N.Ireland
DAERA: Small Woodland Grant Scheme opens for applications
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Andrew Muir has announced the 2025 Small Woodland Grant Scheme is now open...
Minister Andrew Muir
N.Ireland
Muir reappoints members of nature conservation council
Minister for Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Affairs Andrew Muir has reappointed three members of the Council for Nature Conservation and...
N.Ireland
DAERA forecasts £56.3m bovine TB compensation spend in NI
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is forecasting that compensating Northern Ireland farmers impacted by bovine tuberculosis...
N.Ireland
Muir proposes independent NI environmental agency
Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir has sought backing to establish an independent environmental protection agency in...
N.Ireland
FFA calls on NI agriculture minister to resign
Farmers for Action (FFA) is calling on Northern Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir to resign...
N.Ireland
Call for ‘greater flexibility and fairness’ in NI slurry spreading rules
An Independent MLA has called for “greater flexibility and fairness” in how slurry spreading regulations are applied in Northern Ireland....
N.Ireland
New NI environment committee to be established
It is envisaged that a new environment committee will be established as part of the Northern Ireland Executive as a...
Environment
Independent environmental regulator recommended for NI in new report
A new report has recommended that an independent environmental regulator be established for Northern Ireland. Independent panel members Dr. Viviane...
N.Ireland
NAP consultation process must include series of public meetings – FFA
Farmers for Action (FFA) has called for the hosting of public meetings as part of a Nutrients Action Programme (NAP)...
N.Ireland
Minister Muir attends NI Ploughing
Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Andrew Muir visited the annual NI Ploughing Championships in Gilford, Co. Down in recent...
N.Ireland
Minister urged to attend meeting with farmers about Lough Neagh
Farmers For Action (FFA) has requested agriculture and environment Minister Andrew Muir to arrange a meeting with NI Water, FFA,...
N.Ireland
UUP: ‘Defeatist attitude’ on UK inheritance tax changes from Muir
Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) peer, Lord Tom Elliott, has called on Northern Ireland Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs,...
N.Ireland
Muir: Over £4.6m approved under nature-friendly farming scheme
Over £4.6million has been approved for farmers in Northern Ireland under the Farming with Nature Transition Scheme. The scheme aims...
N.Ireland
Over £3.2m to support nature recovery projects in Northern Ireland
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir has earmarked over £3.2 million to support nature recovery projects in...
N.Ireland
Several key groups report non-inclusion in new NI NAP stakeholder forum
A number of key stakeholder groups have not been included within the membership of Northern Ireland’s new Nutrients Action Plan...
N.Ireland
Minister Muir urged to launch NI sheep scheme at ‘Love Lamb Week’
MP Carla Lockhart is urging Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Andrew Muir to attend ‘Love Lamb Week’ to...
Environment
€9 million funding announced for cross-border bioeconomy projects
The Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, the Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, and the Northern Ireland Minister...
N.Ireland
Developing acceptable NAP a ‘priority’ for new term – NI ag committee chair
As the new legislative term approaches, pressure is growing to secure a new Nitrates’ Action Plan (NAP) for Northern Ireland...
