Beef
Current technologies cannot deliver half of 2050 carbon emissions reduction goal
An independent report assessing the carbon intensity of all UK livestock production systems has identified that currently available technologies cannot...
Livestock
Environment
Oxford professor calls on EU to change methane calculation definition
The European Commission has been called on by an Oxford University professor to change its methods of calculating methane emissions...
Agri-Business
Sommet de l’Elevage livestock show will ‘go ahead as planned’ in October
A well-known livestock show in France – Sommet de l’Elevage – has apparently been given the “green light” to go...
Grass
Dry weather hindering grass growth on livestock farms across the UK
With parched fields now a common sight across the countryside, extremely dry weather over the past two months is starting...
Environment
Oxford research: Livestock emission calculations could be ‘unfair and inefficent’
The way that governments are setting targets for different greenhouse gas emissions could be “unfair, inefficient and dangerous,” according to...
Sheep
Livestock worrying: NFU takes plea for law change to Westminster
The NFU has raised the severe impacts livestock worrying can have on farming businesses to the Environment, Farming and Rural...
Rural Life
Beware fake inspectors, livestock transporters warned
Truck drivers hauling animals should be on alert for fake animal welfare inspectors, officials in Northern Ireland have said. The...
N.Ireland
Beware fake inspectors, livestock transporters warned
Truck drivers hauling animals should be on alert for fake animal welfare inspectors, officials in Northern Ireland have said. The...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland a hotspot for poultry mega farms
Northern Ireland is one of the UK’s most prominent regions for the intensive farming of poultry, according to reports. There...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland a hotspot for poultry mega farms
Northern Ireland is one of the UK’s most prominent regions for the intensive farming of poultry, according to reports. There...
N.Ireland
Young farmer convicted of transporting an unfit animal
A 21-year-old farmer has been recently convicted at Omagh Magistrates’ Court for transporting an unfit animal, according to the Department of Agriculture,...
N.Ireland
Young farmer convicted of transporting an unfit animal
A 21-year-old farmer has been recently convicted at Omagh Magistrates’ Court for transporting an unfit animal, according to the Department of Agriculture,...
Agri-Business
Top livestock and forestry producers in the country revealed at RDS Awards
The top livestock and forestry producers in the country were revealed as part of the 2017 RDS Agriculture Awards. More than...
World News
New technology aims to tackle livestock thefts
Researchers in Australia are running a research program testing smart sensor technology as a means of preventing and detecting livestock...
Beef
'Good soil management is key to securing optimal grassland yields'
Good soil management is the key to securing optimal grassland yields, according to Welsh agronomist Gareth Davies. Soil is made...
World News
Hundreds of livestock injured, dead and missing following Italian quakes
Hundreds of livestock have been injured, killed or are still missing following a series of earthquakes in the central region of...
Rural Life
Is your farm ready for a freezing cold winter?
Freezing weather conditions affects farming in several ways and to help give advice to farmers on what to do in...
N.Ireland
‘High risk of liver fluke infection in livestock in Northern Ireland this winter’
The overall risk of liver fluke infection in cattle and sheep this winter will be high across all areas of Northern Ireland,...
