Agri-Business
Agriculture Committee: ‘Coded’ Crimestoppers report prompted ports decision
A 'coded report' regarding the safety of port staff was made to Crimestoppers Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has...
Stormont
Agri-Business
Royalty dispute sees AFBI cease to pay Corporation Tax
Royalty payments made to the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) have slumped to the degree that the institute no longer...
Environment
£19 million allocated for flood protection projects in NI
Northern Ireland Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has allocated £19 million for flood protection projects across the North in her 2021/22...
Agri-Business
No ‘special arrangements’ for agriculture in either of NI’s Climate Change Bills
There are to be no 'special arrangements' made for agriculture in either of the two Climate Change Bills currently going...
Agri-Business
NI’s net-zero plan will cost staggering £900 million a year
Ambitions to upgrade Northern Ireland's recommended 82% reduction in Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions to net-zero will cost an additional £900...
Environment
NI in-depth: What does NI’s Climate Change Bill actually mean for farming?
There has been a lot of talk about Northern Ireland's proposed new Climate Change Bill as it begins its passage...
N.Ireland
NI Agriculture Minister confirmed as DUP reshuffles Executive team
Newly-elected DUP leader Edwin Poots has confirmed he will stay on as Northern Ireland (NI) Agriculture Minister, officially turning down...
Agri-Business
Old scheme rejections not to be reviewed as part of scheme appeal reforms
Decisions on area-based schemes made under previous agriculture ministers will not be reviewed under plans to reform the appeal process,...
Environment
Poots seeking to get alternative climate change bill tabled since March
Northern Ireland Agriculture and Environment Minister Edwin Poots has claimed he has been trying to get his alternative climate change...
Agri-Business
DAERA granted additional £12.4 million of Covid support money
Northern Ireland's Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has been granted a further £12.4 million to fund its...
N.Ireland
Poots expected to stay on as Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister
Edwin Poots intends to stay on as Northern Ireland's Agriculture Minister despite winning the DUP's leadership contest on Friday (May...
N.Ireland
DUP leadership race: Edwin Poots elected as new party leader
Members of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) have elected Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots as their new leader. Voting...
N.Ireland
DUP leadership race: Edwin Poots elected as new party leader
Members of the Democratic Unionst Party (DUP) have elected Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots as their new leader. Voting...
Environment
Climate Change Bill: How did your local MLA vote?
Thousands of letters from farmers across Northern Ireland warning the proposed Climate Change Bill could decimate the region's agricultural industry...
Agri-Business
NI politicians vote to move Climate Change Bill to next stage
Politicians in Northern Ireland have voted to move a controversial climate change bill bill a stage closer to becoming law...
N.Ireland
Poots: It’s time to stop wasting taxpayers’ money on TB
Northern Ireland's £40 million annual spend on bovine TB needs to end, Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has warned. Speaking at...
Agri-Business
O’Neill: Decision to form EU-UK veterinary zone lays with Westminster
Any decision on a veterinary zone solution to problems with the Northern Ireland Protocol will have to be made at...
Agri-Business
NI Agriculture Minister to seek Judicial Review over NI Protocol
Northern Ireland's (NI) Agriculture Minister has said he plans to initiate Judicial Review proceedings over the Northern Ireland Protocol. Speaking...
