Dairy
Antibiotics training days launched for Northern Ireland dairy farmers
A new training course to explain more about Anti-microbial Resistance (AMR) and how to minimise its risks on dairy farms is...
DAERA
Agri-Business
Number of animal welfare complaints drops on NI farms
The number of complaints made about animal welfare on Northern Ireland farms fell in 2017 while complaints regarding non-farmed animals...
N.Ireland
DAERA launches 2019 Postgraduate Research Competition
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced the opening of the annual Postgraduate Studentship competition for...
Arable
Mixed fortunes as NI crop yields and production estimates published
Yield and production estimates for the main cereal crops and potatoes in Northern Ireland show barley in the region bucked...
N.Ireland
Bluetongue detected in cow imported from France
Farmers have been urged to remain vigilant after Bluetongue was detected in Northern Ireland in a heifer imported from France....
Agri-Business
Northern Ireland pays out £85 million in final Direct Payments on day 1
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced that full or balance Direct Payments have been...
Arable
Arable Conference 2019 Guy Smith announced as keynote speaker
National Farmers’ Union deputy president Guy Smith has been announced as the keynote speaker for the 2019 Arable Conference. The...
Agri-Business
97% of Advance Direct Payments completed in Northern Ireland
Payments totalling £190 million have been made to almost 23,300 Northern Ireland farm businesses ahead of schedule. The figure confirmed by the...
N.Ireland
First NI farmer convicted for BVD-related movement offences
A Co. Fermanagh farmer has been convicted for three BVD-related offences in what has become the first conviction of its type...
Agri-Business
‘Making Tax Digital’ business planning seminar dates announced
A number of seminars focusing on tax areas affecting Northern Ireland farm businesses are set to be delivered over the...
Agri-Business
Defra urged to act now over Brexit challenges for NI farming
A Westminster report examining the prospects of Northern Ireland farming post-Brexit warns Defra has not done enough given the lack...
Agri-Business
New licensing procedures introduced for NI imports of British semen
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture has announced it will introduce new licensing procedures for importing bovine semen into the region...
N.Ireland
UFU and DAERA come to CAP review agreement outside of court
Farmers in Northern Ireland will retain the right to have an independent review of their CAP application – but only...
Agri-Business
Agricultural research projects awarded £750,000 funding
Pioneering agricultural research into genetic resistance to TB and an electronic bovine disease diagnosis platform are among three projects in...
N.Ireland
£362,000 boost announced for 2 fish and farming research projects
Two Northern Ireland research institutions – AFBI and Ulster University – are set to benefit from more than £362,000 of...
Agri-Business
20% of Northern Ireland's farm workers from abroad
One in five paid Northern Ireland farm workers are migrants, according to the latest Departmental figures. The figures, put together...
N.Ireland
Father and son who tried to fake TB test reactions convicted in court
A father and son from Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland, who attempted to alter TB test reactions, have been convicted on...
Rural Life
Father and son who tried to fake TB test reactions convicted in court
A father and son from Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland, who attempted to alter TB test reactions, have been convicted on...
