N.Ireland
Reduction in cross-compliance inspections in NI for 2021
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has announced that DAERA officials will carry out a reduced number of cross-compliance inspections...
Covid-19
Agri-Business
£2 million Covid-19 support scheme announced for potato growers
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has announced further information on the £2 million financial support package for potato growers....
Agri-Business
DAERA granted additional £12.4 million of Covid support money
Northern Ireland's Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has been granted a further £12.4 million to fund its...
Agri-Business
Plans for 2021 Balmoral Show ‘progressing well’
The Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) has said plans for 2021 Balmoral Show are "progressing well". The society is currently...
Beef
IMS discusses the role of social media within beef sector
Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) chief executive Ian Stevenson recently participated in an International Meat Secretariat (IMS) marketing and communication...
Agri-Business
NI marts: Sellers permitted to return ringside on May 3
It has been confirmed that sellers will be permitted to return ringside to marts in Northern Ireland from Monday, May...
N.Ireland
Cull sow support fund expected to open for applications within weeks
Applications for a £2 million Covid-19 financial support package for cull sows are likely to open within the next few...
N.Ireland
NI sheep farmers to benefit from £1.27 million Covid-19 support scheme
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has announced a financial support package worth up to £1.27 million for NI sheep...
Agri-Business
Seasonal farm workers urged to avail of free workplace Covid-19 testing
The government has called on employers of seasonal agricultural workers to help keep the nation safe and restrict the spread...
Machinery
DVA rejects calls for priority driving tests for farmworkers
The Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA) has rejected bids for farmworkers to be given priority booking when driving tests reopen...
Agri-Business
£4 million Covid support fund opens for NI pig and poultry farmers
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has announced the opening of a £4 million Covid-19 Support Scheme for eligible pig...
N.Ireland
DAERA starts work monitoring NI sewage systems for Covid-19
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture has started surveillance work monitoring two wastewater sites for levels of Covid-19. The idea is...
N.Ireland
Plans for ‘closed doors’ showcase as 2021 Highland Show is shelved
Despite best efforts to go ahead, directors of the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS) have been forced...
Agri-Business
Retailers and food body call for clarity over NI Covid plans
Northern Ireland’s food and drink industry and independent retailers have called for more clarity over the relaxing of Covid-19 restrictions....
Agri-Business
NI’s Covid pathway: Warning adaptions will be needed for ‘some time’
Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill has warned the Covid-19 pathway out of restrictions published today “does not seek...
Rural Life
The cost of feeding the nation: 258 agri-food Covid deaths recorded in England and Wales
The number of agri-food workers who have died in England and Wales within 28 days of a positive Covid-19 test...
Pig/Poultry
QPP processing plant to temporarily close after Covid-19 outbreak
A pork processing plant in Angus has been forced to close for two weeks after it was discovered that a...
Agri Politics
Free Covid-19 testing offered to food sector workers
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has confirmed that food sector workers will be offered government-funded Covid-19 tests. The NFU has...
