Environment
NI net-zero: NI falling short on tree planting targets by 90%
Northern Ireland is falling short on tree planting levels required to pave the way to net-zero ambitions by more than...
DAERA
N.Ireland
UFU threatens to end cooperation with department over ‘TB inaction’
Tensions were said to have "run very high" during a meeting this week between the chief vet Ulster Farmers’ Union...
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...
N.Ireland
Brexit creating major problems for agriculture in NI – MLA
Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (AERA) Committee chairperson, Declan McAleer MLA, used the recent Stormont debate on the budget to...
Agri-Business
Greenhouse gas emissions from NI agriculture up 1%
Greenhouse gas emissions from Northern Irish agriculture have increased by 1% over the last recorded year, according to the latest...
Agri-Business
Agriculture Committee: ‘Coded’ Crimestoppers report prompted ports decision
A 'coded report' regarding the safety of port staff was made to Crimestoppers Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has...
Agri-Business
Fertiliser sales up more than 20% in NI in 2020
Fertiliser deliveries have increased again at the start of 2021 in Northern Ireland, according to the latest official fertiliser statistics....
Environment
Poots to submit application for NI’s first Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy project
Northern Ireland could have its first-ever forestry project dedicated to the Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy (QCC) initiative at the Glenarm Estate,...
Environment
NI peatland strategy proposes payments for bog restoration
Future land management schemes could pay landowners to maintain peatland through low-impact farming methods. The Northern Ireland Peatland Strategy 2021-2040...
Environment
Man fined for breaches of waste management legislation
A man from Co. Down was issued with a fine of £2,000 for breaches of waste management legislation, according to...
Environment
Poots launches Peatland Strategy consultation
Northern Ireland Environment Minister, Edwin Poots, has launched a public consultation on a new 20-year plan to restore the region's...
Agri-Business
Royalty dispute sees AFBI cease to pay Corporation Tax
Royalty payments made to the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) have slumped to the degree that the institute no longer...
Agri-Business
£200,000 Water Quality Improvement initiative launched in NI
Northern Ireland Environment Minister Edwin Poots has announced a £200,000 initiative to support water quality projects in the region. Minister...
N.Ireland
‘Potentially serious’ viral disease ILT discovered in poultry flocks in NI
A potentially serious viral infection, ILT, has started to spread through Northern Ireland (NI) poultry flocks, the Department of Agriculture,...
N.Ireland
NI Agriculture Minister confirmed as DUP reshuffles Executive team
Newly-elected DUP leader Edwin Poots has confirmed he will stay on as Northern Ireland (NI) Agriculture Minister, officially turning down...
Agri-Business
Rural halls funding deadline approaches in NI
The deadline to apply for a £1 million fund to support the refurbishment of rural halls in Northern Ireland is...
Agri-Business
‘Staggering’ cost of NI’s Brexit customs posts revealed
Agri-food customs posts required in Northern Ireland (NI) have cost more than £24.4 million to staff in their first year....
Agri-Business
Cranswick Foods becomes NI’s first agri-food firm to achieve carbon-neutral status
Pork processor Cranswick Country Foods has become the first agri-food company in Northern Ireland (NI) to be officially recognised as...
