N.Ireland
Agriculture Committee lays out key findings of Independent Panel review
Northern Ireland's Agriculture Committee has passed on the findings of its review of the Independent Panel process to the Minister...
Agriculture Committee
Environment
NI’s independent Environmental Protection Agency stalled until next mandate
Plans for an independent Environment Protection Agency in Northern Ireland have been put on the back burner until the next...
Environment
Expansive soil benchmarking project to be rolled out across NI
An innovative soil sampling pilot incorporating LiDAR data is likely to be extended across the whole of Northern Ireland to...
Agri-Business
Northern Ireland’s new ammonia action plan to focus on actions that will achieve the most quickest
A document outlining key measures to tackle ammonia, which is likely to change the shape of Northern Irish farming, is...
Agri-Business
Agriculture Minister intervenes after officials defy orders to halt border staff recruitment
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has once again halted the recruitment of border control point staff after it emerged...
Environment
Discussions start at Stormont over NI’s 2 proposed environmental bills
Discussions have started in Stormont over two potentially competing environmental bills setting out targets for greenhouse gas emissions reductions. Northern...
N.Ireland
Just 22.5% of NI waste crime fines reinvested in fighting illegal dumping
Less than a quarter of fines paid to the Department of Agriculture for waste crimes such as fly-tipping are reinvested...
Environment
DAERA warns net-zero in NI would require ‘significant’ livestock reduction
Aiming for net-zero by 2050 would require a “significant” reduction in livestock numbers in Northern Ireland, according to DAERA’s director...
Agri-Business
Environment Bill targets halving NI emissions within next decade
Legally-binding goals to cut greenhouse gas emissions by half by 2030 and 82% by 2050 are set to be included...
Agri-Business
Calls for independent panel to include mental health experts
Calls have been made for Northern Ireland’s Review of Decisions independent panel to include mental health experts for all cases...
Agri-Business
Agricultural consultants call for new evidence to be allowed in Decision of Review process
Northern Ireland Agricultural Consultants Association has called for farmers to be allowed to provide additional evidence at Stage 2 of...
N.Ireland
Union reps say port staff were told there was ‘no threat’ at 3pm
Trade union leaders have said checkpoint staff based at Larne Port were told there was “no threat to their safety”...
N.Ireland
Minister Poots to appear in front of Agriculture Committee
It appears Minister Poots has made meeting the Stormont Agriculture Committee one of his first ports of call since returning to...
Agri-Business
NI customs infrastructure won’t be ready until March 2022
Northern Ireland’s £45 million permanent customs infrastructure is unlikely to be completed before March 2022, according to the latest update...
Agri-Business
DAERA officials to come before Agriculture Committee over customs decision
DAERA’s permanent secretary, its head of Brexit contingency and the Northern Ireland chief veterinary officer are all set to come...
N.Ireland
Farm Welfare Bill comes before NI Agriculture Committee
Northern Ireland agricultural lobby group NI Farm Groups put its Farm Welfare Bill before the Agriculture Committee on Thursday (February...
N.Ireland
‘It’s good to see the minister face-to-face’ Ag Committee chairman tells chamber
The relationship between the new DAERA Minister and the Agriculture Committee appears to have soured as members joked it was “good to...
Agri-Business
SES failure to give evidence ‘very, very unusal’
Long runs the fox as Shared Environmental Services (SES) continues to evade calls to provide evidence to a key Stormont...
