Environment
Green Growth Strategy: Young people ‘a must for success’ – Poots
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots, has met with representatives from GenComm during a visit to Belfast...
Climate Change
N.Ireland
Dairy markets remain strong but farmer margins impacted
Dale Farm chief executive Nick Whelan has confirmed that, despite dairy markets being relatively strong, milk volumes coming into processers...
N.Ireland
Agriculture needs long-term support – UFU
Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president, Victor Chestnutt, believes that society as a whole buys into the principle of supporting agriculture...
Environment
Report highlights economic benefits of tackling climate crisis in the UK
A new report has highlighted the extensive benefits to the UK economy if immediate action is taken by local authorities...
Environment
UFU pledges to take to the streets over climate bill
Ulster Farmers' Union (UFU) president, Victor Chestnutt, has confirmed that he will take farmers on to the streets if MLA...
Beef
Climate change: Beef farmers must measure, review and implement
Dawn Meats Group, head of agriculture, Sarah Haire has confirmed that beef farmers must measure, review and implement as they...
Agri-Business
NI ‘faces difficult task to achieve net zero emissions’ – climate chair
Northern Ireland’s dependence on agriculture will impede the region's ability to reach net zero emissions by 2050, the chair of...
Environment
LMC calls for single climate bill for Northern Ireland
Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) chief executive, Ian Stevenson, believes there is scope for politicians at Stormont to agree on...
Agri-Business
Environment is additional income opportunity – Poots
Northern Ireland agriculture minister, Edwin Poots, used his attendance at a McDonald’s event, held earlier this week, to confirm his...
Beef
Climate change – the pressure is growing on beef sector
Livestock farmers attending the recent sustainable beef webinar, hosted jointly by the College of Agricultue, Enterprise and Rural Affairs (CAFRE)...
N.Ireland
Poots commits to retaining current agri support levels in NI
Northern Ireland’s agriculture minister Edwin Poots has stated categorically that he wants to see the current level of support maintained...
Environment
CLA launches climate change video competition
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) is calling on farmers, land managers and rural business owners to show the...
Environment
IPCC: Warming effect of methane likely to be significantly overstated
The global warming effect of methane could be overestimated by as much as three or four times, according to a...
Environment
Climate alarm: global temperature goals getting ‘beyond reach’ – IPCC report
“It is unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean and land" - that is according to a new...
Beef
Climate change can be tackled without cutting livestock numbers
The beef industry in Northern Ireland (NI) is indicating that climate change can provide opportunities for livestock farmers. The sector...
Opinion
Climate Change: How is the farm machinery sector stepping up?
It often amazes me that the farm machinery sector has not been drawn into the climate change debate that seems...
Environment
NFU Scotland to host climate change forum
All NFU Scotland members are invited to participate in the northeast climate change forum led by industry expert Dr. Jude...
Environment
Communities are 'vital' in supporting Scotland’s climate change response
Scottish Land & Estates, the rural business organisation, has said communities are vital in supporting Scotland’s climate change response. The...
