Environment
Final 6 ‘One Step Greener’ ambassadors chosen for COP26
The British public has chosen the final six ‘One Step Greener’ Ambassadors from across the UK who are going above...
Environment
Environment
£14 million flood defence completed in North Lincolnshire
People in South Ferriby are better protected from tidal surges and sea level rises following the completion of a £14...
Environment
Consultation on draft river basin and flood risk management plans opens
The Environment Agency has launched a six month consultation on the statutory review of the draft River Basin Management Plans...
Environment
New Holland Methane Power Tractor wins top award
New Holland Agriculture's first production T6 Methane Power Tractor has been crowned Sustainable Tractor of the Year 2022 – the...
Beef
New beef tool could cut feed costs and reduce GHG emissions
A new tool that allows beef animals to be selected for feed efficiency has the potential to reduce feed bills...
Environment
LMC calls for single climate bill for Northern Ireland
Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) chief executive, Ian Stevenson, believes there is scope for politicians at Stormont to agree on...
Environment
Removal of Dovecliff weir set to improve water quality
The £2.5 million project to remove the Dovecliff weir at Egginton, South Derbyshire – the biggest weir removal project in...
Environment
Greenhouse Gas methodology changes means more bang for NI’s climate action efforts
Changes to how Greenhouse Gas emissions will be measured mean Northern Ireland will achieve a larger contribution to the UK's...
Forestry
Views sought on new Corporate Plan for FLS
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has announced it is consulting on its new, three-year Corporate Plan. Setting out the organisation’s...
Environment
NI protein crop pilot payments to be issued next week
Payments for Northern Ireland's pilot protein crops scheme are set to begin next week. The Department of Agriculture, Environment and...
Agri-Business
M&S commits to sustainable agriculture through 5-year programme
M&S has committed to sustainable agriculture through a new five-year collaborative programme designed to help its Select Farmers gain resilience...
Environment
Soil carbon levels keep on rising after 50 years of slurry trial
The fact that soil carbon sequestration levels in grassland have kept on rising 50 years into a bespoke slurry spreading...
Environment
‘Countryside COP’ to take place this week
An environmental conference taking place this week - Countryside COP - hopes to showcase and inspire actions to tackle the...
Dairy
Dairy industry urged to share GHG emissions facts ahead of COP26
Dairy industry leaders have urged farmers to get behind a drive to spread accurate facts about Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions...
Agri-Business
McDonald’s commends NI supply chain
McDonald’s celebrated 30 years of business in Northern Ireland this week and commended its suppliers in Northern Ireland for "punching...
Environment
£12.1 million flood defences in Lancaster officially launched
A major flood risk management scheme on the River Lune, designed to protect hundreds of properties from the risk of...
Agri-Business
Environment is additional income opportunity – Poots
Northern Ireland agriculture minister, Edwin Poots, used his attendance at a McDonald’s event, held earlier this week, to confirm his...
Environment
NI farm trials to test willow’s ability to reduce methane emissions
Farm trials investigating the potential of willow to reduce livestock methane emissions are to begin in Northern Ireland in the...
