John Logue, a farmer in his 40s from Co. Tyrone yesterday (Tuesday,...

UUP: A5 will be devastating for Tyrone farming community
UUP: A5 will be devastating for Tyrone farming community

The Ulster Unionist Party’s (UUP) Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard, has said that the A5 project will be “devasting for the...

CAFRE highlights job opportunities in horticulture
CAFRE highlights job opportunities in horticulture

The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) held its 14th annual Opportunities in Horticulture careers fair for students...

Oz dairy farmers welcome move to address retail pricing
Oz dairy farmers welcome move to address retail pricing

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has said it will address anti-competitive behaviour and misleading pricing in the supermarket...

‘Future looks bleak for NI sheep sector’- MP
‘Future looks bleak for NI sheep sector’- MP

The Department of Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Affairs’ (DAERA) new sustainable agriculture programme “has failed to deliver” for sheep farmers...

Milk Board legacy assets to be released to Dairy Council NI
Milk Board legacy assets to be released to Dairy Council NI

The Minister for the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), Andrew Muir, has announced that legacy assets from...

NI school hosts conference for ABP Angus Youth Challenge
NI school hosts conference for ABP Angus Youth Challenge

A team of students from Lecale Trinity Grammar School in Downpatrick, Co. Down, hosted a young farmers animal welfare conference...

Report: Global peatland ‘dangerously unprotected’
Report: Global peatland ‘dangerously unprotected’

A study has revealed that almost one-quarter of the world’s peatland areas are under heavy pressure from human encroachment, with...

Agricultural Wages Board proposes wage increases for NI workers
Agricultural Wages Board proposes wage increases for NI workers

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

Significant rise in rural crime costs in Scotland – expert
Significant rise in rural crime costs in Scotland – expert

The National Farmers Union Mutual Insurance Society (NFU Mutual) estimated that the cost of rural crime in Scotland rose by...

European sheep shearing championships coming to Galway
European sheep shearing championships coming to Galway

The 2025 European sheep shearing and wool-handling championships will be held at the Mountbellew Mart, Co. Galway over the June...

FFA: TB proposals could decimate NI cattle industry
FFA: TB proposals could decimate NI cattle industry

Farmers for Action (FFA) has claimed that the CEO of Animal Health and Welfare Northern Ireland (AHWNI), Dr. Sam Strain,...

UK land use review suggests up to 9% reduction in agricultural land
UK land use review suggests up to 9% reduction in agricultural land

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has welcomed the opportunity to respond to the Department for Environment, Food, and...