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Research: Multi-year management plan needed for leatherjackets
Leatherjackets are causing significant challenges for farmers in the western region of Northern Ireland as they struggle to manage the...
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Armagh farmer sentenced for failure to isolate TB reactors
A farmer from Co. Armagh has been sentenced for failure to comply with notice to isolate tuberculosis (TB) reactors. Philip...
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NI: Solicitor says bovine TB eradication strategy lacks key issues
The new bovine tuberculosis (TB) eradication strategy for Northern Ireland (NI) does not address several key issues, according to a...
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Wildlife groups to legally challenge badger cull in NI
The decision to launch a badger cull in Northern Ireland (NI) is to be legally challenged in the courts by...
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NSA disappointed in NI’s Future Agricultural Policy
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has expressed disappointment at the lack of support for the sheep sector in Northern Ireland's...
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NI: New appointment to Office for Environmental Protection
Environment Minister Edwin Poots has announced the appointment of Malcolm Beatty OBE as a Northern Ireland Non-Executive Member of the...
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USPCA condemns badger cull as part of bTB plan
The Ulster Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals (USPCA) has condemned the badger cull announced by the Northern...
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Sinn Féin gives guarded welcome to NI amended farm policy reform
Sinn Féin MLA and chair of the Stormont agriculture committee, Declan McAleer has given a guarded welcome to the amended...
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NI farmers urged to remain vigilant to wildfires
Farmers in Northern Ireland are being urged to remain vigilant to wildfires as the weather is unprecedently warm and dry...
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NI: Long-term bovine TB eradication-strategy launched
A new, long-term bovine tuberculosis (TB) eradication strategy for Northern Ireland has been launched by Minister for Agriculture, Environment and...
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NI: £45m Soil Nutrient Health Scheme opens
The new Northern Ireland Soil Nutrient Health Scheme (SNHS), a £45 million investment over a four-year period, has opened. The...
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Minister announces £2m support package for NI pig farmers
A new support scheme worth £2 million for local pig farmers in Northern Ireland has been announced today (Friday, March...
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Armagh farmer convicted of transporting unfit animal
A farmer from Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland has been convicted of one charge of transporting a bovine animal that was...
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£5000 grant available to assist NI climate change groups
Environmental charity, Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful, has announced that community groups which have signed up for its Carbon Literacy training...
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NI Assembly approves new environmental provisions for Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Environment Minister Edwin Poots has introduced further environmental protections through a range of new legislative provisions. The Environment...
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North’s pig industry is in deep crisis
Large numbers of farmers in Northern Ireland are claiming that the pig industry is in deep crisis - one which...
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Projections for NI ag sector GHG emissions to 2030
The agriculture sector in Northern Ireland is projected to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 3% in the 11 years...
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Deadline for NI’s Independent Panel positions fast approaching
Those interested in sitting on Northern Ireland's new Independent Panel must submit an application by this Friday, March 4. Late...