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Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots told officials he was “not convinced” police had a full understanding of the perceived threats towards port…
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture has warned permanent customs facilities for agri-food produce will now not be ready until at least 2023. Speaking…
Northern Ireland’s Agriculture Committee has passed on the findings of its review of the Independent Panel process to the Minister of Agriculture. Concerns…
Plans for an independent Environment Protection Agency in Northern Ireland have been put on the back burner until the next Programme for Government.…
An innovative soil sampling pilot incorporating LiDAR data is likely to be extended across the whole of Northern Ireland to provide a baseline…
A document outlining key measures to tackle ammonia, which is likely to change the shape of Northern Irish farming, is said to be…
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has once again halted the recruitment of border control point staff after it emerged civil servants had…
Discussions have started in Stormont over two potentially competing environmental bills setting out targets for greenhouse gas emissions reductions. Northern Ireland does not…
Less than a quarter of fines paid to the Department of Agriculture for waste crimes such as fly-tipping are reinvested in cracking down…
Aiming for net-zero by 2050 would require a “significant” reduction in livestock numbers in Northern Ireland, according to DAERA’s director of environmental policy…
Legally-binding goals to cut greenhouse gas emissions by half by 2030 and 82% by 2050 are set to be included in Northern Ireland’s…
Calls have been made for Northern Ireland’s Review of Decisions independent panel to include mental health experts for all cases with a mental…
Northern Ireland Agricultural Consultants Association has called for farmers to be allowed to provide additional evidence at Stage 2 of DAERA’s decision review…
Trade union leaders have said checkpoint staff based at Larne Port were told there was “no threat to their safety” just hours before…
It appears Minister Poots has made meeting the Stormont Agriculture Committee one of his first ports of call since returning to the agriculture brief…
Northern Ireland’s £45 million permanent customs infrastructure is unlikely to be completed before March 2022, according to the latest update from the DAERA…
DAERA’s permanent secretary, its head of Brexit contingency and the Northern Ireland chief veterinary officer are all set to come before the Agriculture Committee…
Northern Ireland agricultural lobby group NI Farm Groups put its Farm Welfare Bill before the Agriculture Committee on Thursday (February 25). The umbrella…
