Higher plant diversity in agricultural grasslands increases yields with lower inputs of nitrogen fertilizer. That is the ...

"Bluetongue is an unpredictable virus that can be spread rapidly by midges through and between flocks and herds," NI ...

A temporary control zone is in place as vets investigate the suspected presence of the disease in two cows at a holding near ...

Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir has dismissed online speculation that the spread of bluetongue in Northern Ireland is due to ...

Taoiseach Micheál Martin is to speak with Independents supporting the Government as tensions rise ahead of an EU vote on the ...

Ireland had the second highest greenhouse gas emissions per person in the European Union, latest comparisons show. Emissions ...

Two more suspected cases of Bluetongue have been identified in Northern Ireland. It was found in two cows on a farm near ...

A new report has found that 90% of Ireland's EU-protected habitats are in 'unfavourable' conservation status, with 51% ...

Stormont Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir said the farm where Northern Ireland’s first cases were detected has excellent ...

A 20km temporary control zone (TCZ) has been introduced in Northern Ireland following the confirmation of bluetongue virus ...

The EU Nitrates Committee meets on Tuesday and may extend Ireland's nitrates derogation by up to three years. At the same ...