N.Ireland
Total income from farming rises by 62.5% in NI in 2024
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has published its first, provisional, estimate for farm income in 2024....
DAERA
N.Ireland
PSNI confirms red kite was fatally poisoned in NI
The PSNI has released a statement today (Wednesday, June 25) stating that a red kite which was found dead had...
N.Ireland
NI Farming with Nature Transition Scheme open for applications
Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister in Northern Ireland, Andrew Muir has announced the new Farming with Nature Transition Scheme...
N.Ireland
DAERA publishes control framework for Bluetongue
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has today published its Disease Control Framework for Northern Ireland for...
N.Ireland
NI veterinary service needs to play ‘a strategic role’ on TB – dairy farmer
A former member of the high profile TB Eradication Partnership (TBEP) in Northern Ireland has claimed that “there is also...
N.Ireland
DAERA launches public consultation on NI Climate Action Plan
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has today (June 19) launched a 16-week public consultation on Northern...
Agri-Business
RSPCA praises plans to consider animal product labelling reforms
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) is welcoming the government’s plans to look at reforming...
Agri-Business
DAERA urges all farms to sign up for Soil Nutrient Health Scheme
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has issued a final call for all unregistered farm businesses to...
N.Ireland
DAERA launches 2025 Northern Ireland farm census
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has launched the 2025 Northern Ireland farm census. The department is...
N.Ireland
NI farmers advised to ensure no cattle in herd with BVD risk
Animal Health and Welfare Northern Ireland (AHWNI) is advising farmers to ensure that there are no cattle in their herds...
N.Ireland
NI ag minister receives death threat
Northern Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Enterprise and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir has received a death threat, that has been reported...
N.Ireland
Report: Ag sector accounts for 30.8% of NI emissions in 2023
Northern Ireland’s net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2023 were estimated to be 18.2 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent...
N.Ireland
Farmer convicted at Tyrone court for water pollution offence
A Co. Tyrone farmer pleaded guilty and was convicted at Dungannon Magistrates’ Court today (Monday, June 9) in relation to...
N.Ireland
DAERA ‘may have’ failed to comply with law to protect wild birds
The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) has found possible failures to comply with environmental law by the Department of Agriculture,...
N.Ireland
Court: NI farmer fined for water pollution offence
A court in Northern Ireland has fined a farmer for a water pollution offence arising from “farm effluent” being discharged...
N.Ireland
Farmers for Action withdraws from NAP discussions
Farmers for Action (FFA) has withdrawn from all official discussions relating to a new Nutrients Action Programme (NAP) for Northern...
N.Ireland
Almost 200 attend webinar launch of NI NAP impact calculator
Almost 200 farmers and other stakeholders from the agri-food industry attended an AgriSearch webinar this week to launch AgriSearch’s NAP...
N.Ireland
Deadline looming for NI farmers to use up old ID tags
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland (DAERA) is reminding all livestock keepers they have less...
