Agri-Business
NI food and drinks sector turnover increases to £5.2 billion
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in Northern Ireland has published its annual, ‘Northern Ireland Food and...
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ARCZero to host farm walk on Coleraine farm
ARCZero, a farmer-led European Innovation Project co-funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and the Department of...
N.Ireland
DAERA seizes illegal veterinary medicines imported from the USA
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has seized a quantity of illegal veterinary medicines imported from the...
N.Ireland
DAERA to host fluke detection trip to Scotland
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is offering sheep farmers the chance to travel to Isle of...
N.Ireland
DAERA seizes illegal medicines during search of Belfast depot
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has seized a quantity of illegal veterinary medicines during a search...
N.Ireland
DAERA confirms bird flu in wild birds on Rathlin Island
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in Northern Ireland has confirmed positive test results for avian influenza...
N.Ireland
DAERA issues advice amid concern about potential bird flu
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in Northern Ireland is encouraging the public not to pick up...
N.Ireland
DAERA staff raise over £9k for Air Ambulance NI
Staff from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), along with their family and friends, have raised £9,680...
N.Ireland
Antibiotic usage within UK agriculture continues to fall
The latest official statistics confirm that antibiotic usage within UK agriculture fell by 50% between 2014 and 2022. The actual...
N.Ireland
DAERA funds new equipment for Mourne Mountain Rescue
Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs Minister, Edwin Poots MLA has visited Castlewellan Forest Park where he saw at first-hand some...
N.Ireland
DAERA co-funds agri-food and bioeconomy research projects
Almost €11 million has been allocated to 12 research projects across the island of Ireland focusing on agri-food and the...
N.Ireland
PwC to review DAERA's handling of whistleblower vet's concerns
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has been appointed to carry out an external and independent review of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural...
N.Ireland
DAERA urged to publish review of response to animal-welfare concerns
The Ulster Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (USPCA) has called on Northern Ireland's Department of Agriculture, Environment, and...
N.Ireland
Animal medicines seized by DAERA in Belfast depot
Officials from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) have seized a quantity of illegal animal medicines following...
N.Ireland
DAERA opens £1m rural business development grant aid fund
A scheme to help rural business to sustain, develop and recover from the Covid-19 pandemic will open on May 4,...
N.Ireland
NI: Solicitor says bovine TB eradication strategy lacks key issues
The new bovine tuberculosis (TB) eradication strategy for Northern Ireland (NI) does not address several key issues, according to a...
N.Ireland
North’s pig industry is in deep crisis
Large numbers of farmers in Northern Ireland are claiming that the pig industry is in deep crisis - one which...
N.Ireland
RBST urges DAERA to reconsider 24 month beef policy
The Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST) has said that shortening the life of beef cattle in Northern Ireland to 24...