N.Ireland
NI farmer and owl conservationist slams ‘ludicrous’ EFS
A Co. Down farmer and wildlife conservationist has highlighted inadequacies in Northern Ireland’s current agri-environment legislation, referring to it as...
EFS
Agri-Business
DAERA releases opening dates for the EFS Higher Level
The eighth tranche of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) Higher Level, is...
N.Ireland
Muir announces payments of more than £9m to EFS participants
The Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir MLA, has announced payments totalling £9.4 million to Environmental Farming...
N.Ireland
NI farmers reminded to make EFS claim confirmation next month
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has reminded farmers in the Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) to complete...
N.Ireland
Applications for EFS Tranche 6 now open
Northern Ireland Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots, has announced that Tranche 6 of the Wider Level...
N.Ireland
CAFRE farm walk in Enniskillen to focus on EFS
Northern Ireland’s College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is set to host a farm walk at its Enniskillen...
N.Ireland
Latest EFS application window opens for NI farmers
The sixth tranche of the Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) Higher Level is now open for applications, and will remain so...
N.Ireland
EFS payments of over £6m issue to NI farmers
Payments of more than £6 million have issued to Northern Irish farmers participating in the Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS). The...
N.Ireland
EFS payments of over £6m issue to NI farmers
Payments of more than £6 million have issued to Northern Irish farmers participating in the Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS). The...
Environment
NI farmers urged to use EFS to improve water quality
Northern Ireland's Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots has reminded farmers of the potential to use the...
Environment
Minister opens fifth EFS round during Co. Down farm visit
Northern Ireland Agriculture and Environment Minister Edwin Poots has opened applications for the fifth round of the Environmental Farming Scheme...
Environment
Poots announces 2 further EFS tranches on UFU president’s farm
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots announced he has secured funding for a fifth and sixth tranche of the Environmental...
Agri-Business
Latest round of EFS agreements issued
Approximately 160 Higher and 370 Wider offers will be issued as part of the fourth tranche of the Environmental Farming...
Agri-Business
EFS grants: Farmers urged to be aware of what they are agreeing to
Northern Ireland farmers considering signing up to the latest round of the Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) are urged to be mindful...
Environment
Fence post shortage causes delays to Environmental Farming Scheme
A shortage of suitable stock-proof fence posts has prevented some Northern Ireland Environmental Farming Scheme participants from meeting the programme’s...
Environment
DAERA issues new Environmental Farming Scheme agreements
Farmers who have applied for the latest round of Northern Ireland’s Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) should keep an eye on...
N.Ireland
2 weeks left for farmers to apply for NI Environmental Farming Scheme
Farmers in Northern Ireland have just two weeks left to apply for the Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS), with the deadline set...
N.Ireland
Applications to the North's Environmental Farming Scheme to open soon
Online applications to Northern Ireland’s Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) are scheduled to open on Monday, February 27. The EFS is the Department...
