Rachel Birch

Funding granted to food waste project tackling farm surpluses
Funding granted to food waste project tackling farm surpluses

A new initiative enabling farmers to sell surplus produce to community organisations has received an award nomination, as well as...

Food processing plays ‘significant role’ in sustainable diet – professor
Food processing plays ‘significant role’ in sustainable diet – professor

The Dairy Council for Northern Ireland hosted its annual nutrition lecture at Ulster University (UU) on Wednesday, November 20, to...

£50k raised in memory of Isaac Roxborough for Air Ambulance NI
£50k raised in memory of Isaac Roxborough for Air Ambulance NI

£50,650 has been raised in various fundraising events for the charity, Air Ambulance Northern Ireland (NI), in memory of Isaac...

Report: £95m worth of forestry sold in UK this year – down 55%
Report: £95m worth of forestry sold in UK this year – down 55%

According to The UK Forest Market Report 2024,  £95.4 million worth of forestry was listed for sale in the UK in...

Budget is a ‘kick in the teeth’ to farmers – NFU president
Budget is a ‘kick in the teeth’ to farmers – NFU president

NFU president, Tom Bradshaw, addressed protesters at the opening of the organisation’s mass lobby in London yesterday, urging the government...

The New York Times ranks Kerrygold as the best butter
The New York Times ranks Kerrygold as the best butter

In an article reviewing the best butters available in the US, The New York Times has ranked Kerrygold as the...

NI farm payments rely on Soil Nutrient Health Scheme – MP
NI farm payments rely on Soil Nutrient Health Scheme – MP

Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart is encouraging farmers across Northern Ireland to participate in the Soil Nutrient Health Scheme (SNHS),...

Antibiotic sales for livestock reach record low – VMD report
Antibiotic sales for livestock reach record low – VMD report

Antibiotics sales for livestock have reached the lowest levels since recording began a decade ago, according to a new report...

Residual potato levy reserves to fund 7 industry projects
Residual potato levy reserves to fund 7 industry projects

The potato sector is to benefit from the delivery of seven industry projects funded by residual levy reserves, after a...

French farmers mobilise in protest against Mercosur
French farmers mobilise in protest against Mercosur

Farmers across France took to the streets last night (Monday, November 18) and today (Tuesday, November 19) to contest the...

NI MPs pen letter in protest of APR changes
NI MPs pen letter in protest of APR changes

Upper Bann MP, Carla Lockhart, has penned a cross-party letter to Chancellor Rachel Reeves, prompting her to reconsider proposed plans...

H5N1 variant of bird flu detected in Cornwall
H5N1 variant of bird flu detected in Cornwall

Authorities announced the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 – a particularly virulent strain of bird flu, on...

Lough Neagh Partnership visits Westminster to discuss future plans
Lough Neagh Partnership visits Westminster to discuss future plans

Representatives from Lough Neagh Partnership – a group of stakeholders dedicated to the management and preservation of the lake, have...

Farmers set to besiege Westminster in protest of IHT changes
Farmers set to besiege Westminster in protest of IHT changes

Farmers and farm organisations from around the country are preparing to descend en masse on London on Tuesday, November 19,...

Soil Association welcomes new ASA regenerative farming guidelines
Soil Association welcomes new ASA regenerative farming guidelines

Soil Association has welcomed new guidance from the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) on “misleading” regenerative farming claims for brands and...

£5m nature programme empowers more than 1,600 communities  
£5m nature programme empowers more than 1,600 communities  

A new report published yesterday, November 11, has demonstrated the impact of the Nextdoor Nature programme, which enabled The Wildlife...

MP to urge agri minister to scrap APR changes
MP to urge agri minister to scrap APR changes

Liberal Democrat MP for North Cornwall, Ben Maguire, has announced today (Monday, November 11), that he will push Minister of...

Arla Foods Ingredient’s acquisition sees approval
Arla Foods Ingredient’s acquisition sees approval

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has approved Arla Foods Ingredients’ acquisition of Volac’s Whey Nutrition business, Volactive. The regulator’s...