Maitiu Monaghan

‘Future looks bleak for NI sheep sector’- MP
‘Future looks bleak for NI sheep sector’- MP

The Department of Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Affairs’ (DAERA) new sustainable agriculture programme “has failed to deliver” for sheep farmers...

Milk Board legacy assets to be released to Dairy Council NI
Milk Board legacy assets to be released to Dairy Council NI

The Minister for the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), Andrew Muir, has announced that legacy assets from...

NI school hosts conference for ABP Angus Youth Challenge
NI school hosts conference for ABP Angus Youth Challenge

A team of students from Lecale Trinity Grammar School in Downpatrick, Co. Down, hosted a young farmers animal welfare conference...

Report: Global peatland ‘dangerously unprotected’
Report: Global peatland ‘dangerously unprotected’

A study has revealed that almost one-quarter of the world’s peatland areas are under heavy pressure from human encroachment, with...

Agricultural Wages Board proposes wage increases for NI workers
Agricultural Wages Board proposes wage increases for NI workers

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

Significant rise in rural crime costs in Scotland – expert
Significant rise in rural crime costs in Scotland – expert

The National Farmers Union Mutual Insurance Society (NFU Mutual) estimated that the cost of rural crime in Scotland rose by...

European sheep shearing championships coming to Galway
European sheep shearing championships coming to Galway

The 2025 European sheep shearing and wool-handling championships will be held at the Mountbellew Mart, Co. Galway over the June...

FFA: TB proposals could decimate NI cattle industry
FFA: TB proposals could decimate NI cattle industry

Farmers for Action (FFA) has claimed that the CEO of Animal Health and Welfare Northern Ireland (AHWNI), Dr. Sam Strain,...

UK land use review suggests up to 9% reduction in agricultural land
UK land use review suggests up to 9% reduction in agricultural land

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has welcomed the opportunity to respond to the Department for Environment, Food, and...

Applications open for innovative sheep farm visit to Scotland
Applications open for innovative sheep farm visit to Scotland

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is offering sheep farmers the opportunity to take part in a...

British dairy production set to rise in 2025 – AHDB
British dairy production set to rise in 2025 – AHDB

British dairy production is forecast to grow by 1.1% in 2025, according to the latest report from the Agriculture and...

MP calls for chancellor to meet farmers over inheritance tax
MP calls for chancellor to meet farmers over inheritance tax

A Scottish MP has spoken in parliament to call for the chancellor to meet with farming unions about the impact...

New effort to tackle NI veterinary nurses shortage
New effort to tackle NI veterinary nurses shortage

Ulster University has launched Northern Ireland’s first veterinary nursing degrees, with courses set to begin in September. The university will...

INTERPOL launches project targeting environmental crime
INTERPOL launches project targeting environmental crime

The Federal Environment Ministry of Germany has joined forces with the International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL), and the World Wide...

Dairy Council NI launches sustainability conference
Dairy Council NI launches sustainability conference

The Dairy Council for Northern Ireland [DCNI] has announced that global market expert, Christophe Lafougere, will be the keynote speaker...