Department of Agriculture

Just some of the hundreds of fish that have been killed in the River Callan after an alleged slurry leak.
Photo: Ulster Angling Federation.

Slurry blamed for ‘disaster’ during salmon and trout breeding

Dead black headed gulls at RSPB Belfast's Window On Wildlife reserve in Belfast Harbour this summer. The RSPB NI said there had been an outbreak of Avian Influenza or bird flu at the reserve. Photo: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

QUB professor's concerns about human version of bird flu

Dead black headed gulls at RSPB Belfast's Window On Wildlife reserve in Belfast Harbour last month. The RSPB NI said there had been an outbreak of Avian Influenza or bird flu at the reserve. Photo: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Bird Flu has morphed from 'winter only' to 12-month threat to farming

A photo of blue-green algae in Lough Neagh recently produced by the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute.

How long will Portstewart be affected by algae warning?

Tom Elliott has warned of the impact of budget cuts on the agriculture sector

Government could be using budget cuts in NI as a blackmail tactic says UUP man

Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service Dr Jayne Brady. Photo credit: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Civil Service publish 33-point action plan to inspire greater confidence

A pelican suspected to have died from H5N1 avian influenza as seen on a beach in Lima, Peru on November 24, 2022.

Avian flu: Department of Agriculture imposes poultry lockdown

Mr J Hutchinson of Moneymore, Co Londonderry, with his Charolais champion bull at the Automart show and sale in Portadown in October 1982. Picture: Farming Life/News Letter archives

Bygones Days: Department accused of pushing up land prices (1984)

A new case of avian flu has been found in Enniskillen.

Department of Agriculture warning about new case of avian flu

Lorries and goods being continued to be checked at the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs checking facility in Belfast Port on Thursday, despite orders from Minister Edwin Poots for them to stop.
Picture by Jonathan Porter/PressEye

Irish Sea Border checks continue despite Poots directions to officials

Some of the fleet in Portavogie Harbour in late summer of 2021. Picture: Darryl Armitage

Expansion of Portavogie harbour gets underway (1978)

Dr Tamara Bronckaers with solicitor John McShane from McCartan Turkington Breen

'Exemplary' Daera vet wins constructive dismissal case

The four horses had been held at Belfast Port

Four ponies held at Belfast Port over defective Brexit paperwork to be released

Portush, Co Antrim, pictured on a stormy day in December 2014. Picture: Russell Pritchard/Presseye

THROUGH THE ARCHIVES: Portrush delegation gains minister’s support for new harbo...

Representatives from the NI fishing industry gave evidence to a Stormont committee

NI Protocol: NI fishing fleet ‘face landing time restrictions in Republic’

Edwin Poots following his appendix surgery last month

DUP’s Edwin Poots to step down as minister tonight for cancer surgery and recupe...
Edwin Poots MLA will be stepping down as Minister for the Department of Agriculture just before midnigth tonight, February 1, to facilitate surgery and recuperation from cancer, his party has announced.

Farmers have been advised of new rules for importing hay and straw

Farmers advised of new rules for importing hay and straw after Brexit

Northern Ireland’s Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO), Dr Robert Huey

100,000 birds in NI to be culled due to avian flu outbreak

The flock is to be culled as a precaution

Large NI poultry flock to be culled due to bird flu fears

Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots wrote a joint letter to the UK government claiming it was cutting £34m in rural funding to NI.

Brandon Lewis and Edwin Poots in stand-off over £34m agriculture cuts

The Department of Agriculture has told Jim Allister that they are not disclosing the information they hold in relation to the establishment of a border post at Larne Port

Jim Allister: Edwin Poots needs to come clean about the Irish Sea border plan

More than 14,500 cattle have gone missing in NI in four years

MLA ‘astonished’ by revelation that 14,500 cows have gone missing in NI in four ...

PKF-FPM Director Lowry Grant

Cautious welcome to Covid-19 support package for fishing industry

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Edwin Poots, Minister for Agriculture, environment and rural affairs, photographed in his office at Stormont Buildings today.
Photo Laura Davison/Pacemaker Press

Edwin Poots: Social media trolls were ‘abusive and nasty’

History Group helps secure ancient site

Shackleton costs twice other MoD sites