Government Departments & Associated Agencies Archives - Northern Ireland Veterinary Today https://nivettoday.com/category/marketing-guide/government-departments/ The journal for the veterinary profession in Northern Ireland Wed, 23 Sep 2026 23:43:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.12 https://nivettoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-vet-favicon-32x32.png Government Departments & Associated Agencies Archives - Northern Ireland Veterinary Today https://nivettoday.com/category/marketing-guide/government-departments/ 32 32 Vet Industrial Action ‘temporarily suspended’ to allow mediation via the Labour Relations Agency https://nivettoday.com/vet-industrial-action-temporarily-suspendedto-allow-mediation-via-the-labour-relations-agency/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 23:40:33 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=8509 Veterinary staff employed by the DAERA had escalated industrial action in their long-runningdispute over pay and grading. The long running industrial action by DAERA vets

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]]> Vets raise concerns over new bluetongue reporting system https://nivettoday.com/vets-raise-concerns-over-new-bluetongue-reporting-system/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 22:37:36 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=8494 Vets in England have warned that changes to bluetongue case reporting could have unintended consequences for disease surveillance. Changes introduced by the Animal and Plant

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]]> DAERA: Farmers to remain vigilant for Bluetongue virus https://nivettoday.com/daera-farmers-to-remain-vigilant-for-bluetongue-virus/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 22:32:00 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=8492 DAERA Minister Andrew Muir has urged livestock keepers across Northern Ireland to be aware of the threat of Bluetongue Virus (BTV) DAERA Minister Andrew Muir

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]]> Ambitious new All-Ireland Pollinator Plan aims to create ‘pockets for nature every 200 metres’ https://nivettoday.com/ambitious-new-all-ireland-pollinator-plan-aims-to-create-pockets-for-nature-every-200-metres-2/ Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:24:07 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=8444 A new five-year plan brings together communities, farmers, businesses, and public bodies to create a more biodiversity-rich landscape. The new All-Ireland Pollinator Plan 2026-2030 was

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]]> McCrossan slams DAERA attack on workers’ rights https://nivettoday.com/mccrossan-slams-daera-attack-on-workers-rights/ Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:19:03 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=8438 Daniel McCrossan MLA has slammed a threat from DAERA to cut the wages of vets for taking industrial action. Government vets working at ports, meat

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]]> Cattle Cull Controversy https://nivettoday.com/cattle-cull-controversy/ Sun, 09 Aug 2026 11:50:01 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=8427 No alternative but to euthanise cattle, says minister The agriculture minister claimed there was “no reasonable alternative” to euthanising 51 cattle who were shot dead

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]]> Ambitious new All-Ireland Pollinator Plan aims to create ‘pockets for nature every 200 metres’ https://nivettoday.com/ambitious-new-all-ireland-pollinator-plan-aims-to-create-pockets-for-nature-every-200-metres/ Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:54:30 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=8420 A new five-year plan brings together communities, farmers, businesses, and public bodies to create a more biodiversity-rich landscape. The new All-Ireland Pollinator Plan 2026-2030 was

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]]> Construction of New Ruminant Emissions Research Facility at AFBI Hillsborough welcomed https://nivettoday.com/construction-of-new-ruminant-emissions-research-facility-at-afbi-hillsborough-welcomed/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:27:50 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=8418 The planned investment of £8 million by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in this innovative new research asset represents a significant

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]]> Targeted selective treatments for parasites can improve lamb growth, early research findings suggest https://nivettoday.com/targeted-selective-treatments-for-parasites-can-improve-lamb-growth-early-research-findings-suggest/ Tue, 23 Jun 2026 20:06:07 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=8403 Farmers who use a selective treatment strategy against parasites on their lambs can reliably identify those that benefit most from wormer treatments, early results from

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]]> Herd keepers reminded of reduced BVD restriction threshold from 01 June 2026 https://nivettoday.com/herd-keepers-reminded-of-reduced-bvd-restriction-threshold-from-01-june-2026/ Fri, 29 May 2026 14:37:38 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=8381 DAERA Minister Andrew Muir has reminded herd keepers that the threshold for applying Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) herd restrictions will reduce. From June 1 2026,

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