Agri-Business
Queen’s Unversity, AFBI and UCD team up for bTB project
A new all-island research project that will examine the factors behind persistent bTB has been launched. It will be the...
Queen’s University Belfast
N.Ireland
£20,000 Denis Lynn memorial scholarship launched
Queen’s University Belfast and agri-food company Finnebrogue Artisan have announced a new post-graduate scholarship in memory of Denis Lynn, founder...
N.Ireland
Queen’s in £5m UK project to help agrifood reach net zero
Queen’s University Belfast (Queen’s) was today (Thursday, July 7) named part of a government-backed, £5 million research network designed to...
Agri-Business
Poll: 55% feel NI Protocol is positive for economy
55% of voters think the Northern Ireland Protocol is having a positive impact on the economy, according to a new...
N.Ireland
New Centre of Excellence for agriculture to be based in Queen’s University
A new Centre of Excellence for agriculture has been developed between Queen’s University Belfast and the National Measurement Laboratory (NML)...
N.Ireland
Can the promise of biomethane be fully realised?
The results of a study, looking at the potential for biomethane production in Northern Ireland, show considerable promise. However, those...
Agri-Business
Leading NI agri-food scientist awarded honorary professorship
A distinguished agri-food scientist from Northern Ireland has been awarded an honorary professorship by Queen's University Belfast. Dr. Elizabeth Magowan...
Agri-Business
North and south agriculture ministers link up for food integrity initiative
The Minister for Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots, and his Republic of Ireland counterpart, Charlie McConalogue, Minister for...
N.Ireland
Investment in soils could not only benefit the environment – research
Investing in soils could benefit the environment, animal and human health as well as achieving a net zero target, according...
N.Ireland
Research: Prevention measures for invasive species could save 'trillions'
New research has found that the damage costs by invasive species are at least 10 times the management expenditure and...
N.Ireland
Funding for research on antibiotic alternatives for pigs
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), Martin Heydon, has announced a grant award...
Agri-Business
Belfast researchers explore ‘wonder technology’ that could help fight AMR
Queen’s University Belfast is to establish a dedicated research facility to investigate a new technology with the potential to fight...
N.Ireland
'Globally competitive' NI strategic alliance launched
A new strategic alliance has been announced between the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) and Queen’s University Belfast to create...
N.Ireland
Artisan food sector given £88,000 research boost
Northern Ireland’s artisan food sector has been given a £88,000 (€99,138) boost from Invest NI funding to help increase the...
N.Ireland
Ex-farming union leader appointed to global food institute at Queen's
The former President of the Ulster Farmers’ Union, Ian Marshall, has been appointed as Business Development Manager at the Institute for...
