Agri-Business
FBIS Tier 1 funding doubled to £15 million
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has doubled funding for the latest tranche of Tier 1 of the Farm Business...
Environment
Environment
Agri-environment subsidies provide more stable farm incomes than direct payments
Subsidies paid to farmers for protecting the environment lead to more stable incomes compared with payments based purely on the...
Environment
Increase in flood warnings due to rain caused by Storm Christoph
Heavy rain from Storm Christoph falling on already saturated ground has continued to affect parts of northern, central and eastern...
Environment
FUW encourages farmers to get behind Big Farmland Bird Count 2021
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) is encouraging farmers in Wales to get behind the Big Farmland Bird Count (BFBC)...
Agri-Business
'We do have a problem with peddling misinformation and half-truths' - CLA on Oatly advertising
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has criticised a new marketing campaign for vegan food brand Oatly for what...
Environment
NFU Cymru welcomes High Court ruling on general licences for bird control
NFU Cymru has welcomed the High Court ruling that Natural Resources Wales’ (NRW) general licences to control wild birds are...
Environment
Flood warning issued for northern, central and eastern England
Parts of northern, central and eastern England are being urged to prepare for the risk of significant flooding in some...
Environment
Winners of NI farming for climate change competition announced
The winners of a new competition to encourage young farmers to share their most innovative ideas to address climate change...
Environment
Could Toyota’s latest battery announcement change tractors forever?
By Thomas McAuliffe Toyota announced on December 14, 2020 that it is in the late stages of developing solid state...
Environment
RSPB: New bill could ‘turn the tide’ on NI’s devastating nature decline
Bird conservation charity RSPB NI has said a public consultation over an Environment and Nature Restoration Bill in Northern Ireland...
Environment
NFU Scotland looks to find the next climate friendly farming champion
NFU Scotland has started the search for Scotland’s climate friendly farming champion. Hosted by NFU Scotland’s Next Generation group and...
Environment
River trust offers 75% grant to farmers in Ballinderry catchment
Farms in the Ballinderry river catchment could be eligible for a lucrative new grant supporting measures to improve water quality...
Environment
SDLP launches consultation on legally-binding targets to tackle biodiversity loss
SDLP Assembly member Dolores Kelly has launched a public consultation on proposals to introduce legally-binding targets to tackle biodiversity loss...
Agri-Business
‘Leave no farmer behind’ – Poots tells OFC of vision for NI farm support
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots spoke of “tremendous opportunities” and “room to manoeuvre” in the wake of Brexit for the...
Environment
Poots chairs first meeting of Green Growth Inter-Ministerial Group
Northern Ireland Environment Minister Edwin Poots today chaired the first meeting of the region’s new Green Growth Inter-Ministerial Group today...
Environment
Thunberg criticises UK government for allowing farmers to use pesticides banned by the EU
Well-known Swedish environmentalist campaigner Greta Thunberg has criticised the UK government for allowing farmers to continue using a bee-killing pesticide that...
Environment
Snow, ice and sub-zero temperatures see 2 new weather warnings issued
Two Status Yellow warnings have been issued by Met Éireann for the full country – one for snow/ice and the...
Environment
DAERA launches index to measure NI public’s engagement with environment
Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots has announced the launch of a new index to measure the...
