Charles O'Donnell

Dawn Meats invests £90m to reach net-zero target
Dawn Meats invests £90m to reach net-zero target

Dunbia parent company Dawn Meats has announced a new plan to work towards reaching a target of net-zero operational emissions...

Survey: High input costs accelerate uptake of agtech
Survey: High input costs accelerate uptake of agtech

Soaring costs of farm inputs, including fertiliser, crop protection products and labour, are accelerating the adoption of agtech among US...

Research shows alcohol can help plants survive drought
Research shows alcohol can help plants survive drought

Plants that are treated with ethanol – a scientific term for ordinary alcohol – can develop a tolerance to drought...

Foot and mouth ruled out in English pig farm disease case
Foot and mouth ruled out in English pig farm disease case

A case of disease discovered on a pig farm in England is not foot and mouth disease, the Department of...

Foot and mouth: Control zone set up after potential case in England
Foot and mouth: Control zone set up after potential case in England

The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has established a temporary control zone in response to a suspicion...

Tesco plant-based burger ad ruled ‘likely to mislead’
Tesco plant-based burger ad ruled ‘likely to mislead’

An ad that ran across various media for a plant-based burger sold by Tesco has been ruled “likely to mislead”...

Omagh Show set for return in July after Covid-19 pandemic
Omagh Show set for return in July after Covid-19 pandemic

The Omagh Show will return this year after the Covid-19 pandemic for its 180th annual event, to be held on...

Funding of €210,000 to promote Irish mushrooms in the UK
Funding of €210,000 to promote Irish mushrooms in the UK

Funding through Ireland's Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) in the amount of €210,000 has been announced for its mushroom sector. The...

Food trapped in Ukraine ‘a major worry for developing world’
Food trapped in Ukraine ‘a major worry for developing world’

The developing world could soon be faced with significant food shortages if Ukraine is unable to export crop products, according...

2022 World Ploughing Contest in Russia cancelled
2022 World Ploughing Contest in Russia cancelled

The World Ploughing Contest 2022, which was set to be held in Russia in August, has been cancelled after that...

Biodiversity actions could lead to ‘malnutrition’ in developing world – study
Biodiversity actions could lead to ‘malnutrition’ in developing world – study

Actions to promote conservation and biodiversity by closing off areas of land to farming could have a negative impact on...

EU Commission publishes review of CAP 2014-2020
EU Commission publishes review of CAP 2014-2020

The European Commission has published a review of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) 2014-2020, highlighting the main changes the EU...

‘Highly pathogenic’ bird flu case confirmed in England
‘Highly pathogenic’ bird flu case confirmed in England

Northern Ireland's Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has issued a warning to poultry farmers after confirmation of...

Pottinger hits record turnover in its 150th year
Pottinger hits record turnover in its 150th year

Austrian agricultural machinery company Pottinger has hit a new record turnover in the 2020/2021 financial year – to coincide with...

UK to ban live exports for slaughter in new law
UK to ban live exports for slaughter in new law

The UK will ban live exports of animals for fattening and slaughter as part of a new law on animal...

Commission sends letter of formal notice to UK over NI Protocol
Commission sends letter of formal notice to UK over NI Protocol

The European Commission has sent a letter of formal notice to the UK government over its decision to unilaterally delay...

Scottish heifer identified among world’s highest-ranking Holstein females
Scottish heifer identified among world’s highest-ranking Holstein females

A heifer on a Scottish farm has been identified as one of the highest-ranking genomic Holstein females in the world,...

NFU Cymru voices ‘strong opposition’ to ammonia proposals
NFU Cymru voices ‘strong opposition’ to ammonia proposals

The National Farmers’ Union Cymru (NFU Cymru) has come out to “strongly oppose” changes to the Natural Resources Wales’ (NRW) Ammonia...