Grass
Free soil sampling scheme launched in western Northern Ireland
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced it will open up a free soil sampling and...
DAERA
N.Ireland
UFU granted judicial review to challenge DAERA CAP appeals decision
High Court has granted permission for a judicial review into a decision made by Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture (DAERA) to...
N.Ireland
Final year of NI ‘Test and Vaccinate or Remove’ badger project gets under way
The fifth and final year of the department’s Test and Vaccinate or Remove (TVR) Wildlife Intervention Research Project commenced today...
N.Ireland
DAERA and Defra approaches to tacking TB ‘poles apart’
Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) leader Robin Swann has lambasted Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) for...
N.Ireland
Lakeland signs NIEA deal to encourage farmers to reduce ammonia
One of Northern Ireland’s largest milk processors has signed a deal with the region’s environment agency to help its suppliers...
N.Ireland
Farmer at centre of neighbour cattle theft case sentenced
By Michael Kenwood A north Down farmer found guilty of stealing five pedigree Holstein heifers from his neighbour’s farm, removing...
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...
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...
