Agriculture Related News

Visitors from the UNESCO UK network learned about the Isle of Man Biosphere this week. The Island hosted the annual in-person meeting of the UK Man and the...

Local fishermen have successfully caught the allocated 100 tonne quota of herring in Manx waters within weeks of receiving Government support to...

An invasive non-native (INNS) worm species has been discovered on two boats in Ramsey after they were removed from the water for cleaning and maintenance. The...

Organisations contributing to a more sustainable Isle of Man were recognised today at the fifth UNESCO Biosphere Isle of Man Awards. The awards celebrate those...

Local fishermen have started to catch herring in Manx waters thanks to new UK quotas that could enable a commercially viable Manx fishery for the first time...

The Isle of Man’s king scallop fishery, which opens next month, is now rated among the most sustainably managed in the British Isles by the Marine Conservation...

A well-respected beekeeper who has spent more than 50 years helping protect the disease-free status of the Isle of Man’s rare honeybees has a new...

Scott Gallacher has been appointed Chief Officer (CO) for the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture (DEFA). The department is dedicated to...

Restrictions placed on bird keepers in the west of the Island have been lifted after no new cases of avian influenza were identified this month. A 10km...

Views are being sought on a draft Fisheries Statement that sets out the aims and objectives for the Island's seafood industry and considers the future...