N.Ireland
Court: NI farmer convicted of farm effluent pollution
A Co. Tyrone farmer has been convicted and fined at Omagh Magistrates’ Court in relation to farm effluent pollution. 23-year-old...
Environment
Agri-Business
Review claims ‘fundamental flaws’ in New Zealand water targets
Even if agriculture is stopped and all catchments returned to their natural state, up to 38% of rivers in New...
Environment
Newquay farmer ordered to pay over £340k following waste offences
A Newquay farmer has been ordered to pay £21,500 in conviction costs, a £72,000 confiscation order and around £250,000 in...
Agri-Business
Water quality: Minister Muir visits ASSAP farm in Monaghan
Northern Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Andrew Muir recently visited a farm in Co. Monaghan, which is...
Environment
Farming and land could be UK's largest source of emissions in a decade - ECIU
Farming and land could be the UK’s largest source of emissions in little more than a decade, according to the...
Agri-Business
Yara to deliver up to 165,000t of fertiliser per year to PepsiCo
Fertiliser company Yara and PepsiCo Europe have today (Tuesday, July 16) announced a long-term partnership which will involve farmers in...
Environment
Devon man sentenced to 32 months in prison for dumping waste on floodplain
A man from Devon has been sentenced to a total of 32 months in prison after he dumped thousands of...
Environment
UK govt announces steps to end 'crisis in the water sector'
New Secretary of State for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Steve Reed, has announced steps towards...
N.Ireland
OEP investigates DAERA over failure to adopt environmental plan
The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) has announced today (Monday, July 8) that it is investigating the Department of Agriculture,...
N.Ireland
Progress made on extracting phosphorus from slurries – McAleer
Sinn Féin spokesperson for agriculture in Northern Ireland, MLA Declan McAleer, believes that progress has been made in developing systems...
N.Ireland
€1.4m for major research project on reducing GHGs in agriculture
Funding of €1.4 million is being provided to a research consortium, involving University of Galway, to pioneer greenhouse gas (GHG)...
N.Ireland
Watch: How can grazing prevent further climate change?
Farmers have the ability to create carbon sinks with livestock by employing a system known as Adaptive Multi-Paddock (AMP) grazing...
Dairy
Dairy event to discuss improved profits and reduced emissions
A regenerative dairy event for livestock farmers, “Down to Earth”, will take place on Wednesday, July 3 in Grosvenor Farms,...
N.Ireland
Methane inhibitors must work in a grazing context
Methane inhibitors must work in both a confined feeding and grazing scenario if ruminant agriculture is to meet its climate...
Environment
Rise in nitrous oxide emissions primarily due to farming – research
Global nitrous oxide emissions from human activities have increased by 40% between 1980 and 2020, primarily due to farming practices,...
Agri-Business
Yara produces first tonnes of fertiliser at renewable hydrogen plant
Fertiliser company Yara International has today (Monday, June 10) officially opened its renewable hydrogen plant located in Norway. The facility...
N.Ireland
Muir launches £3m Peatland Challenge Fund competition
A new £3 million fund competition to help protect Northern Ireland’s peatlands has been launched by Minister of Agriculture, Environment...
Agri-Business
Global land prices on rise for more than 2 decades
Soaring land prices, land grabs, and carbon schemes are creating an unprecedented ‘land squeeze’, threatening farmers and food production, according...
