N.Ireland
‘Policy makers more aware of needs of people in rural areas’- Minister Muir
Minister Andrew Muir MLA has responded to The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) publishing the Rural Needs...
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Agri-Business
McConalogue and Muir launch €9m bioeconomy funding call
The ministers for agriculture in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland have jointly launched a €9 million initiative to...
N.Ireland
Andrew Muir is Northern Ireland’s new farm minister
Andrew Muir is Northern Ireland’s new farm minister, appointed with the task of heading up the Department of Agriculture, Environment...
Rural Life
Land managers asked to stop muirburn during Covid-19 pandemic
Moorland managers are being urged by Scottish Land & Estates not to undertake muirburn (controlled burning of heather) during the...
Machinery
Classic corner: Restored Muir-Hill back from retirement in Co. Kerry
Ford and Fordson tractors were very often the basis for conversions by engineering firms that felt they could add something...
Machinery
Classic corner: Mighty Muir-Hill still turns heads in Tipperary
Matt Treacy runs a garage in Garrynoe, Ballingarry, Co. Tipperary. He repairs and restores tractors, machinery and all manner of vehicles...
N.Ireland
Fears dog owners could be prosecuted under NI trail hunt ban
Rural organisation Countryside Alliance has raised concerns over a new law in Northern Ireland that it claimed could see dog...
N.Ireland
Reduced BVD restriction threshold from June in NI
Herd keepers are being reminded that the threshold for applying bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) herd restrictions is to reduce. From...
N.Ireland
UFU wants NI farmers to have ‘pride in everything they do’
Newly appointed Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president, John McLenaghan has referenced his priorities for agriculture in Northern Ireland. These include...
N.Ireland
Applications open for CAFRE sheep worm and fluke control innovation visit
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is inviting sheep farmers interested in sheep worm and fluke management...
N.Ireland
DAERA announces £380,000 in funding to improve water quality
More than £380,000 has been allocated to 16 water quality projects in Northern Ireland, including 11 within the Lough Neagh...
N.Ireland
Work underway to restore rare temperate rainforest in Tyrone
Work is underway to restore one of Northern Ireland’s rarest and most precious woodland habitats, a temperate rainforest at Lenamore...
N.Ireland
NI agriculture minister launches £2.2m rural grant
Northern Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Andrew Muir has launched a £2.2 million capital grant for rural...
N.Ireland
NI bird flu prevention zone to be lifted
The Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) in force across Northern Ireland and the ban on poultry gatherings will be lifted...
N.Ireland
Next phase of NI Bovine Genetics Project launched
The next phase of the Bovine Genetics Project (BGP) in Northern Ireland has been announced. A new online livestock genetics portal and the eagerly-awaited cattle genotyping scheme were both launched today (Wednesday,...
N.Ireland
New traceability rules for NI keepers of alpacas, llamas and deer
New identification, registration and record-keeping rules are being introduced in Northern Ireland for the keeping of camelid and cervid animals,...
N.Ireland
New €5.75m cross-border ‘climate-friendly beef’ project launched
Twelve farms, north and south, are set to take part in a new cross border project which aims to help...
N.Ireland
Final phase of NI Soil Nutrient Health Scheme to open this summer
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has confirmed it is reopening the Soil Nutrient Health Scheme for...