N.Ireland
NI Rural Micro Capital scheme surpasses £5 million mark
The Rural Micro Capital Grants Scheme has passed £5 million total allocated, Northern Ireland Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots has...
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Agri-Business
EU audit deems NI goods checks 'not fit for purpose'
An audit by EU Commission officials has found that the system of controls for the entry of goods and animals...
N.Ireland
Are you wasting a third of the chemical fertiliser you spread?
Chemical fertiliser is a hot topic at the minute in the agricultural sector, with concern over pricing in 2022 and...
N.Ireland
Review of NI agri-food sector published
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots and Economy Minister Gordon Lyons have today (Wednesday, January 26) announced the publication of the Independent...
N.Ireland
Poots welcomes new members to CAFRE advisory group
Northern Ireland Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots has today (Tuesday, January 25) welcomed three new members to...
N.Ireland
NI Water receives Green Apple award
Northern Ireland (NI) Water recently scooped a major Green Apple award 2021 for restoration work carried out at Tullychurry Forest,...
N.Ireland
Poots asks for responses on Future Agricultural Policy proposals for NI
Northern Ireland Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots has urged people to respond to one of the most...
N.Ireland
Poots announces £220,000 investment in environmental water quality projects
Eleven local environmental water quality projects have benefitted from a £220,000 fund, that aims to protect waterways and surrounding ecosystems,...
N.Ireland
Additional BVD control measures likely to be required in Northern Ireland
Animal Health and Welfare NI (AHWNI) has confirmed that additional Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) control measures are likely to be...
N.Ireland
New suckler payment for Northern Ireland could be worth up to £160/cow
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is indicating that the new suckler payment for Northern Ireland will be set between £140...
N.Ireland
NIFDA and UFU call on Executive to publish Kendall report
Northern Ireland’s food industry leaders have called on the Northern Ireland Executive to publish the Independent Strategic Review of the...
Environment
Poots calls for public response to Environment Strategy consultation
Northern Ireland Environment Minister Edwin Poots has called on the public to respond to the Environment Strategy consultation which closes...
N.Ireland
Concerns over future agricultural policy in Northern Ireland
Stormont’s Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (AERA) committee chairman, Declan McAleer, has said that the future agricultural policy proposals published by...
N.Ireland
Animal welfare needs joined-up response amid rehoming crisis – Sugden
East Derry MLA Claire Sugden has said a joined-up animal welfare policy between the Executive and local councils must be...
Dairy
Controlling digital dermatitis during the housed period
Digital dermatitis - also known as Mortellaro's disease - often rears its head on farms during the housed period, when...
N.Ireland
Chair and board members sought for LMC
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is looking to appoint a chair and four board members to...
N.Ireland
Poots urges public response to consultation on single-use plastics
Northern Ireland Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots, is calling on the public to respond to the single-use plastic (SUP) drinks...
N.Ireland
£12m FBIS-C investment scheme for farmers and growers now open
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has announced that Tier 2 of the Farm Business Improvement Scheme - Capital (FBIS-C)...