Agri Politics
Eustice selects new chair of Environment Agency
Environment Secretary George Eustice has selected Alan Lovell DL as the government’s preferred candidate to succeed Emma Howard Boyd as...
Environment
Environment
Waste criminals fined £1,440 for illegal dumping
The Environment Agency has prosecuted Brian Ward, Patrick Ward and Patrick Ward (unrelated), at Wimbledon Magistrates Court for illegal dumping....
Environment
£47m to address critical environmental challenges facing the UK
Researchers will receive a total of £47 million to tackle some of the most significant environmental challenges facing the UK....
Dairy
Dairy Crest fined £1.5m for environmental offences
The environmental performance of Dairy Crest Limited, now known as Saputo Dairy UK, has been “unacceptable for too long and...
Agri-Business
Livestock methane-reducing product gets commercial contract in Oz
CH4 Global Inc. has announced the first commercial sale and supply of its Asparagopsis-based methane-reducing product for ruminant animals to...
Agri-Business
Challenge to find sustainable AgTech start-ups launched
An international programme seeking start-ups with the potential to accelerate the agricultural industry’s transition to a net zero sector, was...
N.Ireland
ARCZero project hosts its first farm walk
The first of seven ARCZero farm walks was recently hosted by Roger and Hilary Bell, who hail from Kells, Co....
N.Ireland
Restoring native predators could help tackle invasive species
Restoring native predator populations could help to keep some of the most problematic invasive species around the world in check,...
Rural Life
Yorkshire Water farms take step towards carbon net zero
Yorkshire Water is supporting its tenant farmers to manage the land sustainably through its Beyond Nature scheme and by investing...
Environment
Spring crops for biodiversity – CAFRE block attracts five pairs of lapwings
Spring crops growing at the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) farm are showing the true value of...
Environment
New Zealand to consider separate farm-level levy for methane emissions
The Primary Sector Climate Action Parternship, He Waka Eke Noa, has recommended a farm-level split-gas levy to reduce emissions and sequester...
Environment
Water company fined £60,000 for pollution incident
Anglian Water and a contractor have been fined a total of £60,000 after raw sewage leaked into a river killing...
Environment
Curlew recovery project launched in Norfolk
The endangered Eurasian curlew is being given a helping hand thanks to a recovery project getting underway today in Norfolk....
N.Ireland
DAERA co-funds agri-food and bioeconomy research projects
Almost €11 million has been allocated to 12 research projects across the island of Ireland focusing on agri-food and the...
Agri-Business
PETA urges LEGO to rebrand new toy farm set as ‘sanctuary’
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has written to LEGO urging the toy company to rebrand a new...
Environment
Peatland restoration projects among those receiving funding
Peatland restoration projects are among those receiving grants of up to £100,000 under the second round of the Natural Environment...
Environment
Five nature-recovery projects spanning 100,000ha launched
Five nature-recovery projects spanning nearly 100,000ha across the West Midlands, Cambridgeshire, the Peak District, Norfolk and Somerset have been announced...
N.Ireland
Management of farm run-off improved under scheme
Measures introduced to improve the control of farm run-off, which were trialled under the Source to Tap Scheme, have resulted...
