Agriculture

Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DEARA) Minister Andrew Muir

Draft climate plan proposes hundreds of actions to protect Northern Ireland

An anti-pollution rally in Belfast city centre in November 2024 demanded action on Lough Neagh. Photo: Jonathan Porter/PressEye

Scrap protection for 'corporate polluters' NI Water, says Environment Minister

A nippy number - JCB's new TM110 tele wheeled loader.

JCB adds ultra-compact Telemaster to loader range

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves delivering her spring statement in the House of Commons, London.

Chancellor’s statement: Others paying for failings of government, says Wilson

Farmers and their tractors have been protesting in Westminster, London over the changes to inheritance tax (IHT) rules in the budget which introduced new taxes on farms worth more than £1 million

Letter: UK's food system is riddled with unfairness

William Irvine, president of the UFU

UFU to meet Treasury next week over proposed changes to inheritance tax

Carla Lockhart MP

MPs and peers unite against agri-farm tax proposals

Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Andrew Muir MLA has announced the launch of the Farming for the Generations pilot scheme

New pilot scheme launched for succession planning for farm families

Ad Feature Your questions around diversifying land to solar technology answered

Verbier and the Val de Bagnes in the summer. Credit: Lucia Harrison/Verbier Tourisme

Dodge the Verbier crowds and visit in the summer for great gastronomy

A photo taken by police officers from the PSNI helicopter on Sunday shows a return of algal blooms on Lough Neagh.

Lough Neagh plan is not radical enough says expert

Lough Neagh is the UK and Ireland's largest freshwater lake

Minister Andrew Muir says Lough Neagh action plan must be signed off urgently

Royal Highland Show

Watch hour-long Royal Highland Show highlights each day on Shots! TV

Vodafone has reaffirmed its commitment to providing 5G Standalone (5G SA) to Northern Ireland, as a result of its proposed merger with Three UK

Vodafone pledges to deploy 5G across rural Northern Ireland

The show was a four-day shop window for the best of NI farming

Balmoral 2024 just the boost our farming and food sector really needed

Crowds packed into the venue to watch the day's events get under way. (Photo: Jonathan Porter/Press Eye)

Balmoral Show 2024: Positive message on food output and climate change
Agriculture can meet its climate change targets while still maintaining current levels of food output.
Richard Halloran

There are fears blue-green algae will return to Lough Neagh this summer

'Fair' budget allocation needed to address Lough Neagh issues says Andrew Muir

Belfast-headquartered Germinal, a pioneer in grass and forage seed breeding, has announced the appointment of David Little as agricultural product manager for Ireland

Germinal appoints Banbridge farmer as agricultural product manager for Ireland

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Assembly urged to combat pollution

Pictured in November 1980 at the Ulster Ram Breeders Association annual dinner and prize distribution which was held at Ballymena, pictured are W B Stevenson, second right, URBA president, with Harold Dickey, secretary, Jack McElroy, chairman, and James Armstrong, secretary. Picture: Farming Life archives/Darryl Armitage

The magical 300-egger is ‘in the hatching’ declares minister (1973)

Martin Malone, NFU Mutual Northern Ireland manager (left), and Stuart Mills, YFCU president (right). Copyright: YFCU

NFU Mutual affirms Platinum support package for YFCU

The UK is not on track to reach legally binding targets to reduce carbon pollution. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: Where does the UK sit in the world rankings?

Last weekend the Ulster Folk Museum celebrated Ferguson Tractor Day and offered visitors an insight into the legacy of agricultural innovator, Harry Ferguson with working ploughing and cultivating demonstrations using vintage Ferguson tractors as part of their Ferguson Day celebrations. Picture: Darryl Armitage

Watch: Working in the fields at the Ferguson Tractor Day at the Ulster Folk Park

Last weekend the Ulster Folk Museum celebrated Ferguson Tractor Day and offered visitors an insight into the legacy of agricultural innovator, Harry Ferguson with working ploughing and cultivating demonstrations using vintage Ferguson tractors as part of their Ferguson Day celebrations. Picture: Darryl Armitage

Watch: More from last weekend's Ferguson Tractor Day at the Ulster Folk Museum

Last weekend the Ulster Folk Museum celebrated Ferguson Tractor Day and offered visitors an insight into the legacy of agricultural innovator, Harry Ferguson with working ploughing and cultivating demonstrations using vintage Ferguson tractors as part of their Ferguson Day celebrations. Picture: Darryl Armitage

Watch: Ulster Folk Museum celebrates Ferguson Tractor Day

The Ulster Folk Museum will celebrate Ferguson Tractor Day on Saturday 24th June, from 10am to 5pm in collaboration with the Ferguson Heritage Tractor Society. Picture: NMNI

Ulster Folk Museum gears up to celebrate Ferguson Tractor Day this month

Clarkson's Farm star Kaleb Cooper is launching a new bursary with the Royal Agriculture University.

