N.Ireland
The Agri‑Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) has welcomed the publication today of DAERA's formal response to the Review of AFBI.
Agriculture was found to be responsible for 31.4% of Northern Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2024, according to DAERA.
The Greenmount Association of the Greenmount agricultural college in Co. Antrim, has invited former students to a reunion event this month.
Minister Andrew Muir has announced an additional £2 million in funding for the Northern Ireland Community Infrastructure Fund.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Andrew Muir has welcomed funding of £4 million for bTB research.
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has reminded the poultry industry of its statutory obligations.
Herd keepers are being reminded that the threshold for applying bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) herd restrictions is to reduce.
Farmers and growers are being encouraged to complete the 2026 Northern Ireland Farm Census before the end of June.
A Northern Ireland-based food business has been fined £2,000 in court for breaches of food hygiene legislation.
More than £380,000 has been allocated to 16 water quality projects in Northern Ireland, including 11 within the Lough Neagh catchment area.
A Tyrone farmer was sentenced today at a court in Dungannon 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.
The Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) in force across Northern Ireland and the ban on poultry gatherings will be lifted on May 15.
New rules are being introduced in Northern Ireland for the keeping of camelid and cervid animals, including alpacas, llamas and deer.
DAERA has confirmed it is reopening the Soil Nutrient Health Scheme for a final “mop-up phase” this summer.
Minister Andrew Muir has urged farm businesses to act now and submit their Single Application before the deadline of midnight, May 15.
Minister Andrew Muir has launched a public consultation on “the next phase” of proposals on animal welfare.
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has published the brucellosis compensation rates 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.
DAERA has today (Wednesday, April 22) outlined how it intends to deliver Northern Ireland’s first-ever plan for peatland strategy.
(DAERA has confirmed that an “active investigation” of animal dumping is underway in Clogher, Co. Tyrone and surrounding areas.
DAERA has moved to simplify access to bluetongue virus serotype 3 (BTV 3) vaccines for farmers across Northern Ireland.
Sara McCracken has been appointed to serve as interim chair of the Council for Nature Conservation and the Countryside (CNCC).
