Environment
Syrian beekeeping expert to create a buzz at BVA Members’ Day
An inspirational Syrian beekeeping expert who has used his career with insects to help humans in the UK is set...
Environment
Arable
Horticulture specialist becomes youngest ever AHDB board member
UK Ministers have appointed a new member of the board of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), who will...
Environment
New 'real-time' Foot and Mouth strategy our best chance against outbreak
A new ‘real-time’ strategy for future Foot and Mouth outbreaks states that focusing on surveillance and vaccination is the most...
Agri-Business
AD and biomass slammed for eating up crop stocks as shortage looms
The National Sheep Association (NSA) is calling on policymakers to review the impact of renewable energy grants, saying the scheme...
Agri-Business
Welsh farmers voice concerns of 'lack of clarity' surrounding public goods
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Cymru’s Rural Affairs Board has voiced concerns around proposals to replace the Common Agricultural Policy in...
Agri-Business
First English AD plant certified in performance scheme
Bore Hill Farm has become the first anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in England to be certified under a new performance scheme....
Government
UK's first post-Brexit farming scheme unveiled
The Environment Secretary has today announced that the ‘Payment by Results’ (PBR) project will be the first agri-environment scheme directly...
Dairy
37ac solar farm powering Dale Farm’s cheddar cheese plant
Dale Farm has launched the largest ‘self-consumption’ solar farm in Ireland at its cheese processing facility in Co. Tyrone. The...
Environment
Rural support for green watchdog - but warnings to drop the complexity
Rural land managers have warned that to deliver for the environment successfully, any new ‘green watchdog’ must not add extra...
N.Ireland
Farmers For Action walk out of Ammonia Stakeholder Forum
A Northern Ireland farm lobby group has said that a number of “intolerable” issues and “lack of independent advice” have caused...
Environment
Northern Ireland Environmental Farming Scheme inspections underway
Inspections for Northern Ireland’s Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) farms are about to begin. Participants will have already claimed for the...
Beef
Defra to invest £3 million in tackling ammonia emissions from farming
The Government has published a new guide today setting out the steps farmers, advisors and contractors can take to reduce ammonia...
Environment
Anonymous survey asks farmers for their views on NIEA
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has launched an anonymous survey asking farmers to put forward their views on Northern Ireland’s...
Environment
Farmers urged to respond to call for evidence on tariff scheme for renewables
The Government has published a series of documents detailing the proposed closure of the Feed-in Tariff Scheme for renewables and...
Environment
Beavers released in Forest of Dean marks first in 400 years
A pair of Eurasian Beavers have been returned to the Forest of Dean on Tuesday (July 24) for the first time...
Environment
New tariffs could see 'tide turn' for UK's anaerobic digestion industry
The “tide may be turning” for the UK’s anaerobic digestion (AD) industry, according to the head of the Anaerobic Digestion...
Environment
How agronomists are helping water companies plan ahead
Water companies are calling for more agronomists’ support on the back of the success of the metaldehyde campaign ‘Get Pelletwise!’...
Environment
Farmers urged to plan ahead to meet impending ammonia regulations
With ammonia regulations set to be enforced from as early as 2020, dairy and beef farmers are being encouraged to...
