Environment
RSPB NI launches 5-point ‘Green Recovery Plan’ for Covid-19
Investing in Northern Ireland’s natural environment has a “vitally important” role to play in the economic recovery from Covid-19, according...
N.Ireland
Agri-Business
‘Reckless and stupid’ to pursue Brexit uncertainty – Toibín
Aontú Leader and Meath TD Peadar Tóibín has called for an extension of the Brexit deal negotiation and implementation period...
N.Ireland
Two-thirds of speed-related deaths in NI took place on rural roads
Over two-thirds of people killed in speed-related crashes in Northern Ireland in the last five years were killed on rural...
Agri-Business
Lakeland Dairies to launch new fixed-price contract
Lakeland Dairies has plans to launch a new three-year fixed-price milk contract, AgriLand can reveal. The price will remain unchanged...
N.Ireland
Avian Influenza detected in wild swan in Northern Ireland
A wild swan found dead at Lough Beg, Co. Derry, has tested positive for avian influenza, Northern Ireland’s Department of...
Beef
Increase of calf birth registrations in Northern Ireland
Calf birth registrations in Northern Ireland are on the rise, according to the Meat and Livestock Commission (LMC). So far...
Agri-Business
Environmental, safety and quality assurance is ‘best defence’ against cheap food imports
“High standards of food production are the best defence against the deluge of cheap food which could well displace our...
Agri-Business
Poots launches £300,000 Rural Social Economy Investment Scheme for NI
Northern Ireland Rural Affairs Minster Edwin Poots has announced a £300,000 capital grant scheme to help rural social enterprises increase...
N.Ireland
Calls for urgent TB roundtable talks as FFA warns ‘farmers have suffered enough’
Farmers For Action has warned Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture not to use Brexit transition deadlines as “an excuse” to...
N.Ireland
Appeal for info made following theft of Ford tractor
An appeal for information has been made by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) following the theft of a...
N.Ireland
‘Real, concrete’ discussions underway for proposed NI veterinary school
Plans to establish a veterinary school in Northern Ireland may finally come to fruition as pressure mounts up for the department...
Beef
Cow trade is coming under pressure in Northern Ireland
The Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) is reporting this week that the cow trade in Northern Ireland is coming under...
Agri-Business
NI farmers to be repaid EU Crisis Reserve money by the end of December
Northern Ireland farmers are set to see a Christmas boost to their bank accounts as the Department of Agriculture, Environment...
Agri-Business
Calls for Westminster to protect access for NI freight travelling via Dublin
Northern Ireland Economy Minister Diane Dodds has urged the UK Government to ensure unfettered access for Northern Ireland freight travelling...
Agri-Business
Guinness announces recall of alcohol-free stout in UK
Guinness has announced that it’s recalling its alcohol-free stout in the UK “as a precaution”. It says it’s due to...
N.Ireland
Appeal for info following theft of trailer and fence posts
An appeal for information has been made following the theft of a Nugent trailer along with a number of fence...
Agri-Business
Dale Farm offers NI dairy farmers 3-year fixed-price contract
Dairy co-operative Dale Farm has launched a new fixed-price contract option to its milk producers in Northern Ireland. Due to...
Agri-Business
Ideal Home project awarded Innovate UK grant for ground-breaking poultry house design
A pioneering Northern Ireland project to shape the future of poultry houses has been successful in attracting funding from Innovate UK...
