N.Ireland
UFU warns against stock devaluations for TB reactor cattle
Proposals put forward by the Northern Ireland Secretary of State, Chris Heaton-Harris, to cut stock valuations for tuberculosis (TB) reactor...
DAERA
N.Ireland
Final Soil Nutrient Health Scheme analysis event to take place next week
The last event run by the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) to help farmers in Zone 1...
N.Ireland
DAERA meets marts over NIFAIS concerns
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) officials have held an online meeting with representatives of the Northern Ireland...
N.Ireland
Roll out of NIFAIS sees some access 'teething issues' for farmers and vets
The head of the Northern Ireland Farm Animal Information System (NIFAIS) has said that the IT rollout has seen “some...
Dairy
Authorisation needed to transport animals over 65km- DAFM
Requirements have changed for the transport of animals directly from farms or marts in Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Food...
N.Ireland
Consultation on NI carbon budgets gets underway
The first in a series of public meetings that tie-in with the setting of Northern Ireland’s first three carbon budgets...
N.Ireland
£291m in Direct Payments issued to NI farmers
A total of £291.3 million in Direct Payments has been issued to 98% of Northern Ireland farmers today, Friday September...
N.Ireland
DAERA seeks public input on NI emissions targets
Public consultation sessions on Northern Ireland’s carbon budget are being organised by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs...
Environment
Excess agri nutrients behind rise in blue-green algae in NI waters
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has said that excess nutrients from agricultural activities and wastewater pressures...
N.Ireland
DAERA confirms APHIS is up and running again
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has confirmed that Northern Ireland’s Animal and Public Health Information System (APHIS)...
N.Ireland
Markethill cattle sale to go ahead despite APHIS malfunction
Markethill cattle sale in Co. Armagh will go ahead as normal tomorrow (Tuesday, August 22), however delays can be expected....
N.Ireland
Queues at meat plants as APHIS computer system crashes
Northern Ireland’s computerised cattle movement and permitting system, APHIS, seemed to ‘crash’ last night as part of a wider civil...
N.Ireland
UFU worried about farmers meeting soil health scheme deadline
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has warned farmers that they are at risk of losing future farm payments if they...
N.Ireland
Calls for NI farmers to register for Zone 2 of soil health scheme
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has urged farmers to register for Zone 2 of its...
Agri-Business
NI brucellosis compensation rates remain unchanged for August
The brucellosis compensation rates for August 2023 in Northern Ireland remain unchanged, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs...
N.Ireland
NI farms to face vehicle safety inspections from August
An eight-month-long programme of workplace-based vehicle safety inspections on farms across Northern Ireland has been announced today (Monday, July 31)....
N.Ireland
North’s poultry sector on full biosecurity alert
Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) chief executive, Wesley Aston, is advising all poultry farmers in Northern Ireland to maintain the highest...
Rural Life
DAERA call for air pollution evidence 'extremely concerning' - UFU
A formal call for evidence on air pollution by Northern Ireland’s Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is...
