N.Ireland
Minister Andrew Muir has welcomed the Northern Ireland Assembly's recent approval of legislation making CCTV mandatory in slaughterhouses.
Minister of Agriculture Andrew Muir has today (Tuesday, July 7) published Northern Ireland's first Tree Planting Action Plan.
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced the Sustainable Farming Investment Scheme.
Farmers for Action (FFA) has confirmed that it will participate in Northern Ireland’s Nutrients Action Programme (NAP) public consultation
A construction contract for a new £8 million research facility at the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Hillsborough has been awarded.
Minister of Agriculture Andrew Muir launched a public consultation on wildlife intervention options to tackle bovine TB in Northern Ireland.
A Northern Ireland government Mournes strategic group has been established to tackle “increasing and complex pressures” on the area.
Minister for Agriculture Andrew Muir urged farmers across Northern Ireland to apply for Year 2 of the Farming with Nature Transition Scheme.
Minister Andrew Muir has announced a new £4 million Rural Business Development Grant Scheme will open for applications next Monday, June 29.
The case has, once again, been made for the Stormont Executive to directly fund local agricultural shows held in Northern Ireland.
The Agri‑Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) has welcomed the publication today of DAERA's formal response to the Review of AFBI.
Minister Muir has confirmed that an additional £2 million in funding for the Northern Ireland Community Infrastructure Fund (NICIF).
DAERA Minister Andrew Muir has welcomed funding of £4 million for research on bovine tuberculosis (TB).
Herd keepers are being reminded that the threshold for applying BVD herd restrictions is to reduce from next month.
Northern Ireland
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is to reopen the Soil Nutrient Health Scheme for a final phase.
Farmers in Northern Ireland need "greater clarity" on what supports are available to them at this time the UFU president has warned.
Minister Andrew Muir appointed Sara McCracken to serve as interim chair of the Council for Nature Conservation and the Countryside (CNCC).
In March 2020, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) launched a key forestry development project.
Minister of Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir has published the eighth Rural Needs Annual Monitoring Report 2024-2025.
Northern Ireland Minister Andrew Muir cited "resource constraints" for lack of additional tractor training for teens.
Dairy
Minister Andrew Muir has commended the "cutting-edge research and technology" being used in the farming sector during his visit to the Netherlands.
Dual access to markets in the EU and Britain is a huge advantage for NI agri-food producers, according to Minister Andrew Muir.
A final reminder to claim payment has been issued to participants in the Farming with Nature Transition Scheme in Northern Ireland.
