N.Ireland
The UFU is encouraging its members to report issues with the application process for the Farming with Nature Transition Scheme.
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has published a booklet on farm performance in Northern Ireland.
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Andrew Muir has confirmed the opening date...
DAERA has announced the opening of tranche 2 of the 2026-2027 Northern Ireland Regional Food Programme (NIRFP).
DAERA has launched a procurement competition to appoint a provider of on-farm bovine tuberculosis (bTB) biosecurity advice.
NI farmers are urged to apply for the 2026 Farming with Nature Transition Scheme, which offers up to £20,000, before the deadline on July 31.
A new report has linked the expansion of NI's pig and poultry production and its resulting manure with rising nutrient pollution in Lough Neagh.
Minister Andrew Muir has welcomed the Northern Ireland Assembly's recent approval of legislation making CCTV mandatory in slaughterhouses.
Horticulture production businesses across Northern Ireland are invited to submit an expression of interest.
The Department of Agriculture (DAERA) is currently working on co-designing a new outdoor recreation action plan for Northern Ireland.
The Ulster Farmers' Union (UFU) has said that farmer choice must remain at the heart of Northern Ireland's Tree Planting Action Plan.
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.
DUP agriculture spokesperson Carla Lockhart welcomed a consultation on wildlife intervention to tackle bovine TB in Northern Ireland.
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.
Industrial action by veterinary staff of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland continues.
Pig/Poultry
An AFBI study shows farmers could save up to one piglet per litter by focusing on the wellbeing of pigs born late in the farrowing process.
A judge has banned a Northern Ireland farmer from keeping animals after a welfare investigation led to 19 calves being euthanised.
The UFU said funding to improve water quality in Lough Neagh needs to deliver "practical, properly funded support" for farmers on the ground.
