N.Ireland
Climate mitigation strategies that the EU can learn from
With EU carbon levels at a peak globally, the Irish Bioenergy Association (IrBEA) recent conference discussed international climate mitigation strategies...
Environment
N.Ireland
Research: Solid flooring systems reduce ammonia emission levels
Research carried out in Denmark has confirmed that solid flooring systems will help to reduce ammonia emission levels from livestock...
Environment
Wind turbines increasing ‘force’ in Denmark’s renewable energy mix
60% of Denmark’s electricity is currently generated by a combination of renewable energy resources such as offshore and onshore wind...
Environment
33% of Denmark’s animal slurries destined for anaerobic digestion
One-third of all the animal slurries and manures produced in Denmark are currently put through an anaerobic digestion (AD) plant...
Rural Life
Climate agency: September was warmest on record
September was the warmest September on record according to the latest data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), implemented...
N.Ireland
Pope Francis calls for support on abandonment of fossil fuels
Ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP28, Pope Francis has called for support for the transition towards clean...
Environment
Rural Resilience Project to help NI farmers with climate change
Northern Ireland Environmental Link (NIEL) has announced its Rural Resilience Project, which “supports progress towards sustainable agriculture by providing information...
Government
TFA urges Sunak to reject solar farm proposal on tenanted land
The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has urged Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to reject a proposal to install a solar farm...
Environment
Dairy farmer ordered to pay over £2k after slurry entered brook
A dairy and turkey farmer has been ordered to pay £2,120 after slurry entered a brook near Swindon, the Environment...
Agri-Business
John Deere and DeLaval create joint Milk Sustainability Center
John Deere and DeLaval have joined efforts to create the Milk Sustainability Center (MSC),a digital ecosystem to help dairy farmers....
Environment
Storm Agnes to intensify as it makes way to UK
The Met Office has said that Storm Agnes will “rapidly intensify” over the next 18 hours as it moves towards...
Environment
Sewage discharge has greater impact on rivers than agri land use - study
A study conducted by the University of Oxford has revealed that sewage discharge into rivers has a greater impact on...
Environment
Farmers in Devon/Cornwall should consider moving away from maize - EA
The Environment Agency has recommended that farmers in Devon and Cornwall consider growing crops other than maize in the future....
Agri-Business
Sainsbury's launches new beef range with 25% less carbon
Sainsbury’s has launched a new Aberdeen Angus beef range which will offer a 25% lower carbon footprint compared to industry...
Environment
UK's first regenerative agriculture students graduate
The first people in the UK to undertake an Honours Bachelor’s degree in regenerative agriculture have graduated. The degree was...
Environment
141 hen harrier chicks have fledged this year - Natural England
141 hen harrier chicks have fledged in England this year, making 2023 the seventh year in a row that numbers...
Environment
Livestock sector needs to 'exploit' opportunities to hold more nitrogen - report
Losses from the nitrogen cycle “cannot be eliminated” so the livestock sector needs to minimise them and hold more nitrogen...
N.Ireland
3 Armagh men given suspended sentences for waste offences
Three men from Co. Armagh have been given suspended sentences for waste offences relating to over 6,836t of controlled waste....
