N.Ireland
NI’s new farm minister must secure agriculture’s fair share of a £3.3bn windfall
What proportion of the additional £3.3bn now on-offer from London will Northern Ireland’s (NI) new farm minister seek to secure...
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N.Ireland
CAFRE urges young people to consider agriculture apprenticeships
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is encouraging young people to consider agriculture apprenticeships as a way...
N.Ireland
Opinion: Northern Ireland set to have a new agriculture minister
Assuming everything goes according to plan up at Stormont, Northern Ireland could have a new agriculture minister within days. Traditionally,...
N.Ireland
Former NI agriculture minister plans run in EU elections in Republic
Former Northern Ireland agriculture minister Michelle Gildernew is seeking a nomination to stand for Sinn Féin in the Midlands-North West...
Other
NFU Mutual bursaries for post-grad agriculture courses open for applications
Rural insurer NFU Mutual is seeking recipients for its Centenary Award bursaries, which will pay for up to 75% of...
Agri-Business
Regenerative agriculture study has 'fascinating' findings on benefits
A study being conducted at the University of Leeds Farm is aiming to highlight the “fantastic” benefits of regenerative agriculture....
Agri-Business
Applications open for National Women in Agriculture Awards
Applications are now open for the National Women in Agriculture (WiA) Awards, which are intended to celebrate and reward female...
Environment
Farmers worldwide and their transition to ‘climate-smart agriculture’
Many farmers worldwide consider strategies to adapt to climate change as “business as usual” in their countries, a producer-led global...
Environment
How irrigation is sustaining agriculture in Spain
Irrigation has been the determining factor in the success of harvesting crops in the region of Aragón in northeastern Spain...
Agri-Business
Societal impact of changes in agriculture must be assessed – Boyle
AgriSearch chairman, Prof. Gerry Boyle, has called for the societal impact of the many changes taking place within agriculture to...
Agri-Business
NFUS to host webinar on Scottish agriculture bill
The National Farmers’ Union of Scotland (NFUS) is set to host a webinar on the Scottish government’s Agriculture and Rural...
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...
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...
Machinery
Going ultra shallow with Sky Agriculture
Over the last couple of years we have seen tremendous interest being shown by manufacturers of conventional tillage implements in...
N.Ireland
Opinion: Agriculture is fast becoming a very exact science
Positive change is impacting on agriculture at an exponential rate. As a consequence, farming is fast-becoming a very exact science....
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...
N.Ireland
Agriculture not to blame for algae on Lough Neagh – Poots
Former Northern Ireland farm minister Edwin Poots MLA has claimed that agricultural effluents are not to blame for the blue-green...
Arable
Research into long-term impacts of regenerative agriculture
A set of long-term experiments will quantify the exact impact of regenerative agriculture from all perspectives. The work will be...
