N.Ireland
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is investigating the theft of a water drinker from a farm in Newry, Co. Down.
Rural Life
A fraud warning has been issued after the theft of a Volvo digger worth €25,000 in what has been described as a "sophisticated online scam".
Farmers and growers are being encouraged to complete the 2026 Northern Ireland Farm Census before the end of June.
Bluetongue
Vaccinating for bluetongue prior to breeding "can give ultimate protection", according to the Animal Health and Welfare Northern Ireland.
Newly appointed Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president, John McLenaghan, has referenced his priorities for agriculture in Northern Ireland.
Invasive species
AFBI scientists have launched a new three-year project to protect Northern Ireland’s native ash trees from an invasive insect.
Pig/Poultry
The UK government has assessed how its proposed ban on cages will impact the "competitiveness and viability of UK egg producers".
Fuel
The UFU has described the decision to extend the 5p fuel duty cut and introduce a temporary reduction in red diesel duty as “positive step".
A Northern Ireland based meat supplier has been fined £2,000 in court for breaches of the food hygiene legislation.
CAFRE invites sheep farmers to apply to attend an Innovation Visit as part of the Farming for Sustainability – Innovation Scheme.
More than £380,000 has been allocated to 16 water quality projects in Northern Ireland, including 11 within the Lough Neagh catchment.
Countryside Alliance Ireland is calling on MLAs to oppose an upcoming vote in Stormont on whether hunting with dogs should be banned.
The requirement for more young people to play a proactive role within agriculture and rural society has never been greater.
Farm Safety
Lakeland Dairies has launched a farm safety campaign to help reduce accidents and injuries on NI supplier farms over the busy summer period.
A Tyrone farmer was sentenced at a court in Dungannon today following "multiple welfare inspections" by DAERA.
UK
Farmers and other red diesel users will see their fuel duty cut by over a third until the end of the year, the UK government has announced.
Environment
Work is underway to restore one of Northern Ireland’s rarest and most precious woodland habitats, a temperate rainforest, in Co. Tyrone.
organic agriculture
Organic beef and sheep production can deliver sustainable levels of income while also adding to the enjoyment of farming.
The Agri‑Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) in Northern Ireland has appointed Dr. Iain Williams as its new CEO.
The Soil Association is looking at ways of increasing its level of on-the-ground activity in Northern Ireland.
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Andrew Muir has launched a £2.2 million capital grant for rural areas.
Ben O’Connor, aged just 16, is making his latest creation - a piece of farm management software - available for free.
A beef conference and farm visit takes place at the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) Greenmount Campus next month.
