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DAERA launches 2020 postgraduate studentship scheme

December 11, 2019

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has opened applications for its 2020 postgraduate studentship scheme. The scheme offers 12 new…

New record for Northern Ireland direct payments…but how much was paid out?

December 9, 2019

N.Ireland

Almost all (99%) of Northern Ireland’s farmers have been issued with their full or balance direct payments on the first day of the…

Land mobility: Calls for tax relief to support scheme in NI

November 27, 2019

N.Ireland

Northern Ireland’s Land Mobility manager has called for tax relief similar to the Republic of Ireland to encourage landowners to move away from…

Northern Ireland’s Land Mobility Programme initiates second phase

November 27, 2019

N.Ireland

Northern Ireland’s Land Mobility Programme has moved into its second phase. It follows a two-year pilot, during which 28 ‘arrangements’ have been made.…

First case of CAE goat disease discovered in Northern Ireland

November 21, 2019

N.Ireland

The first case in Northern Ireland of the goat disease, Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis (CAE), has been confirmed by the Department of Agriculture, Environment…

First aid courses for Northern Ireland farm families launched

October 27, 2019

N.Ireland

A new series of free workshops could have the potential to save lives on Northern Ireland farms. It comes as statistics from the…

NI farm groups meet Westminster MP on beef prices

October 21, 2019

Beef

Norther Ireland Farm Groups (NIFG), an umbrella group for a number of farmer representative organisations in the north, have met with a North…

UK beef granted access to China after 20 years

October 21, 2019

Beef

Beef from the UK has been cleared for export to China for the first time in over 20 years, following a number of…

Suspended sentence for farmer sentenced on multiple animal welfare charges

October 14, 2019

N.Ireland

A farmer has been given a suspended jail sentence after pleading guilty to 18 charges relating to animal welfare and recording offences, according…

Peak District study trip to showcase innovative upland stock practices

September 24, 2019

N.Ireland

A two-day study trip hosted by Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is offering upland farmers the opportunity to learn…

Farmer fined for effluent pollution of waterway

August 16, 2019

N.Ireland

A farmer has been fined for allowing farm effluent to enter a waterway causing local pollution, according to the Department of Agriculture, Environment…

New Environmental Farming Scheme opens in Northern Ireland

August 14, 2019

Environment

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced that the Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) Wider Level will open for applications…

UFU calls for DAERA to streamline cattle movement paperwork

June 5, 2019

N.Ireland

The Ulster Farmers’ Union is calling on Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture (DAERA) to remove unnecessary bureaucracy from the cattle movement process. The…

DAERA to form NI animal health group to tackle antimicrobial resistance

May 19, 2019

N.Ireland

Officials in Northern Ireland plan to launch a new AMR Animal Health stakeholder group to help get the industry onside with action to reduce…

New code published to encourage NI farmers to reduce ammonia emissions

May 18, 2019

N.Ireland

Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has published extensive guide into how the region’s farmers can do their bit…

Fence post shortage causes delays to Environmental Farming Scheme

May 17, 2019

N.Ireland

A shortage of suitable stock-proof fence posts has prevented some Northern Ireland Environmental Farming Scheme participants from meeting the programme’s deadlines. A spokesman…

DAERA to launch ‘technology demonstration farm’ network in Northern Ireland

May 13, 2019

Agri-Business

Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced plans to establish a ‘technology demonstration farm’ network – with the…

Ballymena farmer given suspended prison sentence for waterway pollution

May 9, 2019

N.Ireland

A Co. Antrim farmer pleaded guilty to causing a polluting discharge to enter a waterway at Ballymena Magistrates’ Court today. William Madill Kerr (74)…

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