N.Ireland
Minister Andrew Muir has urged farmers across Northern Ireland to apply for Year 2 of the Farming with Nature Transition Scheme.
Minister Andrew Muir has announced a new £4 million Rural Business Development Grant Scheme (RBDGS) will open for applications on June 29.
Industrial action by veterinary staff of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in Northern Ireland continues.
Farmers could save up to one piglet per litter by focusing on the wellbeing of pigs born late in the farrowing process.
A judge has banned a Northern Ireland farmer from keeping animals after a welfare investigation led to 19 calves being euthanised.
A further investment to improve water quality in Lough Neagh needs to deliver "practical, properly funded support" for farmers on the ground.
First year payments of the Suckler Cow (SC) Scheme are now underway, the Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs said.
DAERA has published the criteria for the mandatory use of interferon-gamma (IFN-g) blood tests for bovine TB in Northern Ireland.
The Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs is "very concerned" by the dumping of animal carcasses in Northern Ireland.
A Northern Ireland councillor is calling for a full investigation after dead sheep and calves were...
The Agri‑Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) has welcomed the publication today of DAERA's formal response to the Review of AFBI.
Agriculture was found to be responsible for 31.4% of Northern Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2024, according to DAERA.
The Greenmount Association of the Greenmount agricultural college in Co. Antrim, has invited former students to a reunion event this month.
Minister Andrew Muir has announced an additional £2 million in funding for the Northern Ireland Community Infrastructure Fund.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Andrew Muir has welcomed funding of £4 million for bTB research.
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has reminded the poultry industry of its statutory obligations.
Herd keepers are being reminded that the threshold for applying bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) herd restrictions is to reduce.
Farmers and growers are being encouraged to complete the 2026 Northern Ireland Farm Census before the end of June.
A Northern Ireland-based food business has been fined £2,000 in court for breaches of food hygiene legislation.
More than £380,000 has been allocated to 16 water quality projects in Northern Ireland, including 11 within the Lough Neagh catchment area.
A Tyrone farmer was sentenced today at a court in Dungannon following “multiple welfare inspections” by DAERA.
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Andrew Muir has launched a £2.2 million capital grant for rural areas.
The Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) in force across Northern Ireland and the ban on poultry gatherings will be lifted on May 15.
