N.Ireland
DAERA opens applications for leadership roles
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has today (Monday, November 18) opened applications to recruit non-executive board members...
DAERA
Agri-Business
DAERA seeks directors for departmental and agency boards
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has today (Monday, November 18) launched a competition to recruit non-executive...
N.Ireland
First Northern Ireland Food Strategy Framework launched
Northern Ireland’s first Food Strategy Framework was launched today (Thursday, November 14) by Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs...
N.Ireland
DAERA: Rural Micro Capital Grant Scheme open for applications
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced that a new £1.1 million tranche of the Rural...
N.Ireland
Ministers meet with contractors tasked with saving Lough Neagh
Stormont ministers have met with the five bodies tasked with finding solutions to treat and reduce the incidence of blue-green...
N.Ireland
DAERA warns poultry sector of winter bird flu spread
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is urging all bird keepers in Northern Ireland to prepare for...
N.Ireland
DAERA report shows 44% fall in total farm income farming in 2023
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has released the Statistical Review of Northern Ireland Agriculture, 2023, which...
Forestry
New project to preserve and revive ash trees launched
A new forestry research project, AshforFuture, aimed at preserving and reviving ash trees in Ireland, was officially launched by Minister...
N.Ireland
DAERA extends CNCC chair and deputy chair application deadline
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has extended the deadline for applications for a new chair and...
N.Ireland
£15,000 of funding announced for NI farming group
The Royal Countryside Fund (RCF) has announced £170,000 of new support for nine farming groups in England, Scotland, and NI,...
N.Ireland
Research vessel to monitor blue green algae on Lough Neagh
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced that a research vessel will help in the monitoring...
Agri-Business
Muir pledges continued support for NI pig industry
Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir has committed to address challenges in the Northern Ireland pig industry....
N.Ireland
Technology demonstration farm scheme to be extended – DAERA
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has confirmed that the technology demonstration farm scheme will be extended...
N.Ireland
NI farmers reminded to ‘opt-in’ to Beef Carbon Reduction Scheme
Beef farmers in Northern Ireland are being reminded that they must ‘opt-in’ to the Beef Carbon Reduction Scheme (BCR) on...
N.Ireland
Local agri-show societies in NI need govt funding – NISA
Northern Ireland’s 12 local agricultural show societies need core government funding, if they are to develop into the future. This...
N.Ireland
DAERA: New £4m project aims to reduce ‘excess phosphorus’ from slurry
Farming, energy and rural advisory business, BH Estates, has been awarded £4 million by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and...
N.Ireland
MP Lockhart condemns Westminster’s ‘complete disregard for NI’
MP Carla Lockhart has repeated her calls for Westminster to recognise the value of Northern Ireland’s agriculture by providing a...
N.Ireland
Muir launches Farming for the Generations Pilot Scheme
Northern Ireland’s Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister, Andrew Muir, has announced the launch of the Farming for the Generations pilot...
