Minister

Carla Lockhart MP Stormont

Fivemiletown review exposes DAERA failures but leaves questions unanswered

Ian Brown

Ian Brown: Minister Muir Must Take Responsibility

UFU president John McLenaghan

UFU says Fivemiletown review exposes serious failures

MLA Declan McAleer

Minister must fully implement recommendations of cattle cull review - McAleer

Agricultural Minister Andrew Muir

All recommendations of Fivemiletown Review to be implemented

Declan McAleer MLA

McAleer welcomes benefits of Beef Carbon Reduction Scheme

Gareth Wilson MLA

Wilson: Minister is out of touch with the realities facing family farms

Diana Armstrong

'Growing disconnect between farming families and government policy'

Minister Andrew Muir

Minister Muir to convene summit on progressing climate action

Slurry spreading

Minister called on to explain whether slurry spreading rules are working

A doctor

New GP contract will make it easier for patients to get appointments

Daniel McCrossan

Full transparency and accountability demanded ahead of report into cattle cull

Robert Cuddy and his son with Carla Lockhart MP at the Slurry Live event at the Eikon Centre.

In pictures: Carla Lockhart visits Slurry Live

Michelle McIlveen

DUP will oppose carbon audit penalties on farmers – McIlveen

Newry and Armagh MLA Gareth Wilson

Fivemiletown cull report to be published next week

Randalstown Arches Association

Muir welcomes NI Community Infrastructure Fund investment in community
DAERA Minister Andrew Muir has highlighted the benefits of investment in community facilities during visits to three rural organisations awarded funding through the Northern Ireland Community Infrastructure Fund.
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Declan McAleer

McAleer welcomes assurance no final decisions have been made on NAP

Irish Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon

Macra welcomes Minister Heydon’s commitment to generational renewal

Minister Muir with stakeholders at the launch of the Nature Recovery Strategy.

Muir launches strategy to restore nature

AERA Chair Diana Armstrong MLA

Armstrong: A5 update still leaves landowners in the dark on compensation

Daniel McCrossan

Minister’s "disappointing" response to temporary slurry spreading proposals

DAERA Minister Andrew Muir

Muir welcomes BBC Food and Farming Awards to Northern Ireland

Policy and Communications Director James McCluggage

How Policy Really Works: What Happens When a UFU Member Raises an Issue?

DAERA Minister Andrew Muir pictured with members of Quarries farm who were successful Social Farming applicants.

Minister announces Social Farming Capital Grant Awards of over £130,000

DAERA Minister Andrew Muir pictured with members of Quarries farm who were successful Social Farming applicants.

Minister announces Social Farming Capital Grant Awards of over £130,000

Gareth Wilson MLA

Fivemiletown cattle cull review used 'as a shield against legitimate scrutiny'

Pictured at the Foyle Food Group in Omagh at the announcement of a major £15million investment are (L-R) Terry Acheson, CEO of Foyle Food Group, Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald and Gráinne Moody, Director of Food and Drink at Invest NI.

Foyle Food Group announces £15m investment to boost productivity and skills
Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald has announced a major £15million investment by Foyle Food Group to upgrade production at its Omagh site and develop the skills of its workforce.
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Minister Kimmins proposes North’s first flood forecasting service

Diana Armstrong

Minister Andrew Muir claims '7% producing something like 70% of the phosphorus'

Carla Lockhart MP

DAERA Minister keeps running from farmers and accountability: Lockhart

Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir MLA

Agriculture Minister says he is ‘proudly getting on with the job’

DAERA Minister Andrew Muir

25 of our 33 bathing waters have achieved the Excellent standard

DAERA Minister Andrew Muir

Act quickly to apply for the Forest Expansion Scheme

DAERA Minister Andrew Muir

First Letters of Offer for the Sustainable Farming Investment Scheme

Diana Armstrong MLA at Balmoral Show

Questions asked whether A5 route farmers will be 'compensated at market values'

Diana Armstrong

£700,000 of the £889,000 spend on mothballed Careers Portal Project was on staff

Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir MLA, is pictured with Gary McErlain, Gerry Darby, and Michael Meharg, of Lough Neagh Partnership.

Lough Neagh Partnership welcomes progress on Lough Neagh under Minister Muir

The Irish Minister of State for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity, Christopher O’Sullivan TD, has confirmed that an operation led by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) has successfully located an Asian hornet nest near Ringaskiddy, Co Cork.

Irish Minister confirms successful location of an Asian hornet nest in Co Cork

Diana Armstrong

Funding allocated to farm capital investment support schemes revealed

DAERA Minister Andrew Muir

Embracing sustainability makes smart business sense, Muir tells festival

Stephen Park

Stephen Park funeral: Mourners heard that 'twenty-two years was not enough'

AERA Committee member Gareth Wilson

Wilson seeks clarity on publication date for Fivemiletown review

DAERA Minister Andrew Muir launches the second phase of the Lough Neagh Water Quality Dashboard in Ballyronan pictured with (L-R) Patrick Murphy, Lough Neagh Science Advice Branch, DAERA and Stephen Prentice, NIEA Freshwater Monitoring and Assessment.

Data will drive action at Lough Neagh

DAERA Minister Andrew Muir has announced plans to launch the Farming with Nature Landscape Projects Scheme.

Minister announces plan for Farming with Nature Landscape Projects Scheme

Declan McAleer MLA

During informal committee meeting Dr Blake outlined scope of Fivemiletown review

DAERA Minister Andrew Muir

Extended pilot scheme will now run to the end of the 2027 scheme year

Cows in a field

DAERA Minister Andrew Muir urges farmers to remain vigilant for Bluetongue virus

DAERA Minister Andrew Muir

Extended pilot scheme will now run to the end of the 2027 scheme year

DAERA Minister Andrew Muir pictured at Portrush Costal Zone with organisations including Queen's University, Ulster Wildlife and the NI Marine Taskforce who contributed their expertise to the strategy’s development.

Muir sets out path to help protect sharks, skates and rays in NI waters

Glenn Cuddy

UFU welcomes clarity for participants on RHI scheme closure

Minister Andrew Muir

Veterinary group appointed to deliver DAERA’s new bTB biosecurity advice service

DAERA Minister Andrew Muir pictured with members of the Mournes Strategic Group at its inaugural meeting in Dundrum.

Andrew Muir welcomes the launch of NI Government Mournes Strategic Group

Minister Andrew Muir

New legislation will help deal with unsightly and run-down buildings

Glenn Cuddy

UFU welcomes clarity for participants on RHI scheme closure

Diana Armstrong

Diana Armstrong welcomes Dilapidation Bill and calls for funding to make it work

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