N.Ireland
Edwin Poots makes return as NI Agriculture Minister
Lagan Valley MLA Edwin Poots has returned as Northern Ireland’s Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister. Poots stood down as...
N.Ireland
Lagan Valley MLA Edwin Poots has returned as Northern Ireland’s Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister. Poots stood down as...
N.Ireland
A Co. Tyrone farmer has been fined after he was convicted in court of tampering with a bovine TB test....
N.Ireland
Around a fifth of EU documentary checks on goods are now carried out in Northern Ireland, according to the DAERA...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture has confirmed it is seeking legal advice over ministerial orders to halt construction work and...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture has started surveillance work monitoring two wastewater sites for levels of Covid-19. The idea is...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Gordon Lyons has said he is considering financial support for organic milk producers and sheep farmers...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland Environment Minister Gordon Lyons has called for a crackdown on food waste amid revelations food makes up almost...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Gordon Lyons has said that “uncertainty” and challenges “outside his department’s control” have prompted his decision to...
N.Ireland
The Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affair’s (DAERA’s) permanent secretary, its head of Brexit contingency and the Northern Ireland...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland’s Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill has warned there is “no credible alternative” to the Northern Ireland Protocol. It...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland’s Minister of Agriculture has reportedly ordered staff to stop construction work on permanent inspection facilities at the region’s...
Agri Politics
The relationship between the new DAERA Minister and the Agriculture Committee appears to have soured as members joked it was “good to...
N.Ireland
Almost 200,000 pupils in NI will be able to benefit from subsidised milk for the next two years, Agriculture Minister...
N.Ireland
Liquid milk production in Northern Ireland has hit a new record high as farms in the region pumped out 2,446.41...
N.Ireland
Former Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has returned to his duties as an MLA. However, it could still be...
N.Ireland
Fault lines appear to be forming in the department’s relationship with the Stormont Agriculture Committee. Over the last few weeks,...
N.Ireland
There were accusations of “veils of secrecy” and “councillors being used as pawns” as elected representatives on Mid and East...
N.Ireland
Applications for Northern Ireland’s 2021 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and Entitlement Transfer Service will open on March 1, Agriculture Minister...