N.Ireland
13% increase in number of TB reactors in Northern Ireland
The number of bovine tuberculosis (TB) reactors in Northern Ireland increased by 13% in a year, according to the Department...
DAERA
N.Ireland
Antrim farmer fined £6k for illegal disposal of controlled waste
A Co. Antrim farmer has been fined £6,000 by the Antrim Crown Court, after pleading guilty to two breaches of...
N.Ireland
BCR scheme sees almost 8,000 NI farms receive £19.8m
The Department of Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has stated that the Beef Carbon Reduction (BCR) scheme had benefited...
N.Ireland
Muir launches DAERA’s corporate plan for 2025-2027
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir, has launched his 10-point corporate plan for 2025-2027, setting out his...
N.Ireland
Court: Farmer fined for polluting around 600m of NI waterway
A court in Northern Ireland has convicted and fined a Co. Fermanagh farmer for polluting around 600m of a waterway....
N.Ireland
Second Lough Neagh stakeholder forum chaired by minister
Minister for Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Affairs for Northern Ireland, Andrew Muir, has chaired the second Lough Neagh stakeholder forum...
N.Ireland
Farmer pleads guilty at Tyrone court in relation to animal welfare offences
A Tyrone farmer today (Monday, March 10) received a six-month sentence, suspended for two years and an eight-year ban from...
N.Ireland
DAERA warns of foot-and-mouth risk after EU outbreak
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has reiterated its call for livestock owners in Northern Ireland to...
N.Ireland
Muir welcomes wind energy market engagement for DAERA forests
Northern Ireland Minister for Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs Andrew Muir has announced the launch of a wind energy market...
N.Ireland
DAERA marks return of malting barley to Northern Ireland
Growing of malting barley in Northern Ireland has returned to the cropping scene in recent years, according to the Department...
N.Ireland
Muir: Single Application open, change to entitlement transfer
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Minister Andrew Muir has today (Tuesday, March 4) announced that the...
N.Ireland
NI: No coastal water bodies or lakes achieved high ecological status in 2024
No lake water or transitional/coastal water bodies in Northern Ireland achieved high ecological status in 2024, according to the latest...
N.Ireland
Colin Smith reflects on 1st year as CEO at the LMC
Colin Smith was appointed chief executive officer of the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) 12 months ago. He spoke to...
N.Ireland
DAERA: Compensation rates for brucellosis for March 2025
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has today (Friday, February 28) published the brucellosis compensation rates for...
N.Ireland
Investigation underway into third suspected bird flu case in Co. Tyrone
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) this evening (Tuesday, February 24) confirmed that it is investigating a...
N.Ireland
New mobile slurry separation service to be offered in NI
A new start-up business will launch a mobile slurry separation service for livestock farmers in the Mid Ulster area. The...
N.Ireland
More community collaboration needed to tackle climate change in NI
Minister Andrew Muir addressed an event focused on tackling climate change, explaining that greater cross-community and government collaboration is required...
N.Ireland
‘Future looks bleak for NI sheep sector’- MP
The Department of Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Affairs’ (DAERA) new sustainable agriculture programme “has failed to deliver” for sheep farmers...
