Agri-Business
NI farmers to receive full Direct Payments in October for the first time
Farmers in Northern Ireland will, for the first time, receive their full Direct Payments this month, the region’s Agriculture Minister...
DAERA
Agri-Business
Poots: The EU needs to back off and butt out
Northern Ireland’s Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots has warned the EU to “back off” and “butt out” of decisions over...
Agri-Business
NI vet shortage: Poots insists new TB strategy is ‘a priority’
Fears Northern Ireland’s bovine TB woes could yet again be put on the backburner have been dismissed by Agriculture Minister...
Agri-Business
Stormont Agriculture Committee accused of ‘playing politics’ over Brexit legislation
Stormont Agriculture Committee members took a 15-minute closed session on Thursday, October 1 after tensions rose during a heated discussion...
Environment
Work underway in NI on region’s first ever Clean Air Strategy
Northern Ireland will soon move forward on a clean air strategy that aims to make air quality better, improve health...
Agri-Business
NI beef processors place hope in US to replace ‘lost’ Canadian market
Meat processors in Northern Ireland are hoping newly-cleared access to the US could replace sales to the Canadian market, should...
Agri-Business
Race is on for NI firms to secure US customers for beef
Thousands of Northern Irish farmers will soon see their produce represented in the US as two of the region’s major...
Agri-Business
DAERA publishes ‘Farm Business Data’ handbook
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has published its Farm Business Data 2020 planning handbook. The...
N.Ireland
Poots announces 4.3% increase to BPS entitlements for 2020
Northern Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture Edwin Poots has announced that a linear increase of 4.3% will be applied to all...
N.Ireland
Chief vet warns of ‘robbing Peter to pay Paul’ for NI Brexit preparations
A shuffle underway at Dundonald House to redeploy staff to ramp up Brexit preparations has sparked concern animal health programmes,...
N.Ireland
DAERA permanent secretary admits ‘acting against minister’s wishes’ over Brexit plans
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) permanent secretary Denis McMahon has admitted acting against the minister’s wishes to...
N.Ireland
Poots announces new Brucellosis protocol for Northern Ireland
A new surveillance protocol for Brucellosis will benefit farmers and industry, Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has said. The revised surveillance...
Environment
Poots announces £645,000 of additional funding for NI environmental projects
An additional £645,000 will be made available for environmental projects across Northern Ireland, the region’s Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister...
Agri-Business
Payments for NI’s £18 million Covid-19 farm support fund to begin today
Payments for Northern Ireland’s £18 million Covid-19 farm support fund are set to begin today (Monday, September 28). More than 11,000...
Agri-Business
Independent review issues ‘red status’ on DAERA’s Brexit preparations
An independent review of DAERA’s Brexit preparations has issued a ‘red status’ warning over the region’s preparedness. The external review of...
Agri-Business
‘Entirely illogical’: Poots defends decision to intervene over SES ammonia limits
Minister Poots has defended his decision to intervene over agricultural planning issues in Northern Ireland. Shared Environmental Services (SES), a...
Environment
Online seminar series to examine the science behind NI’s ammonia woes
A series of three lunchtime webinars will explore the science behind Northern Ireland’s agricultural woes with ammonia. Run by the...
Beef
NI farmers warned All-Ireland PGI ‘may not be practical’
Officials are claiming it “may not be practical” to include Northern Ireland in plans for Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status...
