Environment
New custom-made ‘cot’ to carry livestock between islands on Lower Lough Erne
Christmas has come early for a group of farmers whose cattle graze the islands of Lower Lough Erne. The Royal...
Environment
Environment
Climakers Alliance: A farmer-driven approach to climate challenge
Farmer representatives were to the fore at a recent workshop held by the Climakers Alliance. The alliance – a union...
Environment
Cross-border Land Incentive Scheme 'well underway'
A cross-border Land Incentive Scheme for the River Derg catchment area in Northern Ireland is currently underway, with the aim...
Environment
Cross-border Land Incentive Scheme ‘well underway’
A cross-border Land Incentive Scheme for the River Derg catchment area is currently underway, with the aim of “benefiting farmers...
Environment
RSPCA emergency water rescue teams on high alert as heavy rain falls across UK
The RSPCA has said its emergency water rescue teams are on standby as almost 150 flood alerts and flood warnings...
Environment
New 'landscape leadership' programme to help shape Scotland’s rural environments
A new programme has been launched to help shape Scotland’s landscapes for future generations and take action against the biggest...
Arable
‘When we stand on soil we’re standing on the rooftop to another world’
“When we stand on soil we’re standing on the rooftop to another world.” Dr. Christine Jones gave the attendance at...
Environment
Government launches £50 million tree-planting scheme
The Government has officially launched a £50 million scheme aimed towards increasing tree-planting rates in an effort to boost carbon...
Beef
‘If you choose to be vegan, don’t blame others for eating meat’
Choosing to turn vegan for climate change or ethical reasons doesn’t give people the right to appoint blame at meat...
Agri-Business
Imported food and goods account for 250 million tonnes of UK carbon
The UK Government has admitted that so-called ‘imported emissions’ have significantly increased the environmental impact of the UK economy –...
Environment
Hogan proposes scheme to reward farmers for cutting emissions
A ‘Farm Carbon Scheme’ that would see farmers being rewarded for making efforts to voluntarily cut their carbon emissions has...
Environment
Could an extra-terrestrial manage the planet better than we can?
If you were an extra-terrestrial coloniser and you discovered a new planet in a distant solar system to colonise –...
Environment
How efficient must a farmer become at producing a kilogram of product?
When it comes to agriculture and climate action the focus – with regard to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions – needs...
Environment
British public's concern for environment at all-time high
More people than ever before are concerned about damage to the environment, new national statistics published by Natural England show. In...
Environment
CAFRE to host Environmental Farming Scheme farm walk
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise’s Enniskillen Campus will host two farm walks tomorrow (August 28) showcasing work...
Environment
'What are the benefits from a US trade deal we don't have already?'
The president of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has called on the Government to explain what the opportunities are from...
Environment
NFU pens letters to ministers to call for biofuel introduction
Members of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) have penned a series of letters to Government ministers to call for the...
Environment
Farmer fined for effluent pollution of waterway
A farmer has been fined for allowing farm effluent to enter a waterway causing local pollution, according to the Department...
