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...
DAERA
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...
N.Ireland
New bursary to mark centenary for NI agri students
A new bursary to mark Northern Ireland’s Centenary has been launched by Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister, Edwin Poots....
Environment
Greenhouse Gas methodology changes means more bang for NI’s climate action efforts
Changes to how Greenhouse Gas emissions will be measured mean Northern Ireland will achieve a larger contribution to the UK's...
Environment
NI protein crop pilot payments to be issued next week
Payments for Northern Ireland's pilot protein crops scheme are set to begin next week. The Department of Agriculture, Environment and...
Agri-Business
Minister Poots launches new Northern Ireland Food Strategy Framework
Making Northern Ireland a world-class food region, that provides safe, healthy and environmentally friendly food for the future is the...
Environment
‘Countryside COP’ to take place this week
An environmental conference taking place this week - Countryside COP - hopes to showcase and inspire actions to tackle the...
Environment
New air quality alert system launched for NI
Northern Ireland Environment Minister Edwin Poots has announced changes to his department’s High Air Pollution Alert Protocol to improve public...
N.Ireland
Applications open for CAFRE Advisory Group industry reps
Applications have opened for four new members of CAFRE’s College Advisory Group (CAG). The group makes recommendations regarding the College...
N.Ireland
Armagh farmer fined for failing to notify department of livestock movements
An Armagh farmer has been convicted at Armagh Magistrates Court today (October 4) for two charges relating to livestock movements...
Environment
Poots invests in NI ‘climate literacy’ project ahead of COP26
Northern Ireland's Department of Agriculture and Environment has invested in a 'Carbon Literacy' project to better inform the public about...
Environment
Compromise on the cards as DAERA Climate Bill passes second stage at Stormont
Compromise could be on the cards as the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs' (DAERA) Climate Change Bill has passed...
Environment
Poots joins with NI scouts to plants tree for region’s centenary
As part of the Northern Ireland centenary celebrations, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Minister Edwin Poots has...
Environment
Poots launches first-ever scheme to protect NI’s pollinators
Environment Minister Edwin Poots has launched Northern Ireland’s first-ever Rural Community Pollinator Scheme to protect the health of the egion's...
Agri-Business
UFU urges DAERA to act over NI’s pig sector pressures
Shoppers could see fewer of their favourite pork products on supermarket shelves this Christmas, while farmers struggle to cope with...
N.Ireland
Former department vet wins tribunal over ‘deleted’ livestock movements
A former vet within the Department of Agriculture's Veterinary Service Animal Health Group has won a landmark action against the...
