Beef
Northern Ireland working to secure PGI status for ‘grass fed’ beef
Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) chief executive, Ian Stevenson, has confirmed that work is progressing to demonstrate that Northern Ireland’s...
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N.Ireland
NI sheep farmers to benefit from £1.27 million Covid-19 support scheme
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has announced a financial support package worth up to £1.27 million for NI sheep...
Environment
Northern Ireland energy sector to be fully decarbonised by 2050
Stormont’s Department for the Economy has begun the process of developing a new energy strategy, which will see the Northern...
Environment
Could you be one of NI’s first Environmental Technology Farms?
Northern Ireland's Department of Agriculture (DAERA) is seeking the best examples of environmentally-friendly farms to join its new Technology Demonstration...
N.Ireland
Agriculture Committee lays out key findings of Independent Panel review
Northern Ireland's Agriculture Committee has passed on the findings of its review of the Independent Panel process to the Minister...
Dairy
Reducing the carbon footprint of dairy cows
One environmental issue on the horizon is climate change and how dairy farms can reduce their carbon footprint. Brian Finch,...
Environment
NI’s independent Environmental Protection Agency stalled until next mandate
Plans for an independent Environment Protection Agency in Northern Ireland have been put on the back burner until the next...
Environment
Expansive soil benchmarking project to be rolled out across NI
An innovative soil sampling pilot incorporating LiDAR data is likely to be extended across the whole of Northern Ireland to...
Agri-Business
Northern Ireland’s new ammonia action plan to focus on actions that will achieve the most quickest
A document outlining key measures to tackle ammonia, which is likely to change the shape of Northern Irish farming, is...
N.Ireland
2017 floods: Hints help could be on the way as Poots visits farms
Hints have been dropped that financial support could soon be on the way for farmers in the north-west whose farms...
Arable
NI to establish 2 arable Technology Demonstration Farms
The hunt is on for two new arable Technology Demonstration Farms in Northern Ireland. The region's demonstration farm network is...
Environment
Discussions start at Stormont over NI’s 2 proposed environmental bills
Discussions have started in Stormont over two potentially competing environmental bills setting out targets for greenhouse gas emissions reductions. Northern...
Arable
CAFRE update on protein crops
The recently announced Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Protein Crop Scheme, and the financial support it offers,...
N.Ireland
Just 22.5% of NI waste crime fines reinvested in fighting illegal dumping
Less than a quarter of fines paid to the Department of Agriculture for waste crimes such as fly-tipping are reinvested...
Beef
Cattle immune cell breakthrough to open avenues for treating disease
A collaborative study has made a breakthrough characterising new immune cells in cattle which could change how livestock diseases are...
Agri-Business
Environment Bill targets halving NI emissions within next decade
Legally-binding goals to cut greenhouse gas emissions by half by 2030 and 82% by 2050 are set to be included...
Agri-Business
Minister to be final decision-maker for NI area-based scheme reviews
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has announced he will be the final decision-maker in future reviews of area-based scheme...
N.Ireland
Department to weigh up options for NI vet school
A report to analyse the best options for establishing a vet school within the region has been commissioned by Northern...