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
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...
Agri-Business
Poots warns British companies are ‘talking about pulling out of Northern Ireland’
Businesses in England, Scotland and Wales are already “talking about pulling out of Northern Ireland” as a result of Brexit-related...
N.Ireland
Kerry TD ‘disgusted’ at ending of travel to north for medical procedures
An independent TD has said that he is “disgusted and horrified” by the politics surrounding the cross border medical scheme....
Agri-Business
Poots to call for bigger budget for NI’s Farm Business Investment Scheme
Northern Ireland’s Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has said he will make the case to increase the budget for the Farm...
Agri-Business
Poots announces £1.5 million boost for North Coast rural tourism
Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots MLA has cut the first sod on a project that will form part of a...
N.Ireland
Britain’s Avian Influenza risk raised to ‘high’ following 2 confirmed cases
The risk level of avian influenza establishing in wild birds in Britain has been raised from ‘medium to ‘high’ following...
N.Ireland
NI poultry farmers urged to take action following bird flu cases in Kent and Cheshire
Northern Ireland poultry farmers have been urged to take action now to reduce the risk of their flocks contracting Avian Influenza....
Agri-Business
UK labelling changes: Food from NI can be labelled ‘Origin EU’ post Brexit
Food labelling changes which will come into effect from January 1, 2021, have been revealed by the UK government. In...
