N.Ireland
US-Ireland agri-research funding programme now open
Submissions are now open for research institutions in Northern Ireland to apply for funding for joint projects with the United...
DAERA
N.Ireland
New TB partnership members named
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has today announced the new chairman and first four members...
N.Ireland
DAERA outlines progress in tackling ammonia
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has published a report outlining its progress on ammonia. The...
N.Ireland
Why African Swine Fever could be pigs' next big threat
“It doesn’t take a bad person to bring in disease into a country – it just takes a careless one,”...
N.Ireland
Union and unionists engage in 'reactor fraud' spat
A war of words has erupted between the Ulster Farmers’ Union and Ulster Unionists over allegations the ear tags of...
N.Ireland
3-crop rule derogation secured for Northern Ireland
Arable farmers in Northern Ireland have been granted a derogation on the ‘three-crop rule’ this year, the Department of Agriculture,...
Schemes
Half of NI Single Application forms still outstanding
Less than two weeks until the deadline, almost half of Northern Ireland’s Single Application forms are yet to be received....
N.Ireland
Reactor fraud: TB DNA proposals stalled by ministerial absence
Proposals to take DNA samples as soon as TB reactors are found as standard procedure in Northern Ireland could combat...
N.Ireland
Exercise Blackthorn: If Foot and Mouth broke out today what would happen?
If Foot and Mouth broke out in Northern Ireland today, ports would close, Balmoral Show would be cancelled and a...
N.Ireland
NIEA chief admits ammonia is becoming 'the new nitrates'
A response to the ammonia consultation held earlier this year is expected imminently, with a working action plan set to...
N.Ireland
Exercise Blackthorn begins today with simulated Foot and Mouth outbreak
Senior figures from the UK’s four regional agricultural departments have come together today for a major Government exercise to test Foot...
N.Ireland
Through the inspector's eyes: First look at NI's new environmental audit
A new pilot scheme to improve the environment, reduce the number of on-farm inspections and help farmers comply with payment...
N.Ireland
Single Application: 3 weeks to go and two-thirds still haven't applied
Farmers have been urged not to leave their Single Application until the last minute, as just three weeks before the...
N.Ireland
Department offers EFS weather extension option
Farmers who are facing difficulties meeting the completion dates for Northern Ireland’s Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) ‘Wider’ due to the...
N.Ireland
New environmental scheme could 'cut number of inspections'
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture has launched a new scheme which it says could improve the environment, while also reducing...
N.Ireland
Brussels calls for more information ahead of NI 3-crop rule decision
The European Commission is understood to have asked Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture for more information ahead of any decision...
N.Ireland
First case of bovine Schmallenberg confirmed in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland’s first case of bovine foetal deformity due to Schmallenberg virus in 2018 has been confirmed in a stillborn calf...
Arable
DAERA backs calls for 3-crop rule derogation
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has added its backing to calls for an exemption to...
