Agri-Business
Crossborder water quality project marks halfway stage with completion of NI sites
A major cross-border project, aimed at improving water quality in Carlingford Lough and Lough Foyle has reached the halfway stage....
N.Ireland
N.Ireland
McGrath: Mournes wildfires highlight urgent need for all-island strategy
Calls have been made for an all-island strategy to tackle gorse fires as firefighters tackle an uncontrolled wildfire spreading across...
N.Ireland
Court orders release of four horses held at NI Port for a month
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has welcomed the release of four horses held at Belfast Port for more than...
Agri-Business
Welsh agricultural college to invest £2.5 million in 10ac solar farm
Aberystwyth University in Wales has announced plans to invest £2.5 million in a 10ac solar farm as part of its...
Agri-Business
NI veterinary school: 200 vets needed for Brexit checks
Northern Ireland's vet shortage appears to be coming to a head as Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots warns as many as...
N.Ireland
UFU rules out drive-in AGM for 2021
The Ulster Farmer's Union (UFU) is understood to have ruled out plans for another drive-in AGM, despite its success in...
Dairy
Lameness: The not-so-hidden cost on a dairy farm
Lameness is a significant problem for the dairy industry as it is not only an important welfare issue, but can...
Environment
Poots to boost Environment Fund Challenge by extra £2 million
Environment Minister Edwin Poots has announced a further £2 million will be made available for projects through the Environment Fund....
N.Ireland
DAERA announces ‘digital poverty’ payments for CAFRE students
Students at the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) are to be eligible for a share of a...
Beef
LMC and UFU join forces for 2021 Northern Ireland Beef Week
The Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) has teamed up with the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) to celebrate Northern Ireland’s world-class...
N.Ireland
New EU Animal Health Law to have implications on NI BVD programme
The EU's new Animal Health Law, which brings Bovine viral diarrhea (BVD) into legislation for the first time, will have...
Agri-Business
DAERA customs infrastructure delay could cost public extra £300,000
Compensation paid to firms involved in the construction of DAERA customs infrastructure, as a result of delays starting the build,...
Agri-Business
NI and ROI join European dairy resilience project
Both Northern Ireland and the Republic have joined an international research network which aims to make European dairy farms more...
N.Ireland
Business plan completed for NI’s new bovine TB strategy
Department officials have now completed work on the business case for Northern Ireland's new bovine TB strategy, with plans to...
N.Ireland
RSPCA calls for higher animal welfare standards for public sector food
The RSPCA is calling for UK Government Buying Standards to be overhauled to ensure food served in hospitals and schools...
Agri-Business
Farm trials to investigate how seaweed could lower livestock emissions
Northern Ireland's first farm trials into the potential of seaweed to reduce emissions in dairy herds are set to begin...
N.Ireland
Poots was ‘not convinced’ PSNI had full understanding of port staff threats
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots told officials he was "not convinced" police had a full understanding of the perceived...
N.Ireland
McAleer calls for UK-EU veterinary agreement
Sinn Féin MLA Declan McAleer has said there is an "urgent need" for a veterinary agreement between the UK and...
