N.Ireland
Stormont agri chair: Parties united in call for funding for farming
All the political parties in Northern Ireland are on the same page regarding the future funding requirements of farming and...
Agriculture Committee
Agri-Business
Pork crisis: NI’s pig backlog to reach 24,000 by mid-October
The backlog of pigs to be slaughtered could reach as many as 24,000 in just a month, according to representatives...
Agri-Business
Calls for NI to invest in technology to reduce methane emissions from waste
Lack of investment in Northern Ireland's waste infrastructure has left the industry emitting higher volumes of environmentally-damaging greenhouse gases, such...
Agri-Business
Agriculture Committee learns about ‘scientific approach’ to greener farming in Co. Tyrone
Members of Stormont's Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs committee visited a farm in Co. Tyrone to see for themselves the...
N.Ireland
NI’s draft TB strategy goes before Agriculture Committee in closed session
MLAs heard the first details of Northern Ireland's new strategy to tackle bovine TB on Thursday (July 8) - but...
Environment
UFU tells Ag Committee Climate Change Bill 1 would be ‘more detrimental than any trade deal’
Ulster Farmers' Union (UFU) president Victor Chestnutt has slammed targets set in the private member's Climate Change Bill as "complete...
Agri-Business
Farm groups commission Climate Change Bill impact assessment report
Northern Ireland's agricultural industry has commissioned an impact assessment report to evaluate how ambitions for Northern Ireland to achieve net-zero...
Agri-Business
NI dairy industry would have to ‘revert to 1946 levels’ to meet net-zero
Northern Ireland's dairy industry would have to be slashed back to production levels last seen in 1946 in order to...
Agri-Business
AFBI scientists warn Climate Change Bill will require livestock reduction
Scientists have warned it will be "extremely challenging" for Northern Ireland to reduce its methane emissions from agriculture in order...
Environment
NI net-zero: NI falling short on tree planting targets by 90%
Northern Ireland is falling short on tree planting levels required to pave the way to net-zero ambitions by more than...
Agri-Business
CCC chairman tells Agriculture Committee net-zero by 2050 is ‘not possible’ for NI
The chairman of the UK's Climate Change Committee (CCC) has told Northern Ireland politicians he is "not prepared" to tell...
N.Ireland
Department unlikely to take direct action over ILT outbreaks
The department is unlikely to take direct action, such as introducing culls or flocks restrictions, over a recent spate of...
Agri-Business
Agriculture Committee: ‘Coded’ Crimestoppers report prompted ports decision
A 'coded report' regarding the safety of port staff was made to Crimestoppers Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has...
Agri-Business
No ‘special arrangements’ for agriculture in either of NI’s Climate Change Bills
There are to be no 'special arrangements' made for agriculture in either of the two Climate Change Bills currently going...
Agri-Business
NI’s net-zero plan will cost staggering £900 million a year
Ambitions to upgrade Northern Ireland's recommended 82% reduction in Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions to net-zero will cost an additional £900...
Environment
McAleer: NI needs ‘carbon calculator’ to help farms prepare for net-zero
Sinn Féin MLA Declan McAleer has called on the Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) to develop an...
N.Ireland
Poots was ‘not convinced’ PSNI had full understanding of port staff threats
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots told officials he was "not convinced" police had a full understanding of the perceived...
Agri-Business
DAERA customs facilities delayed again… this time until 2023
Northern Ireland's Department of Agriculture has warned permanent customs facilities for agri-food produce will now not be ready until at...
