N.Ireland
Poots marks NI100 with tree-planting event
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots, has planted a Coral Bark Maple tree on the grounds of...
DAERA
N.Ireland
Poots: It’s time to stop wasting taxpayers’ money on TB
Northern Ireland's £40 million annual spend on bovine TB needs to end, Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has warned. Speaking at...
Agri-Business
NI Agriculture Minister to seek Judicial Review over NI Protocol
Northern Ireland's (NI) Agriculture Minister has said he plans to initiate Judicial Review proceedings over the Northern Ireland Protocol. Speaking...
Agri-Business
Poots announces £75 million investment in CAFRE campuses
Northern Ireland's agri-food higher education campuses (CAFRE) are set to undergo a transformation as part of a £75 million investment....
Agri-Business
Poots offers first hints of NI’s new Agricultural Policy
Minister Poots has offered the first hints of what Northern Ireland's new Agricultural Policy will look like. It comes as...
N.Ireland
£3.5 million announced for Sperrins flood farmers
Minister Poots is understood to have announced a £3.5 million support package for farmers in the Sperrins affected by floods...
Agri-Business
Innovation Strategy sets out plan for getting ag-tech on to NI farms
Ag-tech - big data, artificial intelligence and the transformative bio-economy - set to be prioritised for government support for Northern...
N.Ireland
First rural funding scheme offer made to NI social enterprise
Northern Ireland Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots has handed over the first grant from a new rural fund to help...
Environment
NI’s new river basin management strategy to crack down on pesticide run-off
Key target measures have been drafted as part of NI's new river basin management strategy to crack down on water...
Agri-Business
Northern Ireland agri-food businesses celebrate 2021 Apprenticeship Week
Northern Ireland agri-food business Lakeland Dairies is celebrating the benefits of helping students complete their training during this year's Apprenticeship...
Agri-Business
Two-thirds of NI farmers yet to submit Single Application
Two-thirds of Northern Ireland farmers had yet to submit their Single Application Forms for the Basic Payment Scheme, just a...
N.Ireland
Court orders release of four horses held at NI Port for a month
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has welcomed the release of four horses held at Belfast Port for more than...
Agri-Business
NI veterinary school: 200 vets needed for Brexit checks
Northern Ireland's vet shortage appears to be coming to a head as Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots warns as many as...
Environment
Poots to boost Environment Fund Challenge by extra £2 million
Environment Minister Edwin Poots has announced a further £2 million will be made available for projects through the Environment Fund....
N.Ireland
DAERA announces ‘digital poverty’ payments for CAFRE students
Students at the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) are to be eligible for a share of a...
Agri-Business
DAERA customs infrastructure delay could cost public extra £300,000
Compensation paid to firms involved in the construction of DAERA customs infrastructure, as a result of delays starting the build,...
N.Ireland
Business plan completed for NI’s new bovine TB strategy
Department officials have now completed work on the business case for Northern Ireland's new bovine TB strategy, with plans to...
N.Ireland
Poots was ‘not convinced’ PSNI had full understanding of port staff threats
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots told officials he was "not convinced" police had a full understanding of the perceived...
