N.Ireland
Michelle McIlveen, the DUP MLA, has been appointed as Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for Northern Ireland.
DARD is urging Northern Irish farmers to submit their single applications online before the May 16 deadline.
Northern Irish store cattle exports almost reached £10m (€12.50m) last year. The value of these cattle also increased.
Farmers in Northern Ireland will have their first opportunity to transfer Basic Payment Scheme entitlements when the window opens on April 4.
More than 50% of gay people who have always lived in rural areas of Northern Ireland feel more compelled to move to a more urban area, report finds.
Payments are to begin to issue to farmers in Northern Ireland who were successful in applying for the 2016 ANC Scheme.
People who are found guilty of animal cruelty in Northern Ireland will now face much tougher penalties under the law.
Planning permission has been granted for a new headquarters for the North's Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD).
The North's dairy herd stood at 313,600 cows in December 2015, a year-on-year increase of 2%, the latest figures from DARD show.
Northern Ireland milk volumes increased last year on 2014 by 2.7%, figures from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) show.
Pre-export testing for brucellosis in Northern Ireland will be abolished from February 1, 2016.
Compulsory testing for Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) virus in new-born calves, including stillbirths and abortions, could soon be legislated for in Northern Ireland.
Beef
Farmers and hauliers are reminded by DARD to take extra care to protect any livestock when transporting them during warm weather.
A Co. Antrim farmer has been disqualified from keeping animals for five years after he was convicted of three charges of causing unnecessary suffering to animals.
A Co. Tyrone farmer has been fined £500 by Craigavon Magistrates’ Court for transporting a sheep that was not fit for the journey.
The North's Agricultural Minister Michelle O'Neill is to visit China at the beginning of June to further trade negotiations between the two countries.
College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) will be holding an open day on Wednesday April 22 to showcase their upcoming agriculture courses
Environment
Treecheck was recently launched by Minister of State Tom Hayes and the Minister for Agriculture in the North Michelle O’Neill
Grants of between £200 and £1,500 will be available to rural community organisations in the North as part of the new Capital Grant Programme, DARD says.
The UFU has met with DARD officials to discuss the difficulties associated with the implementation of Greening in Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland's Single Application process has opened for 2015, Agriculture Minister Michelle O' Neill has announced.
Tillage
The Department of Agriculture in Northern Ireland says that crop growers face many challenges under the new CAP Basic Payment Scheme.
Dairy
DARD says that the fall in milk price has put the dairy industry under financial pressure, however dairying is still a profitable business.
