N.Ireland
Farmer convicted for fish kill through slurry contamination
A Fermanagh farmer was today convicted of allowing slurry to enter a waterway – causing a major fish kill –...
Environment
N.Ireland
Dairy farmer fined for waterway pollution
A Co. Tyrone farmer has been fined for polluting a waterway in Northern Ireland, according to the Department of Agriculture,...
Environment
Antrim farmer charged £5,000 for waste offences
A farmer from Co. Antrim was fined £5,000 (€5,647) for four breaches of waste management legislation by Coleraine Magistrates Court on...
N.Ireland
Antrim farmer charged £5,000 for waste offences
A farmer from Co. Antrim was fined £5,000 (€5,647) for four breaches of waste management legislation by Coleraine Magistrates Court on...
Environment
Two farmers fined for polluting waterways
Two farmers in Northern Ireland have been fined for polluting waterways, according to the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural...
Environment
Two farmers fined for polluting waterways
Two farmers in Northern Ireland have been fined for polluting waterways, according to the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural...
Arable
Glyphosate ban ‘would squeeze UK wheat output by 20%’
A ban on herbicides containing glyphosate would reduce British wheat production by 20%, according to research from the UK’s Crop...
N.Ireland
Glyphosate ban ‘would squeeze UK wheat output by 20%’
A ban on herbicides containing glyphosate would reduce British wheat production by 20%, according to research from the UK’s Crop...
Machinery
Will this unconventional slurry spreading system escape proposed splash-plate ban?
At the moment, there is a growing fear among farmers that steps could be taken to ban traditional splash-plate slurry...
N.Ireland
Farmers fined in connection with fish kill incident
Two farmers from Co. Fermanagh have been fined recently at Omagh Magistrates’ Court, in connection with a fish kill incident....
Environment
Farmers fined in connection with fish kill incident
Two farmers from Co. Fermanagh have been fined recently at Omagh Magistrates’ Court, in connection with a fish kill incident....
N.Ireland
EU pumps €8.1 million into cross-border environmental recovery fund
A cross-border environmental project that will protect endangered species and restore natural habitats is to receive €8.1 million in funding,...
Environment
EU pumps €8.1 million into cross-border environmental recovery fund
A cross-border environmental project that will protect endangered species and restore natural habitats is to receive €8.1 million in funding,...
N.Ireland
NI college farm shows how to balance agri production and the environment
The Greenmount Hill Farm is situated at Glenwherry in Co. Antrim. Partially located within the Antrim Hills Special Protection Area...
Environment
NI college farm shows how to balance agri production and the environment
The Greenmount Hill Farm is situated at Glenwherry in Co. Antrim. Partially located within the Antrim Hills Special Protection Area...
N.Ireland
Farmers urged to destroy 'noxious' weeds...for the betterment of all
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has issued a reminder to farmers and landowners of the need...
Environment
Farmers urged to destroy ‘noxious’ weeds…for the betterment of all
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has issued a reminder to farmers and landowners of the need...
Environment
‘Sustainable agriculture is dependent upon a healthy environment’
Sustainable agriculture is dependent upon a healthy environment, according to the Chief Executive of Northern Ireland’s Environment Agency (NIEA), David...
