Agri-Business
DAERA to launch pilot payment scheme for protein crops
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture has announced plans to launch a pilot payment scheme for local growers to produce protein...
DAERA
Agri-Business
£292.7 million issued in Direct Payments in NI
More than 99% of farmers in Northern Ireland have received their full Direct Payment for 2020, Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots...
Environment
Poots announces £4 Million Small Woodland Grant Scheme
A new £4 million grant scheme that aims to encourage Northern Irish landowners to plant their own native woodlands, has...
Agri-Business
Latest round of EFS agreements issued
Approximately 160 Higher and 370 Wider offers will be issued as part of the fourth tranche of the Environmental Farming...
Agri-Business
New board member appointed to the Livestock and Meat Commission
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA has announced the appointment of a new board member to the Livestock and...
N.Ireland
DAERA to hold a final EU Exit awareness webinar
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is encouraging agri-food businesses and traders to take part in the...
Environment
Poots launches public consultation on NI’s first-ever Climate Change Bill
The Northern Ireland Executive’s first-ever Climate Change Bill could “revolutionise” the region’s approach to climate change, according to Environment Minister Edwin...
N.Ireland
3,800 apply for Northern Ireland’s FBIS Tier 1
Three times as many farmers have applied for the latest round of the Farm Business Improvement Scheme (FBIS) than there are...
Agri-Business
New ‘Beacon Farm Network’ to include 50 NI farms
Northern Ireland agricultural research body AgriSearch has warned farmers they must develop ways to prove and communicate their sustainability credentials...
Agri-Business
2020 NI animal inventory to be carried out online
The Annual Animal Inventories will be completed entirely online this year due to Covid-19, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister admitted to hospital
Northern Ireland Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots is recovering in hospital following emergency surgery on Sunday (December...
Agri-Business
DAERA invites applications for Dairy Technology Demonstration Farms
Applications for a network of Technology Demonstration Farms (TDF) are being invited by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural...
N.Ireland
Avian Influenza Prevention Zone to be declared in Northern Ireland from midnight
An Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) will come into effect in Nothern Ireland from midnight tonight (December 1). The AIPZ...
Environment
NI Water pledges to plant 1 million trees in 10 years
Northern Ireland’s second-largest landowner, NI Water, has pledged to plant one million trees over the next 10 years. The large-scale...
Environment
Poots pumps over £1.1 million into NI environmental projects
Environment Minister Edwin Poots has announced over £1.1 million of funding for 35 environmental projects across Northern Ireland thanks to...
N.Ireland
DAERA to take responsible antibiotics use courses online
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has had to take its responsible antibiotics use courses online...
Agri-Business
DAERA launches ‘Major Emergency Response Plan’ as Brexit preparations hit critical stage
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has launched a ‘Major Emergency Response Plan’ as Brexit preparations...
N.Ireland
Dungiven farmer fined £750 for breaches of movement notifications
A Dungiven farmer has been convicted of five charges relating to failure to record animal movements to and from his...
