Agri Health
Ministers support UK's National Action Plan on AMR
A UK-wide plan to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been welcomed by the Minister of Health of Northern Ireland, Robin...
Minister Andrew Muir
N.Ireland
DAERA reminds farmers of BPS Entitlement Transfer closing date
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) announced today (Tuesday, April 23) that the 2024 Basic Payment Scheme...
Agri Politics
Muir announces payments of more than £9m to EFS participants
The Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir MLA, has announced payments totalling £9.4 million to Environmental Farming...
N.Ireland
Climate change reporting duties to be placed on NI public bodies
New regulations are to be placed on public bodies in Northern Ireland (NI) for carrying out climate change reporting duties....
N.Ireland
NI Beef Carbon Reduction Scheme system to open Monday
An online system allowing farmers in Northern Ireland to opt-in to the Beef Carbon Reduction (BCR) Scheme will open next...
biodiversity
'Action needs to be taken' to protect the hen harrier - Muir
Minister of Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Affairs of Northern Ireland, Andrew Muir, stated that the restoration of nesting and foraging...
N.Ireland
NI Regional Food Programme opens for applications
The 2024/25 Northern Ireland Regional Food Programme (NIRFP) has today (Friday, March 29) opened for applications. Department of Agriculture, Environment...
N.Ireland
DAERA minister urges groups to apply for rural funding
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is encouraging eligible organisations in Northern Ireland to apply to the...
N.Ireland
'Policy makers more aware of needs of people in rural areas'- Minister Muir
Minister Andrew Muir MLA has responded to The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) publishing the Rural Needs...
Beef News
What's in the 'Irish Grass Fed Beef' PGI for beef farmers?
The new ‘Irish Grass Fed Beef’ Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status is a win-win scenario for Irish beef farmers, according...
Beef
'Irish Grass Fed Beef' due on Italian shelves before end of March
‘Irish Grass Fed Beef’, with full Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status, will feature on shop shelves across Italy before the...
Beef
Ministers highlight 'quality and sustainability' of Irish grass fed beef
Agriculture ministers pledged today (Friday, March 1) that farmers – north and south – would get the “recognition they deserve”...
Beef News
Ministers host event to mark all-island PGI for Irish Grass Fed Beef
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue and Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs of Northern Ireland,...
N.Ireland
Veterinary associations seek to engage with new NI minister
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) and the North of Ireland Veterinary Association (NIVA) are seeking engagement with Northern Ireland’s new...
N.Ireland
New NI minister warned that agri-sector 'under extreme financial pressure'
Northern Ireland’s new Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs minister, Andrew Muir, may only be three days in the job but...