N.Ireland
Single Farm Payments in the North drop in value in 2015
There was a 5% drop in the value of Single Farm Payments in Northern Ireland in 2015, according to the...
N.Ireland
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland's brucellosis compensation rates announced
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) has announced the compensation rates for animals which test positive for brucellosis...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland’s brucellosis compensation rates announced
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) has announced the compensation rates for animals which test positive for brucellosis...
Beef
Northern Irish beef farmers are losing £1m a week - UFU
Beef farmers in Northern Ireland are losing £1m (€1.28m) each week, according to the UFU, due to a considerable reduction...
N.Ireland
North’s Basic Payment Scheme entitlements transfer window to open in April
Farmers in Northern Ireland will have their first opportunity to transfer Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) entitlements when the window opens on...
N.Ireland
Farmers in the North urged to apply for flood relief
Farmers and other owners of flood-hit land and property in Northern Ireland are being advised by the North’s Department of...
N.Ireland
Farmers in the North urged to apply for flood relief
Farmers and other owners of flood-hit land and property in Northern Ireland are being advised by the North’s Department of...
N.Ireland
Over 50% of gay people in rural areas ‘feel compelled to move to urban areas’
More than half of gay people who have always lived in rural areas of feel more compelled to move to a...
Agri-Business
Farmers meet Ulster Bank over sale of farm loans to vulture funds
The IFA and Ulster Farmers Union (UFU) met with Ulster Bank last week to raise concerns over the possible sale of...
N.Ireland
Six cattle, including two calves, have been stolen in the North
Six cattle, including two calves, have been stolen from a farm in Mullaghbawn, south Armagh and the Police Service of...
N.Ireland
Six cattle, including two calves, have been stolen in the North
Six cattle, including two calves, have been stolen from a farm in Mullaghbawn, south Armagh and the Police Service of...
N.Ireland
Have an opinion on the North's BSE status? DARD wants to hear from you
A public consultation has been launched in the North seeking the views of those in the agri-food industry and the...
N.Ireland
12 cattle and a trailer stolen from a farm in Derry
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is appealing for information after 12 cattle and a cattle trailer were stolen...
N.Ireland
12 cattle and a trailer stolen from a farm in Derry
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is appealing for information after 12 cattle and a cattle trailer were stolen...
N.Ireland
Farmers in the North hit by flooding to benefit from £1,000 relief
Farmers in Northern Ireland affected by the recent flooding will be able to apply for £1,000 financial aid under a new...
N.Ireland
Farmers in the North hit by flooding to benefit from £1,000 relief
Farmers in Northern Ireland affected by the recent flooding will be able to apply for £1,000 financial aid under a new...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland's 2016 Online Single application window now open
Northern Ireland’s Agriculture Minister Michelle O’Neill has announced that the 2016 Online Single application system is now open. Minister O’Neill...
N.Ireland
Narrowing of beef price to have little impact on cross-border trade - LMC
The narrowing of the Irish and Northern Irish beef price will have little impact on the cross-border beef trade, according...