Agri-Business
NI marts establishing protocols to facilitate reopening
Northern Ireland mart managers are working alongside the region’s Department of Agriculture (DAERA) to ensure livestock movements can continue. Addressing...
DAERA
Agri-Business
DAERA relaxes herd restrictions for herds overdue TB tests
Northern Ireland’s Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots has relaxed herd restrictions for herds overdue their TB tests. The decision comes...
N.Ireland
Farmers urged to reduce risks as Northern Ireland’s Air Ambulance is grounded
Farmers in Northern Ireland have been urged to take extra measures to reduce their risk of an accident while working....
Agri-Business
Minister Poots meets with retailers over Polish beef imports
Northern Ireland’s Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots has met with retailers to voice his concerns over Polish beef imports. Farmers...
N.Ireland
DAERA minister calls for halt to prescribed burning
Northern Ireland Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots has urged farmers and land managers to halt all prescribed burning in the...
Agri-Business
NI NAP derogation and accounts submission deadlines extended
Key nutrient paperwork deadlines have been extended until April 30 in Northern Ireland, Minister Edwin Poots has confirmed. Farmers will now...
Agri-Business
TB testing suspended in Northern Ireland
All TB testing will cease in Northern Ireland with immediate effect, the region’s Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots has announced. In...
Agri-Business
NI farmers urged to complete Single Application now
The Minister for Agriculture in Northern Ireland, Edwin Poots has urged all farmers and agents to continue to submit their...
N.Ireland
DAERA minister appoints new deputy chair to the AFBI Board
DAERA Minister Edwin Poots has announced the appointment of Mrs. Roberta Brownlee as the new deputy chairman of the Board...
Agri-Business
Department encourages farmers to phone-in cattle movements
A new, extended telephone service has been set up by Northern Ireland Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots to avoid delays in...
Agri-Business
NI agriculture minister halts all routine farm inspections
All routine farm inspections will be paused until 30 April 2020, Northern Ireland’s Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots has confirmed...
Arable
3-crop rule lifted in Northern Ireland for 2020
Growers in Northern Ireland have been granted a derogation to the crop diversification requirement of the Basic Payment Scheme for...
Agri-Business
Covid-19: Farmers urged to have a plan in place in case they get sick
Northern Ireland farmers have been urged to make contingency plans for their farms in case they are infected with Covid-19...
Agri-Business
Department to continue farm inspections and TB testing in NI
Departmental farm inspections and testing for bovine TB are set to continue in Northern Ireland, despite extreme lockdown measures across...
N.Ireland
Face-to-face teaching stops at NI’s agricultural college
Northern Ireland’s agricultural college – CAFRE – has ceased all face-to-face teaching and education programmes. The decision was made by DAERA...
Forestry
1,000 saplings planted as part of new DAERA programme
DAERA’s largest ever public tree planting event took place on Monday, March 9, as around 400 school pupils planted 1,000...
Agri-Business
Amendments made Traunches 3 and 4 of NI’s Environmental Farming Scheme
Northern Ireland’s Agriculture Minister has announced that Tranches 3 and 4 of the delayed Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) will now proceed...
N.Ireland
Want to have your say on future NI agricultural policy? Now’s your chance
Farmers across Northern Ireland are being encouraged to participate in an important survey to seek their opinions on current and...
