Environment
Volunteers sought by RSPB NI for farmland surveys
Do you have a love for nature and a fondness for birds, and can you tell a yellowhammer from a...
Environment
Environment
Volunteers sought by RSPB NI for farmland surveys
Do you have a love for nature and a fondness for birds, and can you tell a yellowhammer from a...
N.Ireland
How trees are solving farm problems in the Glens of Antrim
A five-year tree planting programme in the Glens of Antrim is aiming to build a more resilient landscape. More than...
N.Ireland
'Ditching CAN to tackle ammonia could do more damage than good'
Ditching calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) in favour of stabilised urea – as outlined in ammonia recommendations earlier this year could...
N.Ireland
Report shows hedgehog numbers plummet by 50% in British countryside
A wildlife campaign is urging farmers to think of their prickly friends, as a new report shows hedgehog levels have plummeted...
N.Ireland
145 jobs to go as AD engineering firm enters administration
At least 145 workers have lost their jobs as one of Ireland’s largest anaerobic digestion engineering firms enters administration. Mallusk-based...
N.Ireland
AD plant found operating without licence fined over fish kill
A mid-Ulster anaerobic digestion (AD) plant has been forced to cough up almost £3,500, after it was found to have...
Environment
AD plant found operating without licence fined over fish kill
A mid-Ulster anaerobic digestion (AD) plant has been forced to cough up almost £3,500, after it was found to have...
N.Ireland
'No one talks about the suffering badgers'
Farmers at an Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) meeting held earlier this week said they felt appalled that badgers were being...
Environment
‘No one talks about the suffering badgers’
Farmers at an Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) meeting held earlier this week said they felt appalled that badgers were being...
N.Ireland
Tyrone AD plant becomes first in the UK to earn industry certification
A Co. Tyrone anaerobic digestion (AD) plant has become the first in the UK to be certified under a scheme...
Environment
Tyrone AD plant becomes first in the UK to earn industry certification
A Co. Tyrone anaerobic digestion (AD) plant has become the first in the UK to be certified under a scheme...
Environment
Bulk fertiliser spreading: How much does it cost?
Now that the fertiliser prohibited period has come to an end, some farmers are busy agitating and emptying slurry storage...
Environment
Umbilical slurry spreading: How much does it cost?
As slurry tanks reach capacity, agricultural contractors are gearing up for a busy period of spreading slurry. This comes as...
Environment
How much are contractors charging for slurry spreading?
Slurry tanks around the country are reaching capacity and agricultural contractors are gearing up for a busy spell. This comes...
N.Ireland
Slurry petition calls for end to 'calendar farming craziness'
Approximately 2,000 people have signed an online petition calling for the slurry ban to be scrapped in Northern Ireland. The...
N.Ireland
Court forces fuel-laundering farmer to pay back £15,500
A Crossmaglen farmer involved in fuel laundering has had £15,571 (€17,518) confiscated in court after 127t of domestic and commercial waste...
Environment
Court forces fuel-laundering farmer to pay back £15,500
A Crossmaglen farmer involved in fuel laundering has had £15,571 (€17,518) confiscated in court after 127t of domestic and commercial waste...
