N.Ireland
Application deadline for Tier 2 of improvement scheme in the North extended
Farmers in Northern Ireland have been given more time to submit applications to Tier 2 of the £250,000 (€289,800) Farm Business...
N.Ireland
Farmers in Northern Ireland have been given more time to submit applications to Tier 2 of the £250,000 (€289,800) Farm Business...
Dairy
Milk production in Northern Ireland fell by 2.5% in 2016 compared to the previous year, the latest figures from the Department...
N.Ireland
Provisional figures indicate that the ‘Total Income from Farming’ (TIFF) in the North rose by 22% in 2016 (21% in...
N.Ireland
The Agri-Food Strategy Board has been given an extension to carry on working until May 31 by the Minister for...
N.Ireland
The Environmental Farming Scheme in the North is due to open at the end of February, while a number of...
Beef
Farmers must check that they have paid the required level of postage on calf tissue samples sent for BVD testing,...
Pig/Poultry
The bird flu prevention zone in Northern Ireland, which was declared just before Christmas, has been extended until March 16....
N.Ireland
Applications for funding for projects aimed at raising the profile of quality regional food in the North will be accepted...
N.Ireland
Over 80 farmers in Northern Ireland have applied to take part in AgriSearch’s two new, on-farm research projects – an over-subscription...
Environment
The dairy farming sector in Northern Ireland has continued to reduce its carbon footprint, a report relating to greenhouse gas...
N.Ireland
Dairy farmers in Northern Ireland have seen farm gate milk prices in November rise by 4.95p/L (5.8c/L) compared to the...
N.Ireland
A badger control policy should be implemented in Northern Ireland to reduce the overall level of infection in the badger population,...
Agri-Business
Over €28m worth of funding has been awarded for collaborative inter-institutional research projects by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael...
N.Ireland
Farmers in Northern Ireland are being encouraged by the Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Michelle Mcllveen to attend...
Environment
A farmer in Northern Ireland has been fined £650 (€770) for making a polluting discharge to a waterway in 2015. Robert...
N.Ireland
Production levels across all of the main cereal crops and potatoes is estimated to fall in the North this year,...
N.Ireland
Effective bio-security measures by bird keepers are vital in protecting Northern Ireland against the threat of avian influenza, according to...
N.Ireland
A new action plan aimed at improving animal welfare enforcement will see the maximum jail sentence for animal welfare offences in the...