Agri-Business
ESRI: Food and beverage trade most impacted by Brexit
Trade between Ireland and Britain "declined sharply" following Brexit, according to a report from the Economic and Social Research Institute...
N.Ireland
N.Ireland
Views sought on future NI Agricultural Policy
Northern Ireland Minister of Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Affairs Edwin Poots has today (Tuesday, December 21) launched a consultation on...
Agri-Business
Grain and feed market volatility set to continue amid weather conditions
Grain and feed market volatility looks set to continue over the coming months as pressure persists on global supply chains,...
N.Ireland
AgriSearch commissions report on the impact of fertiliser prices
AgriSearch has commissioned a report to assess the impact of price increases on the economics of fertiliser application for grass...
N.Ireland
Poultry sector briefed on NI bird flu situation
Northern Ireland (NI) Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has briefed a range of key stakeholders in NI and Great Britain poultry...
Grass
AFBI and Barenbrug mark three decades of cooperation
Northern Ireland's Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) and Barenbrug are marking a 30-year partnership, one that has seen the development...
N.Ireland
Farmer charged for not isolating TB-positive animal
A Northern Ireland-based farmer has been charged with multiple animal welfare offences, including failure to isolate an animal with tuberculosis...
Dairy
40 new dairy entrants in Northern Ireland in 2021
Approximately 40 new farming entrants started up within Northern Ireland’s dairy sector during 2021 and this growth looks set to...
N.Ireland
NI company fined after working at height incident
Londonderry-based construction company Taggart Homes Limavady Limited has been fined today (Monday, December 20) for two health and safety failings,...
N.Ireland
Global Meat Alliance meets to reflect on the decisions taken at COP 26
The most recent meeting of the Global Meat Alliance (GMA) gave those taking part a first opportunity to reflect on...
N.Ireland
Avian influenza could wreak chaos on entire poultry sector
Authorities in Northern Ireland (NI) have sought to highlight the potential chaos that avian influenza, or bird flu, could wreak...
Arable
New ‘Phoma’ disease threat on oilseed rape emerges in UK
A variety of the fungus that will heighten the 'Phoma' disease threat on oilseed rape and other brassicas has been...
Agri-Business
Northern Ireland Protocol will work, if we allow it – Coveney
The Republic of Ireland's (ROI's) Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney, has said that he firmly believes the Northern Ireland...
Agri-Business
New NI initiative to tackle dairy sector carbon emissions
A new initiative to help tackle carbon emissions within the dairy sector in Northern Ireland (NI) has been launched by...
N.Ireland
UK to delay checks on Irish imports until NI Protocol decided
The UK has decided to delay the January 1, 2022 introduction of checks on goods moving from Ireland to Great...
Agri-Business
Claas revenues rise by almost 20%
Claas, one of the world’s most well-known manufacturers of agricultural machinery, increased its revenue in the 2021 fiscal year by...
N.Ireland
DAERA issues advice on new BVD requirements for cattle moving south
The Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in Northern Ireland has said that cattle moving to the Republic...
Environment
Green Growth Strategy: Young people ‘a must for success’ – Poots
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots, has met with representatives from GenComm during a visit to Belfast...
