N.Ireland
DAERA has today (Wednesday, April 22) outlined how it intends to deliver Northern Ireland’s first-ever plan for peatland strategy.
Environment
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has aired its concerns over the economic effects of rewetting peatland in Northern Ireland as outlined in the draft Peatlands Strategy.
Agri-Business
Northern Ireland growers have warned a ban on peat proposed in DAERA's new Peatlands Strategy could wipe out the region's horticultural industry.
Future land management schemes could pay landowners to maintain peatland through low-impact farming methods.The Northern Ireland peatland strategy..