Agriland Team

Coping with stress workshops for NI poultry farmers
Coping with stress workshops for NI poultry farmers

Northern Ireland Minister for Agriculture Edwin Poots has today (Thursday, February 17) announced a series of free workshops to help...

Proposed 5% pay rise for NI agricultural workers
Proposed 5% pay rise for NI agricultural workers

The Agricultural Wages Board (AWB) for Northern Ireland has proposed increases of 5% to the minimum wage rates for workers....

Friday: A look around this large South Dakota dairy farm
Friday: A look around this large South Dakota dairy farm

This Friday and Saturday, Agriland followers will get a glimpse into life on the mammoth Drumgoon dairy farm in South...

Views sought on Farming for Nature
Views sought on Farming for Nature

Northern Ireland's Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is seeking views on the proposed 'Farming for Nature Package'...

Bird flu confirmed in backyard Fermanagh flock
Bird flu confirmed in backyard Fermanagh flock

A case of bird flu that was suspected in a backyard flock in Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh last week has been...

Poots and devolved regions discuss future ag policy
Poots and devolved regions discuss future ag policy

Northern Ireland Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots, has met with Agriculture Ministers and Farming Union presidents from...

Clarkson’s Farm promo pic criticised for unsafe behaviour
Clarkson’s Farm promo pic criticised for unsafe behaviour

Farm safety organisations in the UK have criticised a recently shared promotional picture for season two of Clarkson's Farm for...

Suspected bird flu case in Fermanagh
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...

NI: Decision to halt border checks ‘unhelpful’ says EU
NI: Decision to halt border checks ‘unhelpful’ says EU

A spokesperson for the European (EU) Commission has called the decision by Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots to halt...

NI BPS Entitlement Registers available to view
NI BPS Entitlement Registers available to view

The Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) Entitlement Registers for 2022 are now available to view, Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has confirmed....

NI Rural Micro Capital scheme surpasses £5 million mark
NI Rural Micro Capital scheme surpasses £5 million mark

The Rural Micro Capital Grants Scheme has passed £5 million total allocated, Northern Ireland Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots has...

Spring calving on suckler farms: Preparation is key
Spring calving on suckler farms: Preparation is key

Both dairy and suckler farmers alike are well aware of the increased workload that calving season brings with it. While...

NIFDA welcomes review of NI agri-food sector
NIFDA welcomes review of NI agri-food sector

The Northern Ireland Food and Drink Association (NIFDA) has welcomed the publication of the Independent Strategic Review of the Northern...

Review of NI agri-food sector published
Review of NI agri-food sector published

Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots and Economy Minister Gordon Lyons have today (Wednesday, January 26) announced the publication of the Independent...

Poots welcomes new members to CAFRE advisory group
Poots welcomes new members to CAFRE advisory group

Northern Ireland Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots has today (Tuesday, January 25) welcomed three new members to...

All remaining Avian Influenza Surveillance Zones to be lifted across ROI and NI
All remaining Avian Influenza Surveillance Zones to be lifted across ROI and NI

Avian Influenza Surveillance Zones are set to be lifted across both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland by January...

Poots announces £220,000 investment in environmental water quality projects
Poots announces £220,000 investment in environmental water quality projects

Eleven local environmental water quality projects have benefitted from a £220,000 fund, that aims to protect waterways and surrounding ecosystems,...

NIFDA and UFU call on Executive to publish Kendall report
NIFDA and UFU call on Executive to publish Kendall report

Northern Ireland’s food industry leaders have called on the Northern Ireland Executive to publish the Independent Strategic Review of the...