"definitely been a year of unprecedented challenges" for farming in Northern Ireland, according to Upper Bann MP Carla ...

Government proposals to tax inherited farmland have been watered down, with the planned threshold increasing from £1m to ...

After the past 12 months, anyone in the agriculture and environment sphere could be forgiven for feeling a little blue. The ...

The Minister also confirmed that compensation will be available to farmers who have to cull cattle in the event of an outbreak of bluetongue in Ireland.

In December, Minister Martin Heydon announced that the use of bluetongue vaccination will be permitted in cattle and sheep in ...

Animal movement restrictions linked to bluetongue virus (BTV) will be relaxed within the Temporary Control Zone (TCZ) in Northerrn Ireland following the ...

The strategy has been launched at a particularly important time with the recent outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian ...

The Department of Agriculture in Northern Ireland has eased bluetongue-related restrictions on animal movements and is “exploring” whether financial support can be made available to farmers affected ...

The Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) welcomed the Minister of Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Affairs of Northern ...

Liver fluke infections are expected to surge this winter, putting pressure on farmers to act quickly to protect herd and ...

The files show that Irish officials believed that cattle stolen from a livestock mart in the south west of Ireland had been ...