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Public consultation launched in Northern Ireland on plastic pollution
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAREA) in Northern Ireland has launched a public consultation on a ‘Plastic...
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New deputy chair of AFBI board announced by NI minister
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir has appointed Siobhan McCauley as the new deputy chair of the Agri-Food...
N.Ireland
DAERA: Funding available for sustainability research in NI
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has today (June 30) launched a new £250,000 small business research...
N.Ireland
Total income from farming rises by 62.5% in NI in 2024
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has published its first, provisional, estimate for farm income in 2024....
N.Ireland
NI Farming with Nature Transition Scheme open for applications
Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister in Northern Ireland, Andrew Muir has announced the new Farming with Nature Transition Scheme...
N.Ireland
Sheep NI will ‘particularly suit’ visitors from Co. Donegal – NSA
Large numbers of visitors from Donegal are expected to attend the upcoming Sheep NI event, taking place in Co. Derry,...
N.Ireland
DAERA publishes control framework for Bluetongue
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has today published its Disease Control Framework for Northern Ireland for...
N.Ireland
DAERA launches public consultation on NI Climate Action Plan
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has today (June 19) launched a 16-week public consultation on Northern...
N.Ireland
DAERA publishes third River Basin Management Plan
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has published the third cycle River Basin Management Plan (RBMP) 2021...
N.Ireland
NI ag minister receives death threat
Northern Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Enterprise and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir has received a death threat, that has been reported...
N.Ireland
Farmers for Action withdraws from NAP discussions
Farmers for Action (FFA) has withdrawn from all official discussions relating to a new Nutrients Action Programme (NAP) for Northern...
N.Ireland
NI agri minister launches bill to tackle dilapidation
Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister, Andrew Muir, has welcomed Stormont Executive approval to bring forward the Dilapidation Bill to...
N.Ireland
Opposition mounts against draft NI Nutrient Action Programme
Opposition continues to mount against the draft Nutrient Action Programme (NAP) proposals announced recently by Department of Agriculture, Environment and...
N.Ireland
Agri-politics to the fore at Ballymena Show 2025
The current cut and thrust of agri-politics in Northern Ireland was very much a talking point at Ballymena Show 2025....
N.Ireland
Farming group ‘not ruling out legal action’ over NAP proposals for NI
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is “not ruling out legal action” in relation to new proposals contained in Northern Ireland’s...
N.Ireland
NI brucellosis compensation rates for June 2025 – DAERA
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has published the brucellosis compensation rates for Northern Ireland for June...
N.Ireland
MP: ‘Farmers have been crippled by bureaucracy’
The DUP’s agriculture spokesperson, Carla Lockhart has called for the Department of Agriculture, Enterprise and Rural Affairs (DAERA) to engage...
N.Ireland
Funding call for NI Food Strategy Framework
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Minister Andrew Muir has announced a funding call for applications to increase...