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Northern Ireland's total agricultural income up 87% in 2017
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) recently published the first estimate for agricultural income in 2017. Provisional...
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£700,000 cooked vegetable processing site opens in Co. Down
Fresh foods producer Willowbrook Foods has invested £700,000 (€794,000) in developing a state-of-the-art production facility in Newtownards, Co. Down, with...
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DAERA extends TB consultation despite TBEP closing date passing
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced an extension to the closing date for responses to...
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'Agri-food: Ignore consumer data at your peril' - industry analyst warns
Just five key points form the basis of consumer food buying decisions, Mintel’s Brian O’Connor told an audience of Northern...
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DAERA announces changes to CAP area-based schemes for 2018
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced changes to Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) area-based schemes for...
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Live export ban a 'non-starter' for NI industry
Banning the live export of farm animals would be “completely unworkable” for the farming industry, Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president Barclay...
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Northern land mobility scheme secures first match
It’s not quite Valentine’s yet but Northern Ireland’s land mobility scheme has already managed to make its first match in...
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4 out of 5 UK growers say agri-robotics could help their businesses
More than four out of five UK growers believe recent developments in agri-robotics and automation could help them to reduce...
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Tenancy vs Conacre: 'Don't let the tax tail wag the dog'
Land owners have been warned not to let tax myths shape their business decisions and that longer-term leases, as opposed...
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Devenish boss to take on 100km trek for Farm Africa
One of agri-technology firm Devenish’s top brass will this weekend join 12 other UK food industry leaders to face a...
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One in three Northern Ireland dairymen turn out to Dairy Open Days
Around 1,000 farmers turn out to Greenmount College’s Dairy Open Days. The figure represents around a third of the region’s dairy...
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Aussie exports deal to bring 'major boost' for Northern Ireland pork
Northern Ireland’s agri-food industry today received a major boost as pork exports to Australia officially got the green light with...
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End to slurry ban recommended in government report more than a year ago
A government-commissioned report by DAERA’s expert working group recommended ending the slurry ban more than a year ago, AgriLand can...
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Stormont stalemate: 8 Department of Agriculture decisions awaiting ministerial sign-off
Eight policy decisions within Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) await ministerial sign-off because of the...
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Former director of environment named new DAERA permanent secretary
A former civil service director of environment, Denis McMahon, has been appointed as the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural...
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Soil analysis shows much work to be done on improving soil condition
Land is the most limiting and expensive resource on dairy farms but only half of Northern Irish soils analysed this...
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Nitrates Derogation: 5 questions you need to consider
Grainne McCarney from the crops and sustainability development branch at the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) answers...
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Tyrone AD plant becomes first in the UK to earn industry certification
A Co. Tyrone anaerobic digestion (AD) plant has become the first in the UK to be certified under a scheme...
