Agri-Business
NIFDA chairman lays out 3 ‘critical asks’ for post-Brexit support
Northern Ireland Food and Drink Association (NIFDA) chairman Nick Whelan stressed the need for politicians to work with farmers and...
N.Ireland
N.Ireland
Farm group threatens legal action following Agriculture Bill vote
Agricultural lobby group Farmers For Action (FFA) has warned farmers could take legal action should future UK trade deals undermine...
N.Ireland
Farm group threatens legal action following Agriculture Bill vote
Agricultural lobby group Farmers For Action (FFA) has warned farmers could take legal action should future UK trade deals undermine...
N.Ireland
NI Agriculture Committee ‘asked to rubber-stamp’ Brexit legislation without scrutiny
The Northern Ireland Assembly is being asked to “rubber-stamp” legislation relating to agricultural issues after Brexit without even having access...
N.Ireland
NI Agriculture Committee ‘asked to rubber-stamp’ Brexit legislation without scrutiny
The Northern Ireland Assembly is being asked to “rubber-stamp” legislation relating to agricultural issues after Brexit without even having access...
Agri-Business
Poots opens £1.6 million ornamental horticulture support scheme
A financial support scheme to help Northern Ireland ornamental horticulture growers with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has opened...
N.Ireland
NI farmers least likely in UK to want to retire
Fewer than one in seven Northern Ireland farmers plan on fully retiring and many do not discuss their later life...
N.Ireland
NI farmers least likely in UK to want to retire
Fewer than one in seven Northern Ireland farmers plan on fully retiring and many do not discuss their later life...
Agri-Business
Echlinville Distillery announces £9 million expansion plan
Northern Ireland’s only single-estate distillery has announced a £9 million expansion plan as it expands its facilities in the Ards Peninsula...
N.Ireland
43 Scottish Blackface hoggets stolen in Derry
A sheep farmer in Co. Derry has had 43 of his flock of Blackface hoggets stolen in an overnight raid....
Agri-Business
Poots opens £1.6 million ornamental horticulture support scheme
A financial support scheme to help Northern Ireland ornamental horticulture growers with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has opened...
N.Ireland
CAFRE to host virtual open days as NI ramps up Covid measures
Northern Ireland’s College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) has announced plans to run a series of virtual open...
Agri-Business
Cost of farm fires up by £1 million in Northern Ireland
Rural insurer NFU Mutual is urging farmers to check their fire precautions and have emergency plans in place, as the...
Agri-Business
LMC launches 8-week ‘Truth About Beef’ campaign
The Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) has this week launched a new campaign to highlight the environmental and health credentials of...
Agri-Business
Cost of farm fires up by £1 million in Northern Ireland
Rural insurer NFU Mutual is urging farmers to check their fire precautions and have emergency plans in place, as the...
Agri-Business
Lapsers: Social influencers to blame as 26% plan to reduce red meat consumption
More than one in four Northern Ireland adults say they plan to eat less red meat because of social media...
Agri-Business
Lapsers: Social influencers to blame as 26% plan to reduce red meat consumption
More than one in four Northern Ireland adults say they plan to eat less red meat because of social media...
N.Ireland
TB: 863 new breakdowns in NI in first half of 2020
More than 800 livestock farms across Northern Ireland which had an animal test positive for bovine TB in the first...
