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....
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N.Ireland
Man convicted in NI suspected badger baiting case
A 56-year-old man has been convicted of attempting to ‘Damage Or Destroy the Shelter of a Wild Animal’ and fined...
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
NI minister proposes ‘radical’ plan on animal welfare
Northern Ireland Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir, has today (Thursday, May 22) published an ambitious 10-point...
N.Ireland
Cattle involved in overturned lorry incident in Northern Ireland
This morning (May 16), the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) responded to a road traffic collision involving an...
N.Ireland
Farm orgs call for cross-border cooperation on dog control
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) and the Ulster Farmers Union (UFU) are calling for immediate and coordinated all-island measures to...
N.Ireland
HSENI: ‘Vital farm families put rules in place to keep children safe’
The Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland (HSENI) is urging farm families to visit its stand at the Balmoral Show...
N.Ireland
‘Stop before someone is injured or killed’ – Muir on wildfires
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) and Police Service of...
N.Ireland
Firefighters continue to battle wildfires in Northern Ireland
The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) has confirmed that firefighters are continuing to deal with wildfires. The service’s...
N.Ireland
Watch: Over 50 firefighters battling Mourne Mountains blaze
The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) has confirmed that over 50 firefighters are now battling a fire on...
N.Ireland
Muir urges landowners to refrain from any prescribed burning
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir has urged landowners in Northern Ireland to refrain from any prescribed...
N.Ireland
NI firefighters tackle 146 gorse fires in 3-day period
The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) has been called out to 146 gorse fires since Thursday (April 3)....
N.Ireland
Tree surgeon fined after death of employee while hedge cutting
A tree surgeon in Northern Ireland has been fined £27,500 for a health and safety breach arising from the death...
N.Ireland
NIFRS urges public vigilance following spate of rural wildfires
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), the Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) and Police Service...
Agri-Business
Tributes paid following death of well-known farmer in Co. Tyrone
Tributes have been paid following the death of John Logue, a farmer in his 40s from Co. Tyrone yesterday (Tuesday,...
N.Ireland
AgriSearch recruiting NI dairy farmers for new GHG project
AgriSearch has announced that they are seeking 20 new dairy farmers to take part in a major project to demonstrate...
Environment
Research: More carbon storage under hedges than grassland
Scientists at the University of Leeds conducted research on the carbon storage potential of different soil types, discovering that soil...
Rural Life
Storm Éowyn generates red weather warnings in NI and Scotland
The Met Office has recorded gusts of over 90mph in Northern Ireland (NI) and northern Wales this morning (January 24),...
