N.Ireland
NI bird flu prevention zone to be lifted
The Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) in force across Northern Ireland and the ban on poultry gatherings will be lifted...
DAERA
N.Ireland
New traceability rules for NI keepers of alpacas, llamas and deer
New identification, registration and record-keeping rules are being introduced in Northern Ireland for the keeping of camelid and cervid animals,...
N.Ireland
Final phase of NI Soil Nutrient Health Scheme to open this summer
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has confirmed it is reopening the Soil Nutrient Health Scheme for...
N.Ireland
DAERA urges farmers to submit Single Application by deadline
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Andrew Muir has urged farm businesses to act now and submit their Single...
N.Ireland
Public consultation launched in NI on animal welfare reforms
Northern Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Andrew Muir has launched a public consultation on “the next phase”...
N.Ireland
DAERA confirms NI brucellosis compensation rates for May 2026
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has published the brucellosis compensation rates for Northern Ireland for May...
N.Ireland
Graphic pics: Dumping of dead lambs in Derry being ‘investigated’ by DAERA
An active investigation is underway by the Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) after roughly a dozen of...
N.Ireland
DAERA outlines delivery plan for NI’s first peatland strategy
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has today (Wednesday, April 22) outlined how it intends to deliver...
N.Ireland
Dead animal dumping in Tyrone under ‘active investigation’ – DAERA
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has confirmed that an “active investigation” of animal dumping is underway...
N.Ireland
DAERA: Bluetongue vaccine now permitted under general licence
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has moved to simplify access to bluetongue virus serotype 3 (BTV...
N.Ireland
Interim chair appointed to nature conservation council
Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Andrew Muir has appointed Sara McCracken to serve as interim chair of the...
N.Ireland
DAERA opens regional food programme for applications
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced the opening of the 2026-2027 Northern Ireland Regional Food...
N.Ireland
Annual report on NI rural needs monitoring published
Northern Ireland’s Minister of Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir has published the latest Rural Needs Annual Monitoring Report. The...
N.Ireland
Carbon auditing must not become ‘mandatory’ for farm support – UFU
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said that carbon auditing should not become a “mandatory condition” for farm support, stressing...
N.Ireland
Dead lambs discovered on Tyrone road verge
A number of dead lambs were discovered on the side of the road by a family this week near the...
N.Ireland
NI brucellosis compensation rates for April confirmed
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has published the brucellosis compensation rates for Northern Ireland for April...
N.Ireland
Court: NI farmer convicted for water pollution offence
A farmer in Northern Ireland has been convicted in court for water pollution offence that resulted in a fish kill....
Environment
Third NI climate change adaptation programme launched
Northern Ireland’s third action plan for building climate change resilience was launched today by Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural...