Agri-Business
Meat sector urged to contribute to gender equality report
Global community for women in the meat industry, Meat Business Women, has launched international research tracking how many women are...
Research
N.Ireland
Research: Potatoes receive a key boost in terms of health
Potatoes have received a key boost in a health context on the back of a major research project recently completed...
Agri-Business
Gerry Boyle appointed chair of AgriSearch
The former director of Teagasc, Prof. Gerry Boyle, has been appointed as the new chair of AgriSearch, the Northern Ireland...
N.Ireland
Studies show restoring habitats can prevent disease spread
Preserving and restoring natural habitats could prevent pathogens that originate in wildlife from spilling over into domesticated animals and humans,...
Agri-Business
€74m research collaboration to focus on climate change and food
£64 million is to be invested in research across Ireland, Britain and Northern Ireland focusing on climate change and sustainable...
Agri-Business
Study: 64% of farmers now use antimicrobials differently
Almost two in three Irish farmers have already changed how they use antimicrobials and have a positive attitude towards changing...
N.Ireland
Research: Potential for soils to store higher levels of carbon
Recent research has confirmed the potential for soils to store higher levels of carbon, specifically within a grassland scenario. The...
Arable
Wheat Initiative new research agenda to focus on food security
The Wheat Initiative (WI) has unveiled its updated Strategic Research Agenda (SRA), courtesy of an event recently held in Berlin....
Dairy
‘Most likely, almost every steak and burger contains small pieces of plastic’
A pilot study conducted by researchers at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam has found that nearly 80% of meat and dairy products...
Agri-Business
Profits at risk if meat and dairy investors don’t engage in climate action – report
A new report is warning that profits are at risk if investors do not engage with the meat and dairy...
N.Ireland
DAERA co-funds agri-food and bioeconomy research projects
Almost €11 million has been allocated to 12 research projects across the island of Ireland focusing on agri-food and the...
Agri-Business
Research highlights link between ruminant health and methane emissions
A new report has highlighted the role that reducing key endemic diseases in ruminants can play in reducing methane emissions...
Agri-Business
Research: Biodiversity loss has effect on global food markets
Biodiversity losses in countries with smaller, less-developed economies impact large, developed economies, according to a new study. Researchers from Trinity...
Agri-Business
Study finds no link between badger culling and reduction in bovine TB
There is no evidence to show that mass badger culling in the United Kingdom prevents bovine tuberculosis (TB) in cattle,...
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...
Rural Life
Major fund launched to research sustainable Welsh beef and sheep farming
As climate change and environmental issues continue to rise in the public’s consciousness, red meat body Hybu Cig Cymru –...
Beef
Treated imports could change shoppers minds on meat
Allowing imports of products like chlorine-washed chicken and hormone-treated beef in a post-Brexit trade deal could have a negative impact...
Schemes
Norwich-based professor wins prestigious farming lecture award
A Professor at Norwich Business School has won the 2020 Nuffield Farming Lecture Award, which will see him address the...
