Publications

DARD Minister Michelle O’Neill met with industry stakeholders on 31 October 2012 to update them on the disease and seek their views on possible further measures required to help prevent the introduction of Ash Dieback.
 

The checklist is intended to provide some guidelines on the issues that need to be addressed in the documented biosecurity plan for your fish farm

 This factsheet provides more information, and what to look out for, in relation to the Citrus Longhorn beetle.

This Code provides practical advice for users of plant protection products.
 

Declaration from the UK of a disease free compartment for Glenkrag Ltd at Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland with regard to KHV

Declaration from the UK of a disease free compartment for Causeway Koi , Northern Ireland with regard to KHV

Declaration from the UK of a disease free compartment for Clearly Aquatics, Northern Ireland with regard to KHV

This document provides useful advice and guidance in relation to composting and anaerobic digestion including information on Waste Transfer Stations, laboratory requirements and contaminated packaging.

This document provides useful advice and guidance in relation to hub and pod anaerobic digestion including information on legal controls, materials that can be transferred and EU or domestic standards.

This document provides useful advice and guidance in relation to storage of compost and / or digestate including information on why sites need to be approved and who carries this out and how risk to animal and oublic health is minimised.

This document provides useful advice and guidance in realtion to home and small site composters and anaerobic digestion plants including information on catering waste.

This document provides useful advice and guidance in relation to manure including information on control of manure, environmental aspects and storage of manure.

A revised Waste Management Strategy for Northern Ireland with a renewed focus on waste prevention (incluing re-use).

A record of applications received to undertake the introduction of an alien species or the translocation of a locally absent species, in accordance with the provisions of Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 535/2008.

Final regulatory impact assessment for the implementation of an EU Regulation concerning the use of alien and locally absent species in aquaculture in Northern Ireland 

A Guide to identification of Lawson cypress and symptoms of Phytophthora lateralis

A leaflet giving advice on Phytophthora lateralis.

Rapid assessment of the need for a detailed pest risk analysis for
Chalara fraxinea
 

Application forms for movement, processing and woodfuel licences for timber affected by Phytophthera ramorum.

Biosecurity advice for working in forests