N.Ireland
Co. Down man fined for illegal dumping of construction waste and poultry manure
A 34-year-old Co. Down man has today (June 2) been fined in court for offences relating to the illegal dumping...
N.Ireland
Agri-Business
Rathlin Island unveils carbon-neutral plans
Islanders on Rathlin have ambitions to generate their own renewable energy in an effort to create local jobs and achieve...
Agri-Business
Hutchinson Feeds announces 3-year commitment to Air Ambulance NI
Hutchinson Feeds has announced a three-year partnership with the charity, Air Ambulance Northern Ireland (NI), which includes an annual donation...
N.Ireland
DAERA Direct offices to reopen to the public
Northern Ireland's network of DAERA Direct offices will open to the public again from Monday (June 7). The 12 local...
Agri-Business
Agri-tech ear-marked as pillar of NI’s post-pandemic ’10X Economy’ plan
Agri-technology has been picked out as one of five pillars central to a new strategy to '10X' Northern Ireland's economy....
Agri-Business
Old scheme rejections not to be reviewed as part of scheme appeal reforms
Decisions on area-based schemes made under previous agriculture ministers will not be reviewed under plans to reform the appeal process,...
Environment
Poots seeking to get alternative climate change bill tabled since March
Northern Ireland Agriculture and Environment Minister Edwin Poots has claimed he has been trying to get his alternative climate change...
Agri-Business
Devenish reports £5.3 million losses in 2020
A major fire at Devenish's Belfast manufacturing plant, as well as the effects of Brexit and Covid-19, have caused the...
Environment
McAleer: NI needs ‘carbon calculator’ to help farms prepare for net-zero
Sinn Féin MLA Declan McAleer has called on the Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) to develop an...
Agri-Business
Farm trials to investigate how seaweed could lower livestock emissions
Dulse (or seaweed for the uninitiated) has long been a delicacy enjoyed in Ireland. The tradition can be traced back...
Agri-Business
Biomethane boost: NI biogas plant to power ‘green’ trucks with food waste
A biogas plant which will produce biomethane to power 10 trucks is set to go live in Northern Ireland in...
Beef
Two new Beef Technology Demonstration Farms unveiled for NI
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Entreprise (CAFRE) has unveiled Northern Ireland's two newest Beef Technology Demonstration Farms. John...
Agri-Business
Abolishing Agricultural Wages Board to benefit industry by £1.2 million
Abolishing the Agricultural Wages Board (AWB) in Northern Ireland could have net benefits of up to £1.2 million over the...
Arable
Reduce P and K application rates at your peril – PDA
A recent survey carried out by the Potash Development Association (PDA) confirms that a significant number of tillage farmers in...
Beef
AMR is a growing priority for livestock farmers in NI
There is now strong evidence, confirming that Northern Ireland leads the way, in many aspects, where antimicrobial resistance (AMR) measures...
Agri-Business
Declassified files: Have any lessons been learned from the ’90s ‘bread wars’?
Cunning Irish bakers outwitted the authorities in the north, leaving officials powerless to protect domestic suppliers in so-called ‘bread wars’,...
Agri-Business
Poots reiterates wish to ‘ditch’ the NI Protocol
The leader of the DUP, Edwin Poots, has reiterated his wish to remove the Northern Ireland Protocol, and all checks...
N.Ireland
Both lamb and hogget prices fall in Great Britain
Great Britain (GB) deadweight and liveweight lamb and hogget prices fell for the week ending May 26, the Agriculture and...
