N.Ireland
Sinn Féin claims DUP holding NI farmers to ransom
Sinn Féin MLA, Declan McAleer claims that the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) is holding farmers in Northern Ireland to ransom....
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Agri-Business
Truss announces unilateral action on Northern Ireland Protocol
Today’s parliamentary statement from UK foreign secretary, Liz Truss, announced selective unilateral action regarding the implementation of the Northern Ireland...
N.Ireland
Met Éireann issues warning for scattered thunderstorms
Met Éireann has issued a status yellow thunderstorm warning for nine counties for this afternoon and evening (Monday, May 16)....
N.Ireland
Sinn Féin to prioritise agriculture in NI
Sinn Féin has confirmed that farming in Northern Ireland will remain a key priority for the party during the period...
N.Ireland
UFU president calls for immediate re-establishment of Stormont Executive
The new president of the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU), David Brown, is calling for the immediate re-establishment of the Stormont...
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...
N.Ireland
Fermanagh farmer elected new UFU president
David Brown, a livestock farmers from Co. Fermanagh, has been elected the new president of the Ulster Farmers' Union (UFU)....
Government
Greater consideration needed regarding Welsh farms - report
The overall takeaway of a new report published today (Thursday, April 7) is that greater consideration should be taken by...
N.Ireland
Wildlife groups to legally challenge badger cull in NI
The decision to launch a badger cull in Northern Ireland (NI) is to be legally challenged in the courts by...
N.Ireland
NSA disappointed in NI’s Future Agricultural Policy
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has expressed disappointment at the lack of support for the sheep sector in Northern Ireland's...
N.Ireland
NI: New appointment to Office for Environmental Protection
Environment Minister Edwin Poots has announced the appointment of Malcolm Beatty OBE as a Northern Ireland Non-Executive Member of the...
N.Ireland
USPCA condemns badger cull as part of bTB plan
The Ulster Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals (USPCA) has condemned the badger cull announced by the Northern...
N.Ireland
£200,000 support package for NI’s agricultural shows unveiled
A £200,000 support package for Northern Ireland's agricultural shows has been unveiled by Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs...
N.Ireland
Opinion: UFU surely welcomes changes to bTB regulations
By all accounts, it has been a marvellous start to the year for the Ulster Farmers' Union (UFU) and its...
N.Ireland
Opportunities to expand the export of red meat from NI to develop
Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) chief executive, Ian Stevenson believes that opportunities to expand the export of red meat from...
N.Ireland
Sinn Féin gives guarded welcome to NI amended farm policy reform
Sinn Féin MLA and chair of the Stormont agriculture committee, Declan McAleer has given a guarded welcome to the amended...
N.Ireland
NI farmers urged to remain vigilant to wildfires
Farmers in Northern Ireland are being urged to remain vigilant to wildfires as the weather is unprecedently warm and dry...
N.Ireland
NI: Long-term bovine TB eradication-strategy launched
A new, long-term bovine tuberculosis (TB) eradication strategy for Northern Ireland has been launched by Minister for Agriculture, Environment and...
