Environment
West Oxfordshire Council to increase fly-tipping penalties
West Oxfordshire District Council has said it will increase fixed penalty notices to the maximum allowed by the government to...
Environment
Schemes
£74m addition aims to reduce air pollution and water from slurry
The government has announced this week that an added £74 million will help farmers invest in slurry infrastructure. This, it...
Environment
Study: Distinct targets needed for land-based mitigation
Researchers are urging for more detailed national climate goals, with distinct targets for land-based mitigation, separate from actions in other...
N.Ireland
Biomethane injected into Northern Ireland gas network for first time
A company has begun to inject renewable biomethane into the local gas network for the first time in Northern Ireland....
Agri-Business
Yara signs agreement to store CO2 under the Norwegian seabed
Yara has today (Monday, November 20) announced that it has signed a binding agreement to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) from...
N.Ireland
Symposium: Hill farmers urged to ‘demand more money’
Hill farmers and those farming uplands have been urged to “demand more money” in order to ensure they protect nature...
Environment
Positive Carbon gets funding to reduce global food waste
€2.3 million in seed funding has been secured by Positive Carbon, to control food waste management in the UK and...
Environment
Somerset cheese company fined over £23k for third pollution incident
A Somerset cheese-making company has been fined over £23,700 for a third case of causing pollution from its farm. Alvis...
Agri Politics
Vital that Steve Barclay 'hits the ground running' as new Environment Secretary
Steve Barclay has been appointed as the new Secretary for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs after Thérèse Coffey announced she...
Agri Politics
Thérèse Coffey steps down from Environment Secretary role
Thérèse Coffey has stepped down from her role as Environment Secretary today (Monday, November 13). Coffey has been a minister...
Environment
Calderdale Council to discuss flood risk and drainage solutions
Members of Calderdale Council’s Cabinet will discuss flood risk and drainage at a meeting tomorrow (November 13). The council will...
Agri-Business
Fonterra aims for 30% on-farm emissions cut by 2030
Fonterra has today (Thursday, November 9) announced that it is targeting a 30% reduction in on-farm emissions by 2030. The...
Dairy
Lakeland Dairies launches Sustainability Incentive Payment
Lakeland Dairies has launched a farm sustainability strategy, with a key component being a payment to support farmers in carrying...
N.Ireland
Tyrone bog to be transformed into peatland restoration hub
A former commercially harvested bog in Co. Tyrone is set to be transformed into a demonstration hub for peatland restoration....
Environment
Feedback brings govt to court over 'failure' to reduce meat and dairy
The environmental campaign group, Feedback, has taken the government to court over what it claims as a “failure” to ensure...
Agri-Business
FAO reveals hidden costs of food production and consumption
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has released an analysis revealing huge hidden costs on our...
Forestry
Defra: New £800k funding pot for development of biosecurity technologies
From today (Monday, November 6), businesses can apply for a share of a new funding pot of £800,000 for the...
Environment
Report finds ‘huge’ losses of nitrogen to the environment
Nitrogen use efficiency in the food system is between 5% and 15% which indicates “huge” losses to the environment, a...
