N.Ireland
Poultry farmers told risk of bird flu has ‘reduced’
Poultry farmers have been reassured that the risk level for bird flu has “reduced significantly” as as the requirement to...
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N.Ireland
Bird flu housing measures to be lifted in NI
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced that the avian influenza (bird flu) housing measures...
N.Ireland
Graphic: Animal carcasses dumped at two locations in NI
Carcasses of calves and other animals have been found dumped at two separate sites in Northern Ireland in recent days....
Agri-Business
Ulster Bank NI acknowledges challenges facing agri sector
After a year of soaring food, fuel, and energy prices for consumers and farmers alike, inflationary pressures are likely to...
N.Ireland
UFU ‘extremely concerned’ about pause in TB testing
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said that it is “extremely concerned” about the impact of the pause in bovine...
Agri-Business
Northern Ireland brucellosis compensation rates released
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has today (Monday, April 3) released the brucellosis compensation rates for...
Environment
NIEA opens consultation on wildfire management in NI
The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) has today (Tuesday, March 28) opened a consultation on the future management of wildfires...
Agri-Business
US-Ireland agri research partnership 2023 launched
The 2023 US-Ireland Research and Development Partnership in Agriculture has been launched by the Minister of State with special responsibility...
N.Ireland
New strategy puts Northern Ireland sheep sector on front foot
The Northern Ireland sheep sector is not specifically mentioned in the ‘Future Agricultural Policy Proposals’ discussion paper. The aforementioned measure...
Agri-Business
NI grass growth in March below long-term average
Northern Ireland’s grass growth in March will be below the long-term average, at 7.2kg of dry matter (DM)/ha/day, according to...
N.Ireland
Derry man found guilty of waste offences
A man from Co. Derry, Northern Ireland has been found guilty on three counts of waste offending. 62-year-old Thomas McGlinchey,...
Beef
NFU Scotland to host bovine TB webinar
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Scotland is to host a webinar this week on the topic of bovine tuberculosis (bTB)...
N.Ireland
TB testing pause in Northern Ireland ahead of new system launch
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in Northern Ireland has said that there will be “a short...
Environment
Fermanagh farmer fined for water pollution
A Co. Fermanagh farmer has been convicted of making a polluting discharge to a waterway and has been fined £750...
N.Ireland
Culling badgers not the answer warns UK consultant
Culling badgers will have “no meaningful impact” on campaigns designed to eradicate bovine tuberculosis (bTB), according to a leading UK...
N.Ireland
Antrim food company fined for water pollution offence
A Northern Irish food company has been fined for causing a discharge of trade effluent to enter a waterway, the...
N.Ireland
Former UFU president to serve as AHDB consultant
Former president of the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU), John Gilliland, will work with the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) as...
Agri-Business
NI: 10 out of 14 farm sectors increased margins in 2021/22
10 out of 14 of the main types of farming enterprises in Northern Ireland recorded increases in gross margins between...