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...
DAERA
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...
N.Ireland
UFU’s cross-compliance case against DAERA settled
A second judicial review against DAERA and NIEA, supported by the Ulster Farmers’ Union, on CAP cross-compliance breaches has been...
N.Ireland
Direct payments and Young Farmers’ Payment exchange rate confirmed
The exchange rate to be used to calculate 2018 direct payments and the Young Farmers’ Payment was announced by the...
N.Ireland
Loughry CAFRE students set off stateside
Each year students at Northern Ireland’s CAFRE colleges are given the opportunity to compete for a place to study in...
Environment
NI river water quality dipped slightly in last 3 years – DAERA
Northern Ireland’s river quality has dipped slightly in the past three years – but marine water bodies are marginally better,...
Arable
Poor soil structure could cost up to £220/ha…but can you avoid common pitfalls?
Healthy soils are said to be the engine driving production on any farm; but just how much could poor soil...
Beef
First consignment of Northern Irish beef lands in the Philippines
The first consignment of Northern Irish beef under the new trade agreement has arrived in the Philippines and is now on...
Agri-Business
NI’s post-Brexit framework document gets the nod from union
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has welcomed the long-awaited publication of post-Brexit options for the farming industry in Northern Ireland....
N.Ireland
DAERA launches consultation on post-Brexit agricultural policy for Northern Ireland
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is to engage with the wider farming, food and environmental sectors...
Environment
Northern Ireland Environmental Farming Scheme inspections underway
Inspections for Northern Ireland’s Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) farms are about to begin. Participants will have already claimed for the...
Arable
98% of Northern Ireland soils inadequately analysed
‘Soil Health’ is a relatively new term that is being discussed more and more by farmers, growers, agronomists and researchers....
N.Ireland
Co. Down farmer fined following welfare charges
A Co. Down farmer was today fined and sentenced to three months in prison, suspended for two years, on animal...
Environment
Is it legal to draw water from the source in Northern Ireland?
With the dry weather continuing, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has urged businesses, councils and farmers...
Agri-Business
Sustainable soil events to demonstrate good field management
The Sustainable Soil Management Events are the latest in a series of Farm Family Key Skills workshops for farmers, family...
