Sheep
Study: Sheep involved in human livelihoods for 11,000 years
Sheep have been intertwined with human livelihoods for over 11,000 years. As well as meat, their domestication led to humans...
Research
Agri-Business
Two lecturers appointed as co-deans at the RAU
The Royal Agricultural University (RAU) have announced a university first with the joint appointment of two associate professors as co-deans...
Agri-Business
RaboResearch: Global poultry industry set for strong growth
The global poultry market is expected to grow by 2.5% to 3% in 2025, continuing its strong momentum from 2024...
N.Ireland
AgriSearch launches new five-year strategy
AgriSearch, the Northern Ireland Agricultural Research and Development Council, recently launched a new strategy statement for the next five years....
N.Ireland
£900k DAERA competition funding for graduate research
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Minister Andrew Muir has announced the opening of the 2025 DAERA Postgraduate...
N.Ireland
Muir confirms several re-appointments to AFBI board
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland Andrew Muir has announced the re-appointment of several members to...
Environment
2.5m awarded to university led net zero research into agri sector
A new project aimed at developing a common accounting framework for the UK farming and food sector to measure and...
Beef
AHDB: Halal meat accounts for 30% of UK lamb sales
New research from the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) shows how halal consumers’ behaviours and consumption habits have changed...
Rural Life
Study: Farmers urge banks to prioritise climate and nature
Banks need to radically rethink how they support farmers to shift to farming systems that prioritise climate and nature, according...
Environment
Farmers set agri-research agenda in new CEIA report
Artificial Intelligence (AI), methane, carbon sequestration, regenerative systems, financing, and antimicrobial resistance are among some of the issues raised in...
Dairy
New feasibility study predicts calving time using heart rate data
A new feasibility study published in the science journal, Nature, predicts cow calving time 40 plus hours in advance of...
Arable
Restricted root growth could hinder modern wheat yields
Varietal testing, carried out by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), has confirmed a plateau in modern...
Agri-Business
Take part in ICMSA/Agriland major new farmer survey
Agriland Media Group has partnered with the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) for a major new survey on the...
Arable
First gene-edited crop trials on conventional farms in UK
Europe’s first gene-edited wheat and barley crop trials to be held on conventional farms, will soon get underway in the...
N.Ireland
AFBI involved in €2m All-Ireland grass development programme
Scientists at the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) along with other bodies, will be centrally involved in a €2.1 million...
N.Ireland
Survey: UK farmers slow to introduce GHG mitigation measures
Some livestock farmers in the UK have expressed an unwillingness to adopt greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation measures. This is according...
N.Ireland
£450,000 initiative to find solutions to algae in Lough Neagh
A new £450,000 initiative has been launched in a bid to explore solutions to tackle the ongoing issue of blue-green...
Rural Life
New research shows some farmers 'pressurised' into diversifying
Current “market dynamics” have “pressurised” some farmers into considering alternative farming activities in order to increase or diversify their income,...
