N.Ireland
YFCU to benefit from £270,000 ‘investment in the future of farming’
Young Farmers' Clubs of Ulster (YFCU) has secured a £270,000 grant to provide agricultural training, personal development and rural development...
N.Ireland
N.Ireland
Fund to offer owners of NI listed buildings thousands towards repair costs
Owners of listed buildings in Northern Ireland could be eligible for a share of a £200,000 fund aimed at supporting...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland Shows Association calls for government support
Northern Ireland’s agricultural shows will not survive unless they secure government support. This was the very bleak assessment provided by...
N.Ireland
Poots expected to stay on as Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister
Edwin Poots intends to stay on as Northern Ireland's Agriculture Minister despite winning the DUP's leadership contest on Friday (May...
N.Ireland
DUP leadership race: Edwin Poots elected as new party leader
Members of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) have elected Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots as their new leader. Voting...
Dairy
Environmental considerations for silage storage
As silage season approaches, now is the time to consider the environmental risk of silage effluent, to avoid a pollution...
N.Ireland
DUP leadership race: Edwin Poots elected as new party leader
Members of the Democratic Unionst Party (DUP) have elected Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots as their new leader. Voting...
Environment
Four calling Corncrakes confirmed on Rathlin Island
Four calling male corncrakes have been recorded on Rathlin Island for first time since the late ‘70s / early ‘80s,...
Environment
Climate Change Bill: How did your local MLA vote?
Thousands of letters from farmers across Northern Ireland warning the proposed Climate Change Bill could decimate the region's agricultural industry...
Agri-Business
Poots warns Climate Change Bill will do ‘more damage than good’
The Climate Change Bill, which passed its second stage at Stormont on Monday (May 10), has the potential to do...
Agri-Business
Plans for 2021 Balmoral Show ‘progressing well’
The Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) has said plans for 2021 Balmoral Show are "progressing well". The society is currently...
Agri-Business
NI politicians vote to move Climate Change Bill to next stage
Politicians in Northern Ireland have voted to move a controversial climate change bill bill a stage closer to becoming law...
Agri-Business
NI Agriculture Minister to seek PGI status for British Grass Fed Beef
Northern Ireland's Agriculture Minister has said he hopes to explore the potential of establishing PGI status for British Grass Fed...
Agri-Business
£10 million allocated for new NI beef research centre
£10 million of funding has been secured for a new beef research centre for the Agri-Food and Bioscience Institute (AFBI)...
N.Ireland
Poots marks NI100 with tree-planting event
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots, has planted a Coral Bark Maple tree on the grounds of...
Environment
Water pollution trend in NI is ‘concerning’ – Sugden
Independent MLA Claire Sugden has expressed concern that water pollution discharges that exceed permitted limits are continuing to rise in...
Beef
Introducing a multi-cut silage system – CAFRE
College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) dairy advisors have issued guidance to milk producers in Northern Ireland on...
Agri-Business
Unite union claims strike action could cause bread shortages in NI
Trade union, Unite has warned of the possibility of bread shortages in Northern Ireland as Hovis workers voted overwhelmingly for...
