N.Ireland
New NI Farm Safety Partnership Action Plan launched
The latest Farm Safety Partnership Action Plan for Northern Ireland has been officially launched today (Monday, October 7). The three-year...
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N.Ireland
NI farmer and owl conservationist slams ‘ludicrous’ EFS
A Co. Down farmer and wildlife conservationist has highlighted inadequacies in Northern Ireland’s current agri-environment legislation, referring to it as...
N.Ireland
The eradication of bTB: Kill the pathogen or the host animals?
The eradication of bTB in the UK and Ireland has been given a fundamentally different focus by prof. Jonathan Rushton,...
N.Ireland
NI farmers advised to ‘plan slurry spreading’ before closed period
Farmers in Northern Ireland have been advised to plan their slurry spreading “to ensure readiness for the closed period which...
N.Ireland
NI Environmental Improvement Plan published
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir, has welcomed the approval of Northern Ireland’s Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP)...
N.Ireland
NI farmers warned to be ‘vigilant’ because of bluetongue case in Wales
Northern Ireland’s Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir, has warned that the first case of bluetongue in...
N.Ireland
NI’s agriculture GHG emissions forecast to reduce by 1% by 2032
Northern Ireland’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture are projected to reduce by 1% between 2021 and 2032, according to...
N.Ireland
NI’s agriculture GHG emissions forecast to reduce by 1% by 2032
Northern Ireland’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture are projected to reduce by 1% between 2021 and 2032, according to...
N.Ireland
PSNI seeking driver of ‘blue tractor’ which may have been involved in collision
The PSNI has issued a request on social media to the driver of a blue tractor who “may have been...
N.Ireland
Co. Antrim farmer jailed after ‘shocking case’ of animal neglect
The decision by a Northern Ireland court to hand down a custodial sentence to a Co. Antrim farmer for causing...
Rural Life
Rural crime is a 'huge priority' for police in NI - PSNI
Rural crime is a “huge priority” for police, according to the rural crime lead for the Police Service of Northern...
Schemes
UFU: NI farmers urged to 'opt into beef scheme'
Farmers in Northern Ireland have been urged to opt into the Beef Carbon Reduction (BCR) scheme, which is part of...
N.Ireland
Direct payment ‘isn’t enough to sustain farm businesses’ – Lockhart MP
The DUP’s Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Westminster spokesperson, Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart, has praised the DAERA for continuing to...
N.Ireland
Autumn calving: Giving calves the best possible start
As we get closer to the start of calving for the autumn calving herds, farmers need to ensure that calves...
N.Ireland
No reference to production agriculture in NI draft plan for government
There is no reference to production agriculture at all within the recently published NI draft plan for government. Instead, the...
N.Ireland
Court: Conviction for transporting unfit animal
A Dungannon man has been convicted at Omagh Court today (Monday, September 9) on one charge of transporting an animal...
N.Ireland
Muir clarifies bluetongue regulations and impact on live imports
Northern Ireland agriculture minister, Andrew Muir, has clarified the current bluetongue regulations and their impact on imports of live animals...
N.Ireland
Bluetongue cases in GB ‘extremely worrying’ for NI – MP
The DUP’s Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Westminster spokesperson, Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart has said the rise in bluetongue...
