Agri-Business
‘Eco-labelling’ and low-carbon farming tipped to boost poultry profits
There is little time to waste in the race to provide the world’s growing population with healthy diets from sustainable...
Environment
Agri-Business
Cranswick Foods becomes NI’s first agri-food firm to achieve carbon-neutral status
Pork processor Cranswick Country Foods has become the first agri-food company in Northern Ireland (NI) to be officially recognised as...
Agri-Business
Tackling emissions through methane-reducing masks for cows
A new strategic partnership aims to tackle methane emissions in the dairy industry - through the use of methane-reducing masks...
Agri-Business
Rathlin Island unveils carbon-neutral plans
Islanders on Rathlin have ambitions to generate their own renewable energy in an effort to create local jobs and achieve...
Environment
Poots seeking to get alternative climate change bill tabled since March
Northern Ireland Agriculture and Environment Minister Edwin Poots has claimed he has been trying to get his alternative climate change...
Environment
McAleer: NI needs ‘carbon calculator’ to help farms prepare for net-zero
Sinn Féin MLA Declan McAleer has called on the Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) to develop an...
Agri-Business
Farm trials to investigate how seaweed could lower livestock emissions
Dulse (or seaweed for the uninitiated) has long been a delicacy enjoyed in Ireland. The tradition can be traced back...
Agri-Business
Biomethane boost: NI biogas plant to power ‘green’ trucks with food waste
A biogas plant which will produce biomethane to power 10 trucks is set to go live in Northern Ireland in...
Environment
'Guardians of the Welsh Land' campaign to highlight positive impact of farming on the environment
The Farmers Union of Wales (FUW) has said that the increasingly negative narrative around livestock farming and its portrayed impact...
Environment
NI’s new Beacon Farm Network begins carbon footprint benchmarking
The newly-established 'Beacon Farm' research network has begun work establishing a benchmark for carbon sequestration in Northern Ireland. Government policy...
Environment
New Tree Health Pilot scheme to launch this summer
The government has launched plans to provide grants to land managers – including farmers – to take action against tree...
Environment
NFU Scotland to host climate change forum
All NFU Scotland members are invited to participate in the northeast climate change forum led by industry expert Dr. Jude...
Agri-Business
UKRI launches £20 million research centre for tackling carbon emissions
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is demonstrating its commitment to tackling carbon emissions from industrial clusters with the launch of...
Agri Politics
Environment Bill set to continue through Parliament
The government’s legislation to transform the environment has returned to Parliament today (May 26) for Report Stage and Third Reading...
Agri-Business
NI study suggests slurry separation hubs could offer solution to nutrient surplus
A study examining the potential of slurry separation technology has suggested the establishment of processing hubs in Northern Ireland could...
Environment
Environment Agency sets out plans to achieve net zero by 2030
The Environment Agency (EA) has pledged to default to low-carbon concrete when constructing flood defences and other critical infrastructure projects,...
Environment
Deadline approaches for NI’s £2 million Environmental Fund
Environmental projects in Northern Ireland that connect people with nature, improve habitats or help tackle threats facing our natural environment...
Environment
Tenant farmers hit brick wall over Water Resources Regulations
A tenant farming family from Montgomeryshire has hit a brick wall over the Welsh government’s recently introduced Water Resources Regulations,...
