N.Ireland
DAERA extends LMC chair and board appointments
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced the extension of the appointments of the chair and...
DAERA
N.Ireland
Agriculture revealed as NI’s largest source of emissions
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has released Northern Ireland’s greenhouse gas (GHG) projection statistics, which has...
Beef
CAFRE tips to ensure a healthy calving season
The Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has shared advice from a College of Agriculture Food and Rural...
Agri-Business
Proposed 8.5% wage increase for ag workers in NI
The Agricultural Wages Board for Northern Ireland has announced proposed increases to the minimum wage rates for agricultural workers, the...
N.Ireland
New CAFRE advisory group members chosen
The Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has today (Tuesday, January 24) announced the appointment of five new...
N.Ireland
NI farmers urged to follow slurry rules ahead of open season
As the open season for the spreading of organic manure begins in less than two weeks’ time on February 1,...
Agri-Business
DAERA now accepting NAP derogation 2023 applications
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs’ (DAERA‘s) online system for submitting applications for a Nutrient Action Programme (NAP)...
N.Ireland
DAERA and CAFRE advise on how to efficiently house calves
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has highlighted the “crucial role in rearing” that calf housing maintains,...
N.Ireland
DAERA launches draft Ammonia Strategy consultation
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has launched a consultation on its draft Ammonia Strategy. The draft...
N.Ireland
DAERA offering dairy farmers a study trip to England
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is offering Northern Irish dairy farmers the opportunity to travel to...
N.Ireland
Latest DAERA report shows need for bTB eradication
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs’ (DAERA) Rural Needs Annual Monitoring Report has shown that the eradication of...
N.Ireland
Fermanagh bird flu restrictions to lift tomorrow
The chief veterinary officer (CVO) for Northern Ireland, Robert Huey, has announced that the avian influenza (bird flu) surveillance zones...
Agri-Business
DAERA publishes 2022 Farm Business Data handbook
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has today (Tuesday, December 20) published the Farm Business Data 2022...
N.Ireland
Antrim brothers named Nature Friendly Farmers of the Year
At this year’s Farming Life awards, brothers James and David Bonnar from the Glenwherry area of the Antrim plateau, were...
N.Ireland
High levels of air pollution being recorded in Northern Ireland
The Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has warned that Northern Ireland is experiencing high pollution levels in...
Other
CAFRE veterinary students graduate from Greenmount campus
Veterinary nursing students from the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) have completed their course and attended a...
N.Ireland
NI: 15 spots on DAERA-sponsored dairy visit to England
Northern Ireland's Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is offering fifteen dairy farmers the opportunity to travel to...
N.Ireland
Bird flu now in Ireland’s indigenous bird populations – CVO
Avian influenza virus, otherwise known as bird flu, has now spread to Ireland’s indigenous bird populations, according to the chief...
