Agriculture Related News
Plans to extend habitat for rare grasshopper highlights Island’s unique biosphere
A small number of highland cattle are to be introduced to Langness with the aim of extending the habitat there for a rare species of grasshopper.
The Langness...
Tuesday, 13 March 2018
School pupils plant 5,000th tree for community woodland’s 10th anniversary
Pupils from Henry Bloom Noble Primary School have planted the five-thousandth tree at the Children’s Wood within the Conrhenny Community Woodland in...
Friday, 9 March 2018
King scallop statement Thursday 18 January
The Isle of Man is continuing to work with neighbouring jurisdictions to ensure its valuable king scallop fishery is sustainable.
Chief Minister Howard Quayle...
Thursday, 18 January 2018
BBC1 Countryfile star is celebrity guest at 10th anniversary Isle of Man Food & Drink Festival
Adam Henson, a presenter of BBC1’s Countryfile, will be the celebrity guest at this year’s Isle of Man Food & Drink Festival.
The 10th anniversary event...
Wednesday, 3 January 2018
Warning after motorcyclists fined for illegal forest ride
Illegal use of motorbikes in the Island’s forests endangers the public and the environment and perpetrators will be prosecuted.
That is the message from the...
Wednesday, 3 January 2018
Tree Work Application process streamlined
DEFA introduces new policy document.
Changes to the way DEFA manages its responsibility for protecting trees are on the horizon.
The Tree Protection Act...
Monday, 11 December 2017
Marketing workshops for food and drink businesses
Food and drink businesses are invited to sign up for marketing workshops being run by the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture (DEFA).
The workshops...
Monday, 27 November 2017
New trails and activities for Island’s forests
The Department of Economic Development (DED), in partnership with the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture (DEFA), has mapped out mountain bike...
Thursday, 26 October 2017
Warning not to touch Portuguese Man of War
The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture is warning those using beaches not to touch Portuguese Man of War washed up this week.
Local beachcomber...
Thursday, 19 October 2017
Success for breeding programme with arrival of baby gibbon
A baby silvery gibbon has been born at the Curraghs Wildlife Park – a year after an adult pair were imported as part of a prestigious breeding...
Tuesday, 12 September 2017