Beef
LMC to participate in NI’s first Food Strategy Framework consultation
The Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) for Northern Ireland will be participating in the consultation that will lead to the...
Search Results
625 results for: poots
Environment
‘Countryside COP’ to take place this week
An environmental conference taking place this week - Countryside COP - hopes to showcase and inspire actions to tackle the...
Agri-Business
McDonald’s commends NI supply chain
McDonald’s celebrated 30 years of business in Northern Ireland this week and commended its suppliers in Northern Ireland for "punching...
Environment
New air quality alert system launched for NI
Northern Ireland Environment Minister Edwin Poots has announced changes to his department’s High Air Pollution Alert Protocol to improve public...
Opinion
A decade of success for LMC in Northern Ireland
The recent Balmoral Show marked the tenth anniversary of Ian Stevenson’s appointment as chief executive of the Livestock and Meat...
Environment
Compromise on the cards as DAERA Climate Bill passes second stage at Stormont
Compromise could be on the cards as the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs' (DAERA) Climate Change Bill has passed...
Agri-Business
UFU urges DAERA to act over NI’s pig sector pressures
Shoppers could see fewer of their favourite pork products on supermarket shelves this Christmas, while farmers struggle to cope with...
Balmoral Show
Balmoral Show 2021 – the jury is still out
Agriland Opinion The jury is still out in my head as to whether the move to push ahead with last...
Agri-Business
Eustice rules out nationalisation of UK CO2 production
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) Secretary George Eustice has ruled out any prospect of the government nationalising...
N.Ireland
Rank and file farmers support UFU policy priorities
Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president Victor Chestnutt has confirmed that the broad swathe of farmers in Northern Ireland fully support...
N.Ireland
Royals take in sights and tastes of NI agri-food at Balmoral Show
Showgoers at Balmoral Park were in good company this afternoon (September 23) as HRH Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, and...
N.Ireland
Balmoral 2021: Farmers urged to take time to save lives
Visitors to this year's Balmoral Show are being urged to take the time to save lives by getting their Covid-19...
N.Ireland
LMC welcomes new farm policy framework for Northern Ireland
Livestock and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland (LMC) chief executive, Ian Stevenson, has welcomed the principles espoused within the ‘Future...
Arable
Warm weather brings threat of BYDV for cereal growers
The current spell of warm weather will be welcomed by almost every farmer, but if it were to continue for...
N.Ireland
Vaccine clinics announced for Balmoral Show
The Health and Agriculture Ministers are urging the farming and rural community to get the vaccine to protect themselves from...
N.Ireland
Soil testing in new NI measures is a great stepping stone
I heartily agree with the principle now being espoused by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in...
N.Ireland
Bereavement service launched to help NI farm families
A new loss and bereavement service, Life Beyond, has been launched specifically for farm families in Northern Ireland. Rural Support...
Agri-Business
NI’s ban on BVD untested animals to begin on Wednesday
Northern Ireland's movement ban on BVD Untested animals is set to come into effect this Wednesday (September 1). It follows...
