N.Ireland
Information webinar planned on red clover silage swards
AgriSearch will host a webinar on Wednesday, March 5 at 8:00p.m to discuss the interim results of on-farm research into...
Environment
N.Ireland
New AI tool to help livestock farmers tackle GHG emissions
Researchers at Loughborough University have developed artificial intelligence (AI) tools that offer insights into how greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated...
Environment
RAU teaching farm to become fully regenerative
The Royal Agricultural University (RAU) has joined forces with an award-winning regenerative farming business to make the university’s teaching farm...
Environment
Report: Global peatland ‘dangerously unprotected’
A study has revealed that almost one-quarter of the world’s peatland areas are under heavy pressure from human encroachment, with...
Agri-Business
New clover-friendly herbicides on the way
A new generation of clover-friendly herbicides will become commercially available over the coming years, according to Corteva Agriscience. These will...
Environment
Plymouth student wins sustainable aquaculture and fisheries award
A student from the University of Plymouth has been awarded the 2024 Excellence in Sustainable Aquaculture and Fisheries Award. Naomi...
Environment
Farmers urged to join trial to shape UK carbon strategy
Farmers are being called on to join a new paid research programme that will help improve their farm practices, while...
Environment
Research: More carbon storage under hedges than grassland
Scientists at the University of Leeds conducted research on the carbon storage potential of different soil types, discovering that soil...
Environment
Main barriers for methane reduction research outlined
Despite growing awareness and calls for action over reducing methane in the atmosphere, many barriers stand in the way of...
N.Ireland
Arla installs major new boiler as part of emissions reduction plan
Arla Food Ingredients has taken another step towards its carbon reduction goal with the installation of an electric boiler at...
N.Ireland
NI court fines man after ‘agricultural material’ discharge to river
A court in Northern Ireland has fined a man £500 plus a £15 offenders levy for a water pollution offence...
Agri Politics
Govt launches national consultation on Land Use Framework
The government has launched a consultation to devise a new, strategic approach to sustainable land use in England, equipping decision...
N.Ireland
Panel seeks views on environmental governance in NI
An independent panel has launched a call for evidence seeking views on the current environmental governance arrangements in Northern Ireland....
Environment
Climate charity aims to tackle peatland degradation
A new campaign and podcast from climate charity, Carbon Copy, has been launched in the UK to inspire more action...
Rural Life
Worcestershire farms increasingly blighted by fly-tipping - NFU
Worcestershire farms have become increasingly inundated with illegal fly-tipping activity, which NFU county adviser, Emma Hamer, has claimed, warrants a...
Environment
Govt refuses emergency use of pesticide on sugar beet
The government has announced it has rejected an application for the emergency authorisation of a neonicotinoid pesticide on sugar beet...
Environment
Greenpeace wins nitrogen legal case against Netherlands
A court in the Hague has ruled in favour of Greenpeace in their landmark legal battle against the Dutch state,...
Environment
New report highlights human cost of TB on health and wellbeing
A new report commissioned by the Farming Community Network (FCN) has explored the health and wellbeing impacts of bovine tuberculosis...
