N.Ireland
NI sees largest pig population in 10 years
The Northern Ireland pig population, at 716,800 head, is the largest on records covering the last decade, according to the...
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Agri-Business
Over 80 bird flu cases in UK and Ireland since start of outbreak
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has said that over 80 cases of bird flu have been...
Agri-Business
Land mobility: Generational renewal is now a priority for policy makers
Generational renewal is now a priority for farm-policy makers in Northern Ireland (NI), according to according to Land Mobility Programme...
N.Ireland
‘Our livestock sector is not up for sale’ – Chestnutt
Ulster Farmers Union (UFU) president Victor Chestnutt has said that farmers are part of the climate change solution and it’s...
Agri-Business
Poots concerned by certain livestock movement requirements
Northern Ireland (NI) Agriculture Minister, Edwin Poots has voiced his concerns about some requirements relating to the movement of livestock...
N.Ireland
Headage sustainability package included in consultation on NI ag policy
This week, Northern Ireland Minister for Agriculture, Edwin Poots launched a public consultation on the future shape of farm support...
N.Ireland
Views sought on future NI Agricultural Policy
Northern Ireland Minister of Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Affairs Edwin Poots has today (Tuesday, December 21) launched a consultation on...
Grass
AFBI and Barenbrug mark three decades of cooperation
Northern Ireland's Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) and Barenbrug are marking a 30-year partnership, one that has seen the development...
N.Ireland
Farmer charged for not isolating TB-positive animal
A Northern Ireland-based farmer has been charged with multiple animal welfare offences, including failure to isolate an animal with tuberculosis...
N.Ireland
Avian influenza could wreak chaos on entire poultry sector
Authorities in Northern Ireland (NI) have sought to highlight the potential chaos that avian influenza, or bird flu, could wreak...
Agri-Business
New NI initiative to tackle dairy sector carbon emissions
A new initiative to help tackle carbon emissions within the dairy sector in Northern Ireland (NI) has been launched by...
N.Ireland
UK to delay checks on Irish imports until NI Protocol decided
The UK has decided to delay the January 1, 2022 introduction of checks on goods moving from Ireland to Great...
N.Ireland
NI Agriculture Minister: 5th bird flu case south of border
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister, Edwin Poots, has updated his Stormont Assembly colleagues regarding the current Avian Influenza - bird flu...
N.Ireland
Pics: Firefighters free 52 sheep from flood water in Armagh
Firefighters in Northern Ireland have successfully freed 52 sheep from rising flood water in Tynan Abbey, Tynan, Co. Armagh. According...
N.Ireland
‘Largest ever’ bird flu outbreak in NI as two more cases suspected
Two more suspect cases of avian influenza (bird flu) have been identified in Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment...
N.Ireland
£12m FBIS-C scheme to open to NI farmers on January 10
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has announced that Tier 2 of the Farm Business Improvement Scheme - Capital (FBIS-C)...
N.Ireland
Poots commits £14m to environmental farming schemes
Some 500 farmers are expected to get the go ahead for environmental farming projects thanks to an estimated £14 million...
Grass
Ballyvoy and Dundrod – two new perennial ryegrass varieties from AFBI
Two new, Agri-Food and Biosciences’ Institute (AFBI) grass varieties - Ballyvoy and Dundrod – are about to be released on to the...