Dairy
Using data to cut dairy methane emissions
Carbon footprint and methane emissions are among the most prominent and urgent issues facing dairy farmers today. Agriland talked to...
Environment
Environment
Defra allocates £500 million for Landscape Recovery scheme
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has today (Monday, December 1) launched a new environmental improvement plan...
Arable
Turning potato crop waste into skincare gold in Scotland
Scientists from the University of Aberdeen are part of a team looking to turn potato waste into high value compounds that can be used...
Environment
Wading birds making a comeback in Antrim Hills
The 2025 breeding season has brought plenty of positive news for some of Northern Ireland’s most threatened species of wading...
Dairy
Bold solutions for agri sector discussed at Methane Connect
If there was a theme to Methane Connect in Paris this week, it was multi-pronged solutions. Across several talks, pitches,...
Environment
EA: 'Sustained rainfall' in winter needed to prevent 2026 drought in England
England will experience worse levels of drought next year if this winter is drier than normal, the Environment Agency (EA)...
N.Ireland
Ruling on Red Tractor advert described as ‘unjust’
A recent Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) decision to uphold a complaint against an old Red Tractor advert has been branded...
Environment
Could soil’s ability to ‘remember’ drought ensure more resilience?
New research has found that microbial communities in soil have the capacity to remember and adapt to past environmental events,...
N.Ireland
Work continues on finding solutions to blue-green algae in Lough Neagh
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in Northern Ireland has awarded £2 million in funding to four...
Environment
Water companies get worst rating for environmental performance on record
Environment Agency (EA) has called on water companies across England for improvements following the latest Environmental Performance Assessment (EPA) for...
N.Ireland
New NI environment committee to be established
It is envisaged that a new environment committee will be established as part of the Northern Ireland Executive as a...
Environment
Independent environmental regulator recommended for NI in new report
A new report has recommended that an independent environmental regulator be established for Northern Ireland. Independent panel members Dr. Viviane...
Environment
Study: Common Irish bumblebee differs genetically from British counterparts
New research from pollinator experts shows that Irish populations of one of the most commonly sighted bumblebee species show genome-wide...
N.Ireland
Further sightings of Asian hornet confirmed in Northern Ireland
The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) has confirmed further sightings of Asian hornet in the Dundonald area of Belfast. It...
N.Ireland
First Asian hornet sighting confirmed in Northern Ireland
The first confirmed sighting of an Asian hornet in Northern Ireland has been confirmed by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency...
Environment
Copernicus: 3rd warmest September globally
September 2025 was the third-warmest September globally, with an average surface air temperature of 16.11°C, 0.66°C above the 1991-2020 average...
Environment
Court: UK farmer fined £7,000 for slurry pollution offence
A Glouchestershire farmer has been convicted in court of illegally discharging slurry into a river due to a leaking pipe...
Environment
NI farmers advised on slurry spreading as deadline nears
NI Water has reminded farmers to ensure that they protect water resources when spreading slurry or manures over the next...
