Agri-Business
NI farmers ‘left struggling’ because of NI Protocol
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has claimed many Northern Ireland farmers have been "left struggling" with vital aspects of their farm...
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Agri-Business
Agricultural consultants call for new evidence to be allowed in Decision of Review process
Northern Ireland Agricultural Consultants Association has called for farmers to be allowed to provide additional evidence at Stage 2 of...
Agri-Business
£4 million Covid support fund opens for NI pig and poultry farmers
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has announced the opening of a £4 million Covid-19 Support Scheme for eligible pig...
Agri-Business
NI customs infrastructure won’t be ready until March 2022
Northern Ireland's £45 million permanent customs infrastructure is unlikely to be completed before March 2022, according to the latest update...
N.Ireland
NI farmer convicted of tampering with TB test
A Co. Tyrone farmer has been fined after he was convicted in court of tampering with a bovine TB test....
Agri-Business
‘One-fifth of EU goods checks carried out in Northern Ireland’
Around a fifth of EU documentary checks on goods are now carried out in Northern Ireland, according to the DAERA...
Agri-Business
Minister Lyons considering further agricultural Covid support payments
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Gordon Lyons has said he is considering financial support for organic milk producers and sheep farmers...
Forestry
Northern Ireland’s forestry development sector in peril
Restrictions on the importation of young trees from Great Britain (GB) is putting Northern Ireland’s struggling forestry development programme at...
Arable
Results of AgriSearch home-grown protein project to be presented in webinar
An industry-funded PhD scholar is set to share the findings of his studies in a webinar next Monday. The event...
N.Ireland
Michelle O’Neill warns of ‘no credible alternative to the protocol’
Northern Ireland's Deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill has warned there is "no credible alternative" to the Northern Ireland Protocol. It...
N.Ireland
NI Agriculture Minister orders staff to stop construction of inspection facilities
Northern Ireland's Minister of Agriculture has reportedly ordered staff to stop construction work on permanent inspection facilities at the region's...
N.Ireland
‘It’s good to see the minister face-to-face’ Ag Committee chairman tells chamber
The relationship between the new DAERA Minister and the Agriculture Committee appears to have soured as members joked it was "good to...
N.Ireland
Former NI agriculture minister Edwin Poots returns to MLA duties
Former Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has returned to his duties as an MLA. However, it could still be...
N.Ireland
Date set for NI’s Single Application window to open
Applications for Northern Ireland's 2021 Basic Payment Scheme and Entitlement Transfer Service will open on March 1, Agriculture Minister Gordon...
Agri-Business
NI farmers team up to launch innovative carbon project
Seven farmers from across Northern Ireland have teamed up to secure funding from Europe to investigate practical ways to measure,...
Beef
NBA rows in on animal trading obstacles between GB and NI
According to National Beef Association (NBA) chief executive Neil Shand, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is...
Environment
Lyons urges NI farmers to get planting before time runs out
Environment Minister Gordon Lyons has reminded NI farmers and landowners that they’ve only a few weeks left to apply for...
Agri-Business
Agriculture Committee to investigate decision to withdraw NI border staff
Political leaders in Northern Ireland have been accused of "overreacting" to perceived threats against border staff. It comes as the...