N.Ireland
Department unlikely to take direct action over ILT outbreaks
The department is unlikely to take direct action, such as introducing culls or flock restrictions, over a recent spate of...
N.Ireland
The department is unlikely to take direct action, such as introducing culls or flock restrictions, over a recent spate of...
Agri-Business
A ‘coded report’ regarding the safety of port staff was made to Crimestoppers Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has...
N.Ireland
Royalty payments made to the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) have slumped to the degree that the institute no longer...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has allocated £19 million for flood protection projects across the North in her 2021/22...
N.Ireland
There are to be no ‘special arrangements’ made for agriculture in either of the two Climate Change Bills currently going...
N.Ireland
Ambitions to upgrade Northern Ireland’s recommended 82% reduction in Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions to net-zero will cost an additional £900...
N.Ireland
Newly-elected DUP leader Edwin Poots has confirmed he will stay on as Northern Ireland (NI) Agriculture Minister, officially turning down...
N.Ireland
Decisions on area-based schemes made under previous agriculture ministers will not be reviewed under plans to reform the appeal process,...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland Agriculture and Environment Minister Edwin Poots has claimed he has been trying to get his alternative climate change...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has been granted a further £12.4 million to fund its...
N.Ireland
Edwin Poots intends to stay on as Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister despite winning the DUP’s leadership contest on Friday (May...
N.Ireland
Thousands of letters from farmers across Northern Ireland warning the proposed Climate Change Bill could decimate the region’s agricultural industry...
Agri Politics
Members of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) have elected Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots as their new leader. Voting...
N.Ireland
Politicians in Northern Ireland have voted to move a controversial environmental bill a stage closer to becoming law despite warnings...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland’s £40 million annual spend on bovine TB needs to end, Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has warned. Speaking at...
N.Ireland
Any decision on a veterinary zone solution to problems with the Northern Ireland Protocol will have to be made at...
N.Ireland
Rural lobby group Farmers For Action (FFA) has become one of the first farming groups to publicly support the private...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland’s Agriculture Minister has said he plans to initiate Judicial Review proceedings over the Northern Ireland Protocol. Poots alleged...