N.Ireland
Farmers urged to share their bovine TB story in NI consultation
Farmers have been urged to share their personal bovine TB story in response to the consultation over Northern Ireland's new...
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Environment
Minister takes to the waves to visit wader breeding islands
Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister, Edwin Poots, took to the waves recently in Lower Lough Erne to see some...
N.Ireland
Vets overlooked in Northern Ireland’s future farming policy, says BVA
Northern Ireland's Future Agricultural Policy Framework Portfolio misses an opportunity to capitalise on the expertise of local vets, the British...
Agri-Business
UFU sets out its stance on NI’s new Agricultural Policy Framework
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has welcomed the department's proposed Future Agricultural Policy Framework Portfolio as a "step in the...
Environment
Environment to become a ‘profit centre’ rather than a cost on NI farms
Actions to improve environmental sustainability will no longer be an "optional activity" for Northern Ireland farms, according to a document...
Environment
NI farmers urged to use EFS to improve water quality
Northern Ireland's Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots has reminded farmers of the potential to use the...
N.Ireland
£2.7 million of North West flooding support payments to begin this week
Payments totalling £2.7 million to support farm businesses affected by the flooding and landslides in the North West in 2017...
Environment
Minister opens fifth EFS round during Co. Down farm visit
Northern Ireland Agriculture and Environment Minister Edwin Poots has opened applications for the fifth round of the Environmental Farming Scheme...
Agri-Business
3,000 eligible for NI’s wool payment yet to apply
Around 3,000 Northern Ireland farmers eligible for the department's Covid-19 support payment for wool have yet to apply despite the...
Environment
Further £4.3 million to back for NI environmental projects
25 Northern non-profit organisations are to benefit from £4.3 million from the latest round of the Department of Agriculture Environment...
N.Ireland
Irish wool sector deserves a Covid-19 support package
Sheep producers in Northern Ireland have until August 12, to apply for the Covid-19 wool sector support measures, confirmed by...
N.Ireland
185 to be eligible for NI’s £1.6 million Pig Producer support
185 Northern Ireland farmers are expected to be eligible for a new £1.6 million Covid-19 pig producer support scheme for...
Agri-Business
NI’s £1.2 million Covid-19 wool support scheme opens
A £1.2 million Covid-19 support scheme has opened for applications from sheep farmers affected by the global slump in wool...
Agri-Business
2017 flood fund opens for NI’s northwest farmers
A £2.7 million flood support fund has opened for applications from northwest farmers affected by flashfloods and landslides in 2017....
Agri-Business
Seasonal agricultural workers to be exempt from NI travel restrictions
Seasonal agricultural workers in Northern Ireland will be able to avail of exemptions from Covid-19 travel restrictions. Those who arrive...
N.Ireland
Animals not tested for BVD to be banned from NI abattoirs
Northern Ireland's Department of Agriculture has announced plans to ban BVD untested animals from slaughterhouses in a bid to crack...
N.Ireland
NI’s proposed TB strategy could save region up to £70 million
Northern Ireland's proposed bovine TB strategy could save the region as much as £70 million, according to officials. Responding to...
N.Ireland
DAERA announces date Covid-19 TB testing mitigations will end
Mitigations made to bovine TB testing in Northern Ireland to minimise disruption as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic are...
