Agriculture1 day agoSome financial support for farmers in bluetongue zoneThe agriculture minister has ordered that laboratory costs will be met by the department for a limited time.1 day ago4 days agoLivestock project to find sustainable feed beginsThe €4m EU-funded research involves researchers from the UK, Belgium, Spain, Italy and Ireland.4 days ago5 days agoIsland must promote its produce more, farmer saysThe new vice-president of the farming union, Kirree Krmode, reflects on the industry's challenges.5 days ago6 days ago'Serious pest' eradicated from UK after crop fearsThe Colorado potato beetle has been officially eradicated after larvae were found in Kent in 2023.6 days ago8 days agoControversial post-Brexit farm subsidy scheme 'landmark moment for Wales'The post-Brexit subsidy scheme for farmers begins, almost a decade after the vote to leave the EU.8 days ago8 days agoNew Year's Day tractor convoy raises money for charityThe event's organisers are hoping tor raise up to £10,000 for two charities. 8 days ago1 Jan 2026Blue-green algae to bluetongue - 2025 in NI agriculture and environmentBBC NI's Agriculture and Environment correspondent Louise Cullen gives her round-up of 2025.1 Jan 202631 Dec 2025Farmers fighting pest that destroys sugar beetThe population of a crop-eating moth explodes across East Anglia in the last three years.31 Dec 202529 Dec 2025Why Britain has a deer problem - leaving damage that costs millionsDeer numbers have rocketed over the last 40 years and particularly since the Covid-19 pandemic.29 Dec 2025...
