N.Ireland
Ammonia emissions still on the rise in NI
The latest environmental statistics for Northern Ireland (NI) confirm that ammonia emissions from agriculture are still on the rise. The...
ammonia
N.Ireland
Investigation into possible breach of environmental law by DAERA
An investigation has been launched into advice given by Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) regarding...
Agri-Business
BASF closes ammonia production plant in Germany
German chemicals company BASF has announced the closure of one ammonia production plant at its headquarters in Ludwigshafen due to...
N.Ireland
CAFRE: How best to mitigate ammonia emissions
According to the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) advisors in Northern Ireland, farmers can take a number...
N.Ireland
DAERA launches draft Ammonia Strategy consultation
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has launched a consultation on its draft Ammonia Strategy. The draft...
Agri-Business
Yara cuts European ammonia production due to record gas prices
Yara has announced today (Thursday, August 25) that it will be implementing further ammonia production cuts as a result of...
Environment
Defra/UKRI funds project to reduce the environmental impact of ammonia emissions from livestock
A new project to reduce the environmental impact of ammonia emissions from livestock has been awarded £600k funding from the Department...
Agri-Business
Northern Ireland’s new ammonia action plan to focus on actions that will achieve the most quickest
A document outlining key measures to tackle ammonia, which is likely to change the shape of Northern Irish farming, is...
Agri-Business
SES fails to respond to Agriculture Committee summons
Staff at an influential Stormont committee have said it has been “difficult” to get responses from an environmental planning quango...
Agri Politics
Grants to be made available for farmers to prepare for new ammonia permitting rules
Farmers should prepare for significant changes when it comes to ammonia emissions after Farming Minister Victoria Prentis announced plans to...
Agri-Business
‘Entirely illogical’: Poots defends decision to intervene over SES ammonia limits
Minister Poots has defended his decision to intervene over agricultural planning issues in Northern Ireland. Shared Environmental Services (SES), a...
Agri-Business
‘Entirely illogical’: Poots defends decision to intervene over SES ammonia limits
Minister Poots has defended his decision to intervene over agricultural planning issues in Northern Ireland. Shared Environmental Services (SES), a...
Environment
Online seminar series to examine the science behind NI’s ammonia woes
A series of three lunchtime webinars will explore the science behind Northern Ireland’s agricultural woes with ammonia. Run by the...
Environment
Online seminar series to examine the science behind NI’s ammonia woes
A series of three lunchtime webinars will explore the science behind Northern Ireland’s agricultural woes with ammonia. Run by the...
Agri-Business
NI Agriculture Minister and agri committee chairman visit Antrim farms and bogland
Northern Ireland’s agriculture minister and agriculture committee chairman made good on promises to meet with farmers to discuss solutions to...
Agri-Business
NI agriculture minister and agri committee chairman visit Antrim farms and bogland
Northern Ireland’s agriculture minister and agriculture committee chairman made good on promises to meet with farmers to discuss solutions to...
Agri-Business
Calls for Northern Ireland environmental planning quango to be disbanded
Ulster Farmers’ Union president Victor Chesnutt has called for an environmental planning quango, which effectively stalled agricultural planning applications in...
Agri-Business
Calls for Northern Ireland environmental planning quango to be disbanded
Ulster Farmers’ Union president Victor Chesnutt has called for an environmental planning quango, which effectively stalled agricultural planning applications in...
