N.Ireland
Consultation on NI carbon budgets gets underway
The first in a series of public meetings that tie-in with the setting of Northern Ireland’s first three carbon budgets...
DAERA
N.Ireland
£291m in Direct Payments issued to NI farmers
A total of £291.3 million in Direct Payments has been issued to 98% of Northern Ireland farmers today, Friday September...
N.Ireland
DAERA seeks public input on NI emissions targets
Public consultation sessions on Northern Ireland’s carbon budget are being organised by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs...
N.Ireland
Excess agri nutrients behind rise in blue-green algae in NI waters
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has said that excess nutrients from agricultural activities and wastewater pressures...
N.Ireland
DAERA confirms APHIS is up and running again
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has confirmed that Northern Ireland’s Animal and Public Health Information System (APHIS)...
N.Ireland
Markethill cattle sale to go ahead despite APHIS malfunction
Markethill cattle sale in Co. Armagh will go ahead as normal tomorrow (Tuesday, August 22), however delays can be expected....
N.Ireland
Queues at meat plants as APHIS computer system crashes
Northern Ireland’s computerised cattle movement and permitting system, APHIS, seemed to ‘crash’ last night as part of a wider civil...
N.Ireland
UFU worried about farmers meeting soil health scheme deadline
The Ulster Farmers' Union (UFU) has warned farmers that they are at risk of losing future farm payments if they...
N.Ireland
Calls for NI farmers to register for Zone 2 of soil health scheme
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has urged farmers to register for Zone 2 of its...
Agri-Business
NI brucellosis compensation rates remain unchanged for August
The brucellosis compensation rates for August 2023 in Northern Ireland remain unchanged, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs...
N.Ireland
NI farms to face vehicle safety inspections from August
An eight-month long programme of workplace-based vehicle safety inspections on farms across Northern Ireland has been announced today (Monday, July...
N.Ireland
North’s poultry sector on full biosecurity alert
Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) chief executive, Wesley Aston, is advising all poultry farmers in Northern Ireland to maintain the highest...
N.Ireland
DAERA call for air pollution evidence ‘extremely concerning’ – UFU
A formal call for evidence on air pollution by Northern Ireland’s Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is...
Beef
Less crude protein reduces ammonia emissions from cow slurry
Lowering the crude protein content of diets can substantially reduce ammonia emissions from dairy cow manures. This is one of...
Agri-Business
DAERA: New BVD requirements for cattle exports to Ireland
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has said that Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) requirements for cattle exports...
N.Ireland
Short pause in TB testing as NIFAIS launches in September
The first stage of the Northern Ireland Food Animal Information System (NIFAIS) is now set to launch on Monday, September...
N.Ireland
CAFRE: Hedgerow managing tips that ‘benefit’ the environment
Farmers can make small changes to hedgerow management to benefit the environment, according to an adviser with the College of...
N.Ireland
Sustainable Ruminant Genetics programme launched in NI
The much anticipated Sustainable Ruminant Genetics (SRG) programme for Northern Ireland has officially been launched. It will be a core...