N.Ireland
Nature-friendly farming budget in Northern Ireland ‘inadequate’
The current agricultural budget in Northern Ireland is “inadequate” to support farmers help tackle the nature and climate crisis, according...
National Trust
Environment
Livestock added to UK’s first-ever ‘super’ National Nature Reserve
Livestock will mimic “wild ancestors” to benefit the wildlife on the Purbeck Heath’s National Nature Reserve, according to the National...
N.Ireland
What constitutes the effective management of straw?
With harvest approaching, College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) tillage specialists have highlighted the options available to cereal...
Environment
GPS trackers fitted to Mournes sheep to aid burn area recovery
GPS trackers for sheep, drones and special test areas will all form part of the arsenal of agri-technology used to...
Environment
Poots to boost Environment Fund Challenge by extra £2 million
Environment Minister Edwin Poots has announced a further £2 million will be made available for projects through the Environment Fund....
Environment
Sheep cross Strangford Lough on barge, continuing 200-year-old island farming tradition
We might not have any holidays of our own planned any time soon but 150 sheep got a cruise experience...
Beef
Cattle to return to Giant's Causeway bay after 50-year absence
The National Trust North Coast Conservation team have revealed ambitions to return grazing livestock to one of the bays at...
Environment
National Trust to plant 20 million trees over 10 years
The National Trust has announced one of the UK’s biggest woodland expansion and tree planting projects as part of its...
Rural Life
The end of a nightmare: Great Orme farmer thanks farming community for support
The Great Orme farmer involved in a court case that spectacularly collapsed just days into the trial has issued a...
Rural Life
£1 farm tenant cleared of Trading Standards charges
The Great Orme farmer who won tenancy of the National Trust owned Parc Farm for just £1 has been declared...
Sheep
NSA calls for National Trust to ditch its fleeces
The National Sheep Association has called for conservation charity the National Trust to ditch its polyester fleeces in favour of...
Agri-Business
From living in a yurt to producing the 'creme de la creme' of British beef
A young South Cumbria couple who kick-started their farming career by crowdfunding while living in a yurt has gone on...
Environment
Are old fashioned farming methods the key for a sustainable future?
It might seem counterintuitive, but reverting back to traditional 1940s farming methods has boosted flora and fauna numbers by more...
