N.Ireland
Herd keepers are being reminded that the threshold for applying BVD herd restrictions is to reduce from next month.
Farmers and growers are being encouraged to complete the 2026 Northern Ireland Farm Census before the end of June.
A Northern Ireland based meat supplier has been fined £2,000 in court for breaches of the food hygiene legislation.
A Tyrone farmer was sentenced at a court in Dungannon today following "multiple welfare inspections" by DAERA.
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Andrew Muir has launched a £2.2 million capital grant for rural areas.
Pig/Poultry
The Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) in force across Northern Ireland and the ban on poultry gatherings will be lifted on Friday (May 15).
New rules are being introduced in Northern Ireland for the keeping of camelid and cervid animals, including alpacas, llamas and deer.
Northern Ireland
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is to reopen the Soil Nutrient Health Scheme for a final phase.
Minister Andrew Muir has urged farm businesses to act now and submit their Single Application before the deadline of May 15.
Rural Life
Northern Ireland's Minister for Agriculture Andrew Muir has launched a public consultation on "the next phase" of proposals on animal welfare.
DAERA has published the brucellosis compensation rates for Northern Ireland for May 2026.
An active investigation is underway by DAERA after roughly a dozen of dead lambs were illegally dumped in Co. Derry over the weekend.
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs has announced its delivery plan for NI's first-ever peatland strategy.
animal dumping
DAERA has confirmed that an “active investigation” of animal dumping is underway in Clogher, Co. Tyrone and surrounding areas.
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has simplified access to bluetongue virus serotype 3 (BTV 3) vaccines.
Minister Andrew Muir appointed Sara McCracken to serve as interim chair of the Council for Nature Conservation and the Countryside (CNCC).
DAERA has announced that the 2026-2027 Northern Ireland Regional Food Programme (NIRFP) is now open for applications.
Minister of Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir has published the eighth Rural Needs Annual Monitoring Report 2024-2025.
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said that carbon auditing should not become a "mandatory condition" for farm support
A number of dead lambs were discovered on the side of the road by a family this week near the village of Cappagh, Co. Tyrone.
An action plan to reduce the threat of wildfires in Northern Ireland has been published by Minister Andrew Muir.
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has published the brucellosis compensation rates for Northern Ireland for April 2026.
A farmer in Northern Ireland has been convicted in court for water pollution offence that resulted...
