Natasha Browne

3,000 NI farmers sign up for soil sampling scheme

N.Ireland

3,000 NI farmers sign up for soil sampling scheme

Almost 3,000 livestock farmers in Northern Ireland have registered for the soil sampling and analysis scheme from the Department of...
Calls for EU-New Zealand free trade deal ‘to respect vulnerable dairy sector’

Agri-Business

Calls for EU-New Zealand free trade deal ‘to respect vulnerable dairy sector’

A call has been made for any free trade deal between the EU and New Zealand to take account of...
EU agri-food exports grew 9% in May

Agri-Business

EU agri-food exports grew 9% in May

Agri-food exports from the EU increased by 9% year-on-year in May, with milk powder and infant food among the biggest...
UK trade secretary slams ‘obsession’ with chlorinated chicken in post-Brexit deal

N.Ireland

UK trade secretary slams ‘obsession’ with chlorinated chicken in post-Brexit deal

The UK’s Secretary of State for International Trade, Liam Fox, has blasted the media for its “obsession” with chlorinated chicken...
IDA to get stronger powers to acquire private land

Agri-Business

IDA to get stronger powers to acquire private land

Priority legislation due for publication this summer includes a provision on strengthening the Industrial Development Authority’s (IDA) powers to use...
Creed in Paris ‘to renew close ties’ on agriculture

Agri-Business

Creed in Paris ‘to renew close ties’ on agriculture

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, was in Paris today, July 21, to meet with France’s...
Locals win battle to stop Wexford wind farm

Rural Life

Locals win battle to stop Wexford wind farm

The High Court has quashed An Bord Pleanala’s planning permission for the development of three wind turbines and an electricity...
Businessman rejects accusations of mixing horsemeat with beef

Agri-Business

Businessman rejects accusations of mixing horsemeat with beef

A businessman refused to accept allegations that he oversaw the mixing of horsemeat with beef at his north London company...
UK farm subsidies to be dealt out on ‘environmental merit’ after Brexit

N.Ireland

UK farm subsidies to be dealt out on ‘environmental merit’ after Brexit

The UK Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs will outline the future of income support for...
Farmers concerned over licensing landscape in EU-Canadian trade agreement

Agri-Business

Farmers concerned over licensing landscape in EU-Canadian trade agreement

Farmers in Ireland and across Europe are reluctant to support the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU...
Agricultural emissions pose challenge for economic competitiveness

Agri-Business

Agricultural emissions pose challenge for economic competitiveness

Agriculture makes the greatest contribution to Ireland’s emissions, despite the industry managing to cut releases to below the peak levels seen...
Decision to ban glyphosate a ‘shared responsibility’ for EU states

Agri-Business

Decision to ban glyphosate a ‘shared responsibility’ for EU states

The majority of EU member states will need to get behind the re-approval of glyphosate before the European Commission decides...
Majority of British farmers lack reliable mobile signal

N.Ireland

Majority of British farmers lack reliable mobile signal

The vast majority of farmers in England and Wales do not have a reliable mobile phone signal, with broadband speeds...
Kerry farmers face potential levies on new farm buildings

Rural Life

Kerry farmers face potential levies on new farm buildings

Farmers in Co. Kerry will be subject to levies on new farm buildings under draft proposals from Kerry County Council...
Lords welcomes EU commitment to avoid hard border

N.Ireland

Lords welcomes EU commitment to avoid hard border

The UK’s House of Lords EU Committee has described itself as “heartened” by the commitment of the European Council and...
Growth in agri-food exports to EU outpaces shipments to Britain

Agri-Business

Growth in agri-food exports to EU outpaces shipments to Britain

The growth in agri-food exports to the EU was higher than increases in shipments to Britain in the first five...
Protest against the export of greyhounds staged outside department HQ

Rural Life

Protest against the export of greyhounds staged outside department HQ

A group of demonstrators gathered outside the headquarters of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine today, July 18,...
Greenways: Compulsory purchase orders are ‘provocative threat to farmers’

Rural Life

Greenways: Compulsory purchase orders are ‘provocative threat to farmers’

The threat of compulsory purchase orders (CPOs) to reclaim farm land for tourism greenways has been described as “provocative” by...