N.Ireland
Farmers for Action withdraws from NAP discussions
Farmers for Action (FFA) has withdrawn from all official discussions relating to a new Nutrients Action Programme (NAP) for Northern...
NAP
N.Ireland
Almost 200 attend webinar launch of NI NAP impact calculator
Almost 200 farmers and other stakeholders from the agri-food industry attended an AgriSearch webinar this week to launch AgriSearch’s NAP...
N.Ireland
Opposition mounts against draft NI Nutrient Action Programme
Opposition continues to mount against the draft Nutrient Action Programme (NAP) proposals announced recently by Department of Agriculture, Environment and...
N.Ireland
Agri-politics to the fore at Ballymena Show 2025
The current cut and thrust of agri-politics in Northern Ireland was very much a talking point at Ballymena Show 2025....
N.Ireland
Farming group ‘not ruling out legal action’ over NAP proposals for NI
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is “not ruling out legal action” in relation to new proposals contained in Northern Ireland’s...
N.Ireland
MP: ‘Farmers have been crippled by bureaucracy’
The DUP’s agriculture spokesperson, Carla Lockhart has called for the Department of Agriculture, Enterprise and Rural Affairs (DAERA) to engage...
N.Ireland
AgriSearch to host webinar on NAP farm impact calculator
AgriSearch will be hosting a webinar next week to assist farmers across Northern Ireland to make the most of its...
N.Ireland
NI NAP proposals labelled ‘challenge’ to farmers’ way of life
Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) politician Lord Tom Elliott has said that the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA)...
N.Ireland
FFA requests meeting with NI agriculture minister on NAP
Farmers for Action (FFA) has requested a meeting with Stormont agriculture minister, Andrew Muir to discuss Northern Ireland’s new Nutrient...
N.Ireland
Farmers’ concerns prompt extension to consultation in NI on NAP
The Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland, Andrew Muir, today (Friday, May 16) confirmed that he intends...
N.Ireland
FFA calls for end to ‘excessive red tape’ in UK agriculture
Farmers for Action (FFA) has called for the deregulation of agriculture in the UK. But what does this mean in...
N.Ireland
UFU: NI NAP proposals ‘could devastate local farming’
New proposals contained in Northern Ireland’s Nutrient Action Programme (NAP) could “devastate local farming”, the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) warned...
N.Ireland
Public consultation on NI Nutrients Action Programme
Minister for the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), Andrew Muir, has announced the launch of a public...
N.Ireland
Online system for NAP derogation 2024 opens for applications
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs’ (DAERA) online system for the 2024 Nutrients Action Programme (NAP) derogation is...
Agri-Business
DAERA now accepting NAP derogation 2023 applications
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs’ (DAERA‘s) online system for submitting applications for a Nutrient Action Programme (NAP)...
Environment
UFU offers training for slurry contractors amid concern licensing could be introduced
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has announced plans to hold two online training sessions to inform slurry contractors about several...
Agri-Business
NI NAP derogation and accounts submission deadlines extended
Key nutrient paperwork deadlines have been extended until April 30 in Northern Ireland, Minister Edwin Poots has confirmed. Farmers will now...
Agri-Business
NI NAP derogation and accounts submission deadlines extended
Key nutrient paperwork deadlines have been extended until April 30 in Northern Ireland, Minister Edwin Poots has confirmed. Farmers will now...
