N.Ireland
Farmer banned from owning animals for 25 years
A farmer has been banned from owning animals for 25 years due to a number of animal welfare offences. James Steele,...
DAERA
Environment
EU pumps €8.1 million into cross-border environmental recovery fund
A cross-border environmental project that will protect endangered species and restore natural habitats is to receive €8.1 million in funding,...
N.Ireland
EU pumps €8.1 million into cross-border environmental recovery fund
A cross-border environmental project that will protect endangered species and restore natural habitats is to receive €8.1 million in funding,...
Dairy
April milk prices in NI up over 40% on the same month in 2016
Milk prices in Northern Ireland during the month of April were over 40% higher than they were in the same month...
Schemes
Northern BPS application checks to kick off shortly
“Preliminary checks on single applications are to be carried out shortly,” according to the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural...
N.Ireland
Authorisation of new and replacement NI cattle tags suspended
The authorisation of new and replacement cattle tags in Northern Ireland has been temporarily suspended, according to the Department of...
N.Ireland
Authorisation of new and replacement NI cattle tags suspended
The authorisation of new and replacement cattle tags in Northern Ireland has been temporarily suspended, according to the Department of...
Beef
Top tips for managing beef and sheep enterprises – for June
Best-practice guidelines for beef and sheep farmers during the month of June have been released by the Department of Agriculture,...
N.Ireland
Top tips for managing beef and sheep enterprises - for June
Best-practice guidelines for beef and sheep farmers during the month of June have been released by the Department of Agriculture,...
Dairy
Best-practice guidelines for dairy farmers this month
The Department of Agriculture, Enterprise and Rural Affairs (DAERA), in Northern Ireland, has issued management notes for dairy farmers during...
Dairy
Best-practice guidelines for dairy farmers this month
The Department of Agriculture, Enterprise and Rural Affairs (DAERA), in Northern Ireland, has issued management notes for dairy farmers during...
N.Ireland
Avian influenza control measures to be lifted in the North
The avian influenza (bird flu) prevention zone in Northern Ireland, which is due to expire tomorrow (May 31, 2017) will...
N.Ireland
Avian influenza control measures to be lifted in the North
The avian influenza (bird flu) prevention zone in Northern Ireland, which is due to expire tomorrow (May 31, 2017) will...
Beef
Cattle condemned at NI processing plants due to ID status queries
A number of cattle have been condemned at processing plants in Northern Ireland due to ID status queries in recent...
Beef
Cattle condemned at NI processing plants due to ID status queries
A number of cattle have been condemned at processing plants in Northern Ireland due to ID status queries in recent...
N.Ireland
Deadline looms for EU dairy aid package applications
Eligible dairy farmers in Northern Ireland have less than a week to apply for the EU Exceptional Adjustment Aid (EAA) package,...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland awarded BSE 'negligible risk' status
Northern Ireland has achieved BSE negligible risk status, the safest level possible, following a meeting today, May 25, in Paris. The...
Beef
Beef training and research facilities are ‘out of date’
Investment in new beef facilities at both AFBI (Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute) and CAFRE (College of Agriculture, Food and Rural...
