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OEP: ‘Urgent action’ needed to safeguard the future of nature in NI
OEP: ‘Urgent action’ needed to safeguard the future of nature in NI

Urgent action is required to safeguard nature in Northern Ireland (NI) for future generations, implores the Office for Environmental Protection...

Welsh meat will be on display at Paris SIAL trade fair
Welsh meat will be on display at Paris SIAL trade fair

Welsh lamb and beef will be featured at SIAL Paris, the world’s largest food and drink trade fair, later this...

MP Lockhart welcomes new farm safety action plan
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...

MP Lockhart condemns Westminster’s ‘complete disregard for NI’
MP Lockhart condemns Westminster’s ‘complete disregard for NI’

MP Carla Lockhart has repeated her calls for Westminster to recognise the value of Northern Ireland’s agriculture by providing a...

Farmers set agri-research agenda in new CEIA report
Farmers set agri-research agenda in new CEIA report

Artificial Intelligence (AI), methane, carbon sequestration, regenerative systems, financing, and antimicrobial resistance are among some of the issues raised in...

Muir launches Farming for the Generations Pilot Scheme
Muir launches Farming for the Generations Pilot Scheme

Northern Ireland’s Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister, Andrew Muir, has announced the launch of the Farming for the Generations pilot...

Charity aims to introduce giant cattle breed ‘Tauros’ into UK
Charity aims to introduce giant cattle breed ‘Tauros’ into UK

A charity has announced plans to introduce a herd of tauros cattle, a giant breed bred to resemble the extinct...

NFU president calls on govt to increase agriculture budget
NFU president calls on govt to increase agriculture budget

The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is echoing calls on the government from MPs across the House of Commons to increase...

NFUS harvest survey presents ‘mixed picture’
NFUS harvest survey presents ‘mixed picture’

The National Farmers’ Union Scotland (NFUS) has indicated that this year’s harvest has varied greatly for farmers in terms of...

AWF receives £12,000 for student grant scheme
AWF receives £12,000 for student grant scheme

British Veterinary Association‘s charity, Animal Welfare Foundation (AWF), secured £12,000 from the Benefact Group to fund its student grant scheme,...

Marks & Spencer paves way for robotic farming
Marks & Spencer paves way for robotic farming

The retailer Marks & Spencer is trialling robotically farmed parsnips which are due to be sold in stores from November,...

Muir urges NI farmers to avail of BCR scheme
Muir urges NI farmers to avail of BCR scheme

Minister for the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) for Northern Ireland Andrew Muir, has issued a reminder...

RHASS holds Harvest Thanksgiving service for Scottish farmers
RHASS holds Harvest Thanksgiving service for Scottish farmers

Scotland’s farming community were celebrated in a Harvest Thanksgiving service hosted by Edinburgh’s St Giles Cathedral in conjunction with the...

Welsh farmer sentenced for disposal of cattle in slurry pit
Welsh farmer sentenced for disposal of cattle in slurry pit

A Welsh farmer was handed a 12-month suspended sentence for several counts of animal welfare charges, including the disposal of...

NI farmer and owl conservationist slams ‘ludicrous’ EFS
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...

Muir pays tribute to vets during BVA dinner speech
Muir pays tribute to vets during BVA dinner speech

Northern Ireland’s Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir, paid tribute to the veterinary industry during his keynote...

Elderly farmer served 6-month sentence for animal abuse
Elderly farmer served 6-month sentence for animal abuse

An elderly Welsh farmer has received a 6-month sentence, which was suspended for a year, after she pleaded guilty to...

8-year-old boy who died by gunshot on English farm named
8-year-old boy who died by gunshot on English farm named

An eight-year-old boy, who died as a result of gunshot wounds sustained in an incident on a farm in East...