N.Ireland
Avian Influenza Prevention Zone in Northern Ireland lifted
The Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) in force across Northern Ireland and the ban on poultry gatherings has ended today...
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Agri-Business
No advance payment for 2021 wool in NI
Farmer organisation Ulster Wool has said it will be unable to make additional payments to suppliers of certain types of...
N.Ireland
North-west farmer fined for failing to register calves
A north-west farmer has been handed a fine in court after he failed to register three calves and failed to...
Agri-Business
Poots to reduce cross-compliance penalties in NI
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has announced plans to reduce cross-compliance penalties for 2021. Statutory Management Requirements (SMRs) are...
Agri-Business
Nine new CAFRE Dairy Technology Demonstration Farms appointed
Nine commercial Northern Ireland dairy farms have been selected to showcase how technology could solve common farm problems and boost...
Dairy
How good are your calf rearing practices?
Ongoing Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) research is highlighting the opportunity for calf rearing practices within Northern Ireland’s dairy sector...
N.Ireland
Poots expected to stay on as Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister
Edwin Poots intends to stay on as Northern Ireland's Agriculture Minister despite winning the DUP's leadership contest on Friday (May...
Agri-Business
£10 million allocated for new NI beef research centre
£10 million of funding has been secured for a new beef research centre for the Agri-Food and Bioscience Institute (AFBI)...
Environment
Water pollution trend in NI is ‘concerning’ – Sugden
Independent MLA Claire Sugden has expressed concern that water pollution discharges that exceed permitted limits are continuing to rise in...
Environment
NI politicians to vote on Climate Change Bill on Monday
Northern Ireland politicians are set to vote on the Green Party's proposed Climate Change Bill on Monday (May 10). The...
Agri-Business
NI’s £2 million Environment Fund opens for applications
Applications have opened for a new £2 million Environment Challenge Fund, launched by Environment Minister Edwin Poots last month. The...
Environment
Tyrone river pollution incident believed to have originated on a farm
A water pollution incident which has resulted in a major fish kill in Co. Tyrone is thought to have originated...
Agri Politics
'We’ll have to get rid of our cattle' - Farmer responds to 'draconian' NVZ regulations
A farming couple in Wales have said that they face having to get rid of their cattle if the controversial...
Environment
Poots announces launch of Tranche 5 for the Environmental Farming Scheme
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has announced that the higher level of the Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) Tranche 5,...
Agri-Business
Poots offers first hints of NI’s new Agricultural Policy
Minister Poots has offered the first hints of what Northern Ireland's new Agricultural Policy will look like. It comes as...
N.Ireland
£3.5 million announced for Sperrins flood farmers
Minister Poots is understood to have announced a £3.5 million support package for farmers in the Sperrins affected by floods...
Agri-Business
Innovation Strategy sets out plan for getting ag-tech on to NI farms
Ag-tech - big data, artificial intelligence and the transformative bio-economy - set to be prioritised for government support for Northern...
N.Ireland
First rural funding scheme offer made to NI social enterprise
Northern Ireland Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots has handed over the first grant from a new rural fund to help...