Dairy
November milk price in the North close to 6c/L higher compared to 2015
Dairy farmers in Northern Ireland have seen farm gate milk prices in November rise by 4.95p/L (5.8c/L) compared to the...
DAERA
N.Ireland
November milk price in the North close to 6c/L higher compared to 2015
Dairy farmers in Northern Ireland have seen farm gate milk prices in November rise by 4.95p/L (5.8c/L) compared to the...
N.Ireland
Badger cull on the cards for Northern Ireland
A badger control policy should be implemented in Northern Ireland to reduce the overall level of infection in the badger population,...
N.Ireland
Badger cull on the cards for Northern Ireland
A badger control policy should be implemented in Northern Ireland to reduce the overall level of infection in the badger population,...
N.Ireland
Free farm safety courses for farmers in the North
Farmers in Northern Ireland are being encouraged by the Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Michelle Mcllveen to attend...
N.Ireland
Free farm safety courses for farmers in the North
Farmers in Northern Ireland are being encouraged by the Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Michelle Mcllveen to attend...
Environment
Farmer in the North fined for polluting waterway
A farmer in Northern Ireland has been fined £650 (€770) for making a polluting discharge to a waterway in 2015. Robert...
N.Ireland
Cereal crops and potato production estimated to fall in the North this year
Production levels across all of the main cereal crops and potatoes is estimated to fall in the North this year,...
N.Ireland
Bird keepers advised to ‘remain vigilant’ as bird flu hits parts of Europe
Effective bio-security measures by bird keepers are vital in protecting Northern Ireland against the threat of avian influenza, according to...
N.Ireland
Bird keepers advised to 'remain vigilant' as bird flu hits parts of Europe
Effective bio-security measures by bird keepers are vital in protecting Northern Ireland against the threat of avian influenza, according to...
N.Ireland
Maximum jail sentence for animal welfare offences in the North increased to 5 years
A new action plan aimed at improving animal welfare enforcement will see the maximum jail sentence for animal welfare offences in the...
N.Ireland
Maximum jail sentence for animal welfare offences in the North increased to 5 years
A new action plan aimed at improving animal welfare enforcement will see the maximum jail sentence for animal welfare offences in the...
Dairy
Fall in Northern Ireland's milk production, milk price slightly up year-on-year
The level of milk production in Northern Ireland in September fell by 6.1% compared to the same month in 2015,...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland aims to strengthen links to China with trade mission
Northern Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Michelle McIIveen, has embarked on a week long agri-food trade mission to China. Minister McIIveen...
Rural Life
Two farmers jailed in the North for animal welfare offences
Two farmers from Co. Armagh have been jailed following convictions for a range of animal welfare offences. Martha Toal from...
N.Ireland
‘Scrapping the ANC scheme would damage rural areas in Northern Ireland’
The North’s Department of Agriculture is risking a ‘lose, lose outcome’ for farmers and the environment if it scraps the ANC...
N.Ireland
Winter planning information evenings organised for North's farmers
Following a wet summer in parts of Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural affairs (DAERA) is organising...
N.Ireland
Winter planning information evenings organised for North’s farmers
Following a wet summer in parts of Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural affairs (DAERA) is organising...
