Agri-Business
2024 will see dairy companies make sustainable changes
2023 has seen many challenges for the dairy and drinks industry. With rising cost of living issues and mounting energy...
Sustainability
N.Ireland
New sustainability body to put ‘food growth’ as top priority
Northern Ireland’s new sustainability body will work to make “food growth” its top priority over the coming years, according to...
Beef
Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef attends COP28
Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (GRSB) leaders are attending COP28 to discuss how sustainable beef production can contribute to mitigating...
Environment
€70m for UK and Irish food sustainability research centres
Funding has been announced from the UK and Ireland to create research centres for collaboration on addressing food sustainability and...
Agri-Business
Dawn Meats sources 96% of Irish cattle from QA farms
Dawn Meats sources 96% and 81% of Irish cattle and lamb from Bord Bia quality assured farms respectively, according to...
N.Ireland
Sustainability levels within NI dairy sector increasing
Sustainability levels within Northern Ireland’s dairy sector are on the rise, according to the latest statistics. Figures, published recently by...
N.Ireland
CAFRE, UFU and DCNI to team up for labour sustainability event
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE), the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) and the Dairy Council for Northern...
Sheep
NSA sustainability workshop to feature CIEL and HCC experts
A workshop run by the National Sheep Association (NSA) on sustainable sheep farming will feature talks from industry experts from...
Agri-Business
Swan family awarded NFU Cymru Sustainable Agriculture Award
The Welsh branch of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU Cymru) has announced Clive Swan and his family as the winners...
N.Ireland
UFU highlights sustainability at Tyrone poultry conference
Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president, David Brown, addressed the 2023 Poultry Industry Education Trust annual conference in Co. Tyrone this...
Environment
Agri-food leaders ‘optimistic’ about global food system -Alltech
Overall agri-food leaders are “optimistic” about creating a more sustainable global food system, according to a recent report from Alltech....
Agri-Business
OECD: $851bn government support for agriculture during pandemic
Total support to agriculture reached record levels of $851 billion per year during 2020-2022 for the 54 countries covered by...
Dairy
Reducing livestock emissions while improving food security
A livestock and environment researcher has criticised the assumption that lower food production in “sustainable” systems in countries in the...
Environment
BVA awarded iiE green accreditation for second year in a row
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has been awarded the highest investors in the environment (iiE) ‘green’ level accreditation for the...
N.Ireland
Co. Antrim students win NI ABP Angus Youth Challenge
Students from St. Killian’s College, Carnlough in Co. Antrim have been named today (Friday, October 27) as the winners of...
Beef
New farm veterinary resource to be launched at BVCA Congress
Vet Sustain and VetSalus have announced a new veterinary resource for farm vets, which is to be launched at this...
N.Ireland
Education and training key drivers of agriculture in Denmark
Agriculture in Denmark is a very important component of the country’s overall economy, one which is likely to grow significantly...
Agri-Business
Dairy Focus: Economic and environmental sustainability at Glastry Farm
By Barbara Collins Glastry Farm is a specialised dairy farm which extends to 247ac owned, as well as a further...
