N.Ireland
DAERA opens £1m rural business development grant aid fund
A scheme to help rural business to sustain, develop and recover from the Covid-19 pandemic will open on May 4,...
DAERA
N.Ireland
NI: Solicitor says bovine TB eradication strategy lacks key issues
The new bovine tuberculosis (TB) eradication strategy for Northern Ireland (NI) does not address several key issues, according to a...
N.Ireland
North’s pig industry is in deep crisis
Large numbers of farmers in Northern Ireland are claiming that the pig industry is in deep crisis - one which...
N.Ireland
RBST urges DAERA to reconsider 24 month beef policy
The Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST) has said that shortening the life of beef cattle in Northern Ireland to 24...
N.Ireland
Farmer fined for breaching cattle movement regulations
A farmer in Northern Ireland has been convicted and fined in court after pleading guilty to charges relating to the...
Agri-Business
NI: £2.43bn gross output with dairy adding most value in 2021
The total gross output for agriculture in Northern Ireland increased by 9% within one year reaching £2.43 billion in 2021,...
N.Ireland
Views sought on Farming for Nature
Northern Ireland's Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is seeking views on the proposed 'Farming for Nature Package'...
Agri-Business
Northern Ireland Protocol import inspections to remain in place
Import inspections, linked to the application of the Northern Ireland Protocol, are to remain unchanged for at least the next...
N.Ireland
DAERA seizes illegal veterinary medicines imported from Singapore
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced that they have seized a quantity of illegal veterinary...
N.Ireland
NI Rural Micro Capital scheme surpasses £5 million mark
The Rural Micro Capital Grants Scheme has passed £5 million total allocated, Northern Ireland Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots has...
N.Ireland
DAERA introduces cybersecurity course for farm families
A new Farm Family Key Skills cybersecurity course, 'Working Safe Online' which aims to help farm families work safer online...
Agri-Business
Over 80 bird flu cases in UK and Ireland since start of outbreak
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has said that over 80 cases of bird flu have been...
Arable
DAERA publishes crop production estimates for 2021
Crop production estimates for the main cereal options and potatoes grown in Northern Ireland have been published for 2021, by...
N.Ireland
DAERA issues advice on new BVD requirements for cattle moving south
The Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in Northern Ireland has said that cattle moving to the Republic...
N.Ireland
Poots commits £14m to environmental farming schemes
Some 500 farmers are expected to get the go ahead for environmental farming projects thanks to an estimated £14 million...
N.Ireland
DAERA sheep and goat inventories for 2021 to be completed online
The annual sheep and goat inventories will be completed entirely online again this year, with telephone support for those who...
Pig/Poultry
Temporary Control Zone for NI after third bird flu detection in Monaghan
A Temporary Control Zone (TCZ-B) has been declared in Northern Ireland effective immediately, following the confirmation of Avian Influenza H5N1...
N.Ireland
Glenarm Forest is NI’s first accredited QCC forest conservation project
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has announced Glenarm Forest as Northern Ireland’s first accredited Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy (QCC) conservation forest. Minister...
