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HSENI launches farm safety poster competition following recent incidents involving children

May 31, 2020

N.Ireland

The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has launched a poster competition…

NI farm lobby body warns against June start date for farm inspections

May 29, 2020

N.Ireland

A group representing three Northern Ireland farming bodies has warned against recommencing on-farm inspections on June 8. Northern Ireland Farm Groups – an…

‘Over the years, silage DM content has increased; but nutritional quality hasn’t’

May 29, 2020

N.Ireland

Little improvements have been made in the nutritional quality of Northern Ireland silage over the last decade, according to a College of Agriculture…

NI Minister of Agriculture to review pause on routine inspections

May 29, 2020

N.Ireland

Routine departmental farm inspections could soon resume in Northern Ireland, as the Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots outlines steps to review the suspension.…

UFU proposes drive-in AGM and presidential election

May 27, 2020

N.Ireland

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is proposing to hold a drive-in annual general meeting so that it can elect its next president. Coronavirus…

CAFRE to launch new dairy beef knowledge transfer project

May 27, 2020

N.Ireland

Northern Ireland’s College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) has announced plans to launch a new dairy-beef programme to help make finishing dairy-bred…

AgriSearch seeks farmers’ views on its work

May 27, 2020

N.Ireland

Northern Ireland agricultural research body AgriSearch is seeking farmers’ views on its work as part of a wide-ranging review of its research and…

Date set for Farm Quality Assurance inspections to resume in NI

May 26, 2020

N.Ireland

The Northern Ireland Beef and Lamb Farm Quality Assurance Scheme (FQAS) Industry Board has said it will soon resume inspections. However, the board…

Police pull tractor driver for motorway mishap on M1

May 25, 2020

Machinery

A tractor driver was pulled in by police officers when travelling on the M1 motorway last week, resulting in a penalty for the…

DAERA Minister supports the ‘Milk Your Moments’ campaign

May 25, 2020

N.Ireland

Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has given his support to a UK-wide campaign that aims to encourage people to drink milk. The £1 million…

Man killed in farm accident in Antrim

May 23, 2020

N.Ireland

Enquiries are being made by authorities following the death of a man in a farm accident in Co. Antrim earlier this week. The…

JCB workers to vote on new arrangements to avoid job losses

May 22, 2020

Machinery

JCB has reached agreement with the GMB Union on a new working pattern that is designed to safeguard up to 915 hourly-paid shop…

AgriSearch board appoints 2 new trustees

May 22, 2020

N.Ireland

The farmer-funded research and innovation body, AgriSearch, has announced two new appointments to its Board of Trustees. It comes as Fred Allen, who…

CAFRE Level 2 courses to be ‘open for business’ from June

May 21, 2020

N.Ireland

Northern Ireland’s College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) has announced plans to open applications for the next round of its part-time Level…

Minister Poots to begin work to divvy up £25 million Covid fund

May 20, 2020

N.Ireland

Northern Ireland Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots has said he will soon start work to divvy up a £25 million emergency funding boost…

24,500 Single Applications submitted on time in Northern Ireland

May 20, 2020

N.Ireland

Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has confirmed that 24,494 Single Applications were received by the deadline on May…

Dale Farm boss appointed as new NIFDA chairman

May 20, 2020

N.Ireland

Dale Farm group chief executive Nick Whelan has been appointed as the new chairman of the Northern Ireland Food and Drink Association (NIFDA). Whelan…

NI allocates £25 million of its Covid emergency fund to agri-food

May 19, 2020

N.Ireland

Northern Ireland’s Department of Finance has made £25 million emergency Covid-19 funding available to the region’s agri-food sector. It was part of a…

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