Agri-Business
Water quality: Minister Muir visits ASSAP farm in Monaghan
Northern Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Andrew Muir recently visited a farm in Co. Monaghan, which is...
Environment
Environment
Scotland: New National Park proposed for Galloway
Galloway has been confirmed as the proposed location for Scotland’s next National Park with a further investigation to be carried...
Environment
RSABI board appoints 2 new trainee trustees
The Royal Scottish Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RSABI) has announced the appointment of two new trainee trustees to its board. The...
Environment
Landowner fined following unauthorised disposal of waste on his farm
A landowner has been fined for failing to respond to a planning notice after he was suspected of the unauthorised...
N.Ireland
Lough Neagh: ‘We don’t have any more time to waste’ – DAERA minister
Northern Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir, has said “we don’t have any more time to...
Environment
EA report shows water companies continue to 'underperform'
The Environment Agency has said its annual report on the environmental performance of England’s nine water and sewerage companies shows...
Environment
£150m to be invested in protection of UK landscapes
The National Lottery Heritage Fund has launched a £150 million fund with the aim of enhancing and bringing about the...
Environment
Dairy farmer gets suspended sentence for allowing slurry to run into stream
A Wellington dairy farmer has been given a suspended prison sentence for allowing slurry to run into the Westford Stream....
Environment
Farming and land could be UK's largest source of emissions in a decade - ECIU
Farming and land could be the UK’s largest source of emissions in little more than a decade, according to the...
Environment
Final call issued to nominate 'curlew conservation heroes'
A final call has been issued for nominations to the North of England Curlew Conservation Awards, which closes for entries...
N.Ireland
Meeting with Lough Neagh owner was ‘very constructive’ – Muir
Northern Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir, has said his meeting with the owner of Lough...
Environment
Shropshire Council faces challenge over 'major intensive poultry unit'
River Action has said its legal challenge to Shropshire Council over the decision to give planning permission for a major...
Environment
Supermarket groups back feed trials to cut methane emissions from UK farms
Supermarket giant Tesco is backing a new four month methane-reducing feed supplement trial with a major dairy supplier in the...
Environment
Devon man sentenced to 32 months in prison for dumping waste on floodplain
A man from Devon has been sentenced to a total of 32 months in prison after he dumped thousands of...
Rural Life
Kent regenerative farmer wins CLA conservation award
A regenerative farmer from Kent has won the Country Land and Business Association’s (CLA) Emsden Trophy for his conservation work....
Environment
UK govt announces steps to end 'crisis in the water sector'
New Secretary of State for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Steve Reed, has announced steps towards...
Agri-Business
Alltech to help with biogas production for Mid-Ulster biorefinery
Global animal nutrition company, Alltech, has signed an agreement with Tobermore Concrete, CEMCOR and Road Safety Contracts to become a...
Environment
Anglian Water fined over £50k for non-compliance
Anglian Water Services Ltd has been ordered to pay over £50,000 for failing, without reasonable excuse, to comply with a...
