N.Ireland
Soil Nutrient Health Scheme ‘a major milestone’ for industry
Northern Ireland’s (NI’s) Soil Nutrient Health Scheme is now open for applications, according to the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU). The...
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N.Ireland
What are the farming priorities in the 2022 Stormont Assembly elections?
Thursday of this week (May 5) sees voters in Northern Ireland going to the polls in the 2022 Stormont Assembly...
Agri-Business
M&S to showcase local agriculture at Balmoral 2022
UK supermarket Marks and Spencer (M&S), platinum sponsor of the Royal Ulster Agricultural Society's (RUAS's) annual show, will show its...
N.Ireland
TB reactors in Ireland drop slightly within one year
Bovine tuberculosis (TB) reactors in Ireland fell from 22,614 in 2020 to 20,931 last year, according to figures released by...
N.Ireland
Fermanagh farmer fined for water pollution offences
A farmer from Co. Fermanagh has been convicted at Enniskillen Magistrates' Court for water pollution offences that caused fish kill....
Agri-Business
Conflict in Ukraine continues to dominate world grain markets
According to the Northern Ireland Grain Trade Association (NIGTA), the conflict in Ukraine continues to dominate world markets. In turn,...
N.Ireland
NI: Solicitor says bovine TB eradication strategy lacks key issues
The new bovine tuberculosis (TB) eradication strategy for Northern Ireland (NI) does not address several key issues, according to a...
N.Ireland
‘Farm communities must not be scapegoated in climate bill’ – Brolly
Aontú candidate for East Derry, Gemma Brolly, has called for a commitment from Stormont to support and fully engage with...
Sheep
Man fined £11,000 for stealing over 600 sheep
A 26-year-old man from Herefordshire has been ordered to pay £11,000 for stealing over 600 sheep from four locations between...
Agri-Business
White’s Oats receives new £5m deal with Aldi
Aldi has announced a new £5 million deal with the Armagh-based oats producer White’s Oats which will see the company...
N.Ireland
Poultry companies fined after employee sustained life-changing crush injuries
Two Northern Ireland (NI) poultry companies have been prosecuted for health and safety failings that resulted in an employee receiving...
N.Ireland
RSPB NI calls for climate policy reforms across NI
The nature conversation charity RSPB NI, has called on the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to implement ambitious...
N.Ireland
Snow and ice warning issued for three counties and NI
Weather warnings have been issued for snow and ice for three counties in the northwest and for ice in Northern...
N.Ireland
Could Poots’ reform proposals destroy the entire fabric of rural areas?
A Co. Armagh farmer believes that reform proposals in farm support for Northern Ireland will destroy the entire fabric of...
N.Ireland
Suspected bird flu case in Fermanagh
Control measures have been introduced in Northern Ireland following the suspicion of avian influenza (bird flu) at a premises in...
Rural Life
Stolen farm machinery and trailers found in UK police raids
Thousands of pounds worth of suspected stolen agricultural machinery and plant equipment has been recovered during a series of police...
Agri-Business
Over 80 bird flu cases in UK and Ireland since start of outbreak
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has said that over 80 cases of bird flu have been...
N.Ireland
Poultry sector briefed on NI bird flu situation
Northern Ireland (NI) Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has briefed a range of key stakeholders in NI and Great Britain poultry...