Clarkson’s Farm side-kick Kaleb Cooper announces huge career move
Jeremy Clarkson’s right-hand man at his Diddly Squat Farm, Kaleb Cooper, has announced a new career move away from the Amazon Prime series
Dennis Morton

Susan Miller of Co Meath and Pennie Martin of Newtownards with Sukie the Poodle watching the competitions at the Ulster Pony Society Show at Balmoral, Belfast, in July 1982. Picture: News Letter archives

Bygone Days: UFU to raise CAP worries with Secretary of State

Project Stratum had delivered broadband to 22,000 hard-to-reach premises by the end of 2021

Broadband scheme Project Stratum extended to reach another 8,500 homes and busin...

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Simple ways to help tackle climate change

Gillian Reid, winner of the Women of Excellence award, with husband Carl, Ian McCluggage, winner of the lifetime achievement award, and wife Julie, with News Letter editor Ben Lowry (right) at the Farming Life awards night at La Mon Hotel

10th FARMING LIFE AWARDS: The list of winners!

Sinclair Duncan, pictured last year, has died at the age of 96

NI civil servant who recalled working in the 1970s dies at the age of 96

Beth Wilkinson prepares her animals for the Balmoral Show which starts on Wednesday. Picture Steven McAuley/McAuley Multimedia

Livestreamed livestock as Balmoral Show returns

Harry Ferguson and Henry Ford with an early Massey Ferguson tractor. Picture: National Museums Northern Ireland

Ulster Folk Museum to celebrate Ferguson Tractor day this weekend

CAFRE student Molly Bradley, Armagh accepts her ‘Overall Outstanding Achiever’ award at ABP’s Angus Youth Challenge’ Award Ceremony at Balmoral Park

Molly is top achiever in the ABP Challenge

Multi-million investment for CAFRE

Minister Edwin Poots at Lisburn Cricket Club with Uel Graham, left, of the Northern Cricket Union and Lisburn's Dean Simpson

Edwin Poots intervenes to calm fears over loam soil crisis in Ulster cricket

MBE recipient John McDowell.

MBE for director and longest-serving employee of Kilwaughter Minerals

Edwin Poots

DUP’s Edwin Poots self-isolating after positive Covid test

Minister Edwin Poots and Mayor Cllr Jim Montgomery.

£130k package to enhance walking routes in Antrim and Newtownabbey

Edwin Poots

Farming payments started TODAY: 21,000 NI farmers will get £3.6m

Better understanding of UK sheep farming urgently – NSA

The civil servant Sinclair Duncan photographed outside Buckingham Palace after being honoured by the Queen with an ISO in 1984

Civil servant’s memoir of working in Stormont in the 1970s to be published this ...

Letter to the editor

Edwin Poots should not be a minister if he is unable to get civil servants to ca...

.Portrush Dairy farmers William and Alison Chestnutt pictured at their milk vending machine on their farm. Pic Steven McAuley/McAuly Multimedia

Pick up a pint: why Portrush farmers are the cream of the crop

Economy Minister Diane Dodds

Ministers launch website development programme for tourism providers

These supermarkets have vowed never to stock chlorinated chicken (Photo: Shutterstock)

These supermarkets have pledged never to sell chlorinated chicken

Walkers on Bangor beach enjoying the recent extended spell of good weather

Northern Ireland to enjoy week of better than average temperatures

Pastor Mark McClurg

Coronavirus: We need discussion on reopening churches, says pastor who recovered...

The authorities are concerned about the potential threat of wildfires during this period of dry and pleasant weather in Northern Ireland.

Wildfire warning issued for Northern Ireland - fire service tells public to avoi...

Arlene Foster and Michelle O’Neill have put on a united front – but they are not both fully signed up to the New Decade, New Approach deal

Sam McBride: The deal that restored Stormont is falling apart – but no one seems...

Declan McAleer

McAleer appointed chairman of DAERA committee

Lambing Weekend at the Royal Agricultural Universitys Harnhill Farm, Cirencester. Picture: Mikal Ludlow

Lambing Weekend 2019 sees visitor numbers double

DUP leader Arlene Foster and Sinn Fein's Stormont leader Michelle O'Neill at the Conservative Party conference in 2017. Ms O'Neill is a former agriculture minister, Mrs Foster a former enterprise one. Both departments were part of the government promotion of RHI. Pic: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire

Poultry farmer: RHI tariff cuts will be ruinous to our and other businesses

Brexit must cause minimal upset to trade

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