N.Ireland
CAFRE creates online tool to assess habitat scores on farms
A new online tool that allows farmers to assess the level of space provided for nature on their farm has...
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N.Ireland
NI brucellosis compensation rates for July 2023
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has today (Tuesday, July 4) published the brucellosis compensation rates for...
N.Ireland
Breeding programmes offer solution to anthelmintic resistance
Anthelmintic resistance (AR) is currently one of the biggest problems confronting the UK and Irish sheep sectors. It is also...
N.Ireland
Highly pathogenic bird flu confirmed in UK captive birds
The UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has confirmed that highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) HPAI...
N.Ireland
Students graduate with degree qualifications at CAFRE
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) has hosted its first combined higher education graduation ceremony at Greenmount...
N.Ireland
NIFAIS 5 years behind schedule and £17m more expensive – report
The Northern Ireland Food Animal Information System (NIFAIS) is now expected to be launched in 2024, more than five years behind schedule,...
Rural Life
Members sought for AHDB beef and lamb discussion group
Beef and lamb producers in England are being called upon to apply to join a national discussion group facilitated by...
N.Ireland
Reopening of NI forest grant schemes
The Forest Service, an agency for the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), has announced the reopening of...
N.Ireland
Farmers urged to sign-up for NI Soil Nutrient Health Scheme
Farmers in Northern Ireland have been urged to participate in the Soil Nutrient Health Scheme (SNHS) which aims to improve...
N.Ireland
Action needed on NI carbon emissions – MLA
The environment is “continuing to suffer due to a failure” to develop and roll out schemes helping households and industry...
N.Ireland
NI’s first carbon budget consultation launched
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has today (Wednesday, June 21) launched Northern Ireland’s first ever consultation...
N.Ireland
UFU welcomes ‘clarity’ on farm support programme
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has “welcomed clarity” around the direction of travel within the new Farm Support and Development...
Environment
Agriculture NI’s largest GHG-emitting sector in 2021
Agriculture was the largest emitting sector of Northern Ireland’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2021, statistics released by Department of...
N.Ireland
UFU raises major concerns over TB budget cuts
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said that it has made it “clear” to the Department of Agriculture and Rural...
N.Ireland
NI farm walk to focus on potential of multi-species swards
The potential role of multi-species swards on beef and sheep farms in Northern Ireland will be examined at a farm...
N.Ireland
Applications open for farm innovation visit to Scotland
Applications are now open for study tours of breeding technologies being used on dairy herds in Scotland. The Department of...
N.Ireland
UFU urges caution as bird flu threat increases in NI
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is urging bird keepers to be extra cautious and to heighten biosecurity due to an...
N.Ireland
Concern over future of NI private forestry sector
There is growing concern that Northern Ireland’s (NI) private forestry sector could find itself without public support beyond the end...
