N.Ireland
MP Lockhart welcomes new farm safety action plan
The DUP Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs spokesperson, MP Carla Lockhart has welcomed the new Farm Safety Partnership (FSP) Action...
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N.Ireland
Maedi Visna challenge must be handled on an all-island basis
A leading Co. Antrim flock owner has confirmed the enhanced threat now posed by Maedi Visna (MV) disease to the...
N.Ireland
New NI Farm Safety Partnership Action Plan launched
The latest Farm Safety Partnership Action Plan for Northern Ireland has been officially launched today (Monday, October 7). The three-year...
N.Ireland
NI farmer and owl conservationist slams ‘ludicrous’ EFS
A Co. Down farmer and wildlife conservationist has highlighted inadequacies in Northern Ireland’s current agri-environment legislation, referring to it as...
N.Ireland
PSNI seeking driver of ‘blue tractor’ which may have been involved in collision
The PSNI has issued a request on social media to the driver of a blue tractor who “may have been...
Dairy
Food security compromised by farming challenges - Arla
Food security and affordability are being undermined across the UK due to labour shortages in the agriculture industry, according to...
Rural Life
Rural crime is a 'huge priority' for police in NI - PSNI
Rural crime is a “huge priority” for police, according to the rural crime lead for the Police Service of Northern...
Rural Life
Bovine TB programme board members announced
The new Bovine TB Eradication Programme Board has been announced by Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change...
N.Ireland
Direct payment ‘isn’t enough to sustain farm businesses’ – Lockhart MP
The DUP’s Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Westminster spokesperson, Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart, has praised the DAERA for continuing to...
N.Ireland
HSENI campaign aims to reduce work vehicle deaths and injuries
Following simple steps and checks when driving a vehicle in the workplace can help reduce deaths and injury at work,...
N.Ireland
Muir clarifies bluetongue regulations and impact on live imports
Northern Ireland agriculture minister, Andrew Muir, has clarified the current bluetongue regulations and their impact on imports of live animals...
N.Ireland
Bluetongue cases in GB ‘extremely worrying’ for NI – MP
The DUP’s Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Westminster spokesperson, Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart has said the rise in bluetongue...
N.Ireland
Livestock marts in NI to support ‘Life Beyond’ charity
22 of Northern Ireland’s livestock marts will host a major funding initiative on behalf of the ‘Life Beyond’ programme during...
Agri-Business
Defra confirms bluetongue in animals on 2 new sites
The UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has confirmed bluetongue in animals on two new sites in...
N.Ireland
DAERA urges farmers to remain vigilant to bluetongue threat
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is urging farmers in Northern Ireland to remain vigilant to the...
N.Ireland
DAERA extends switchover date for new livestock tags
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has extended the switchover date when ‘UK’ prefix livestock tags can...
N.Ireland
First UK bluetongue case detected in 2024/25 season
The first case of bluetongue virus BTV3 in the 2024/25 vector season has been detected in England, the Department for...
Agri-Business
Interim chair of Red Tractor receives 'Lifetime Achievement Award'
The interim chair of Red Tractor, Alistair Mackintosh, said today (Monday, August 19) that he was “humbled” to receive a...
