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
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...
Agri-Business
DAERA customs facilities delayed again… this time until 2023
Northern Ireland's Department of Agriculture has warned permanent customs facilities for agri-food produce will now not be ready until at...
N.Ireland
Poots announces £500,000 support for ‘solar walk’ rural tourism project
Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots has announced £500,000 of funding today (April 19) for a new rural tourism project you...
Environment
NI fails to make any significant progress on river basin management over last 6 years
Northern Ireland has failed to make any significant progress towards its river basin water quality targets over the last six...
Arable
Performance data for new wheat fungicide released
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has released UK fungicide performance data for a newly authorised wheat product in...
Environment
Quarter of island’s native birds now ‘red-listed’
Swifts, puffins and kestrels have been identified among the birds most at peril as a new cross-border report shows a...
N.Ireland
Shipments of Irish sheepmeat to the UK fall again
Similar to what was seen in January of this year, shipments of Irish sheepmeat to the UK have fallen once...
N.Ireland
2021 YFCU Club of the Year announced
Young Farmers' Clubs of Ulster (YFCU) has announced the winner of its 2021 Club Of The Year competition. Winning club,...
Environment
13,500 trees planted at Kirkistown Race Circuit
The 500 Motor Racing Club of Ireland have completed a massive tree planting exercise at Kirkistown Race Circuit, with help...
N.Ireland
YFCU elects Glarryford man as new president
Young Farmers Clubs of Ulster (YFCU) members have elected Glarryford YFC member Peter Alexander as their new president. More than...
N.Ireland
AFBI issues Nematodirus warning for Northern Ireland
The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) Veterinary Sciences Division has issued a warning over Nematodirus in Northern Ireland. Nematodirus worm...
Environment
Climate Change Bill overlooks significance of livestock production in NI – LMC
Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) chief executive Ian Stevenson feels that the Private Members’ Climate Change Bill, recently introduced at...
Environment
MLAs seek Assembly action over NI’s ‘woodland scarcity’
SDLP MLAs have called for action to repair Northern Ireland’s woodland after a report published this week warned the UK's...
