Environment
New award for northern farmers to recognise Curlew conservation
Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and the Yorkshire Agricultural Society (YAS) have launched a new award to recognise...
Environment
Environment
Edinburgh city endorses global Plant Based Treaty
The City of Edinburgh Council has endorsed the Plant Based Treaty, a global initiative that aims to “halt the widespread...
Environment
Company fined over £72k for treating farm's sewage without permit
A Hampshire-based waste management company has been fined over £72,000 for treating sewage on a Wiltshire farm without a permit....
Environment
Company fined over £500k after sewage discharge kills 5,000 fish
Anglian Water has been fined over £500,000 for failing to stop raw sewage being discharged into a river for almost...
Agri-Business
Danone announces plan to reduce methane emissions by 30%
One of the world’s largest dairy companies, Danone, has announced today (Tuesday, January 17) a global action plan to reduce...
Environment
TGA joins turf grower in call for plastic-free turf
UK turf grower, Stephen Fell, is calling for the end of the use of plastic netting in turf to prevent...
Government
England bans a range of single-use plastics
A range of polluting single-use plastics will be banned in England, the Environment Secretary from the Department for Environment, Food...
Environment
Danone ‘surprised’ by accusations regarding plastics use
Global dairy company, Danone, has said that it is “surprised” by an accusation regarding its use of plastics along its...
Environment
Devon farmer sentenced for illegally grazing cattle on SSSI
A 76-year-old farmer from Devon has been ordered to pay over £70,000 after pleading guilty to two offences relating to...
N.Ireland
Record-breaking heat across Europe on New Year’s Day
2023 is off to a warm start with record-breaking heat across several European countries on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, according...
Environment
Waste disposal: Check the collection register and avoid fines
The English, Scottish and Welsh governments have records of all those registered to legally partake in waste collection/disposal and urge...
Environment
Man who earned £840k from illegal waste activities fined £368k
John Leslie Allison of Southfield Lane, Colne, Burnley, has been ordered to pay over £368,000 after earning around £840,000 for...
N.Ireland
Study: Environmental impacts of dairy beef halved
A study has revealed that a new way of calculating the environmental footprint of foodstuffs leaves the impacts of animal-based...
N.Ireland
DAERA launches draft Ammonia Strategy consultation
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has launched a consultation on its draft Ammonia Strategy. The draft...
Environment
120 companies to showcase at the Low Carbon Agriculture show
The Low Carbon Agriculture show will return for the 15th time this year, with over 120 companies representing renewable energy,...
N.Ireland
How climate change has left millions without food in northern Kenya
The number of people suffering from acute food insecurity in the Horn of Africa – southern Ethiopia, northern Kenya and Somalia...
N.Ireland
‘Biocredits’ – global demand growing to fund biodiversity action
Global demand for biodiversity credits, or ‘biocredits’, is growing among governments, people and businesses, according to a research paper for...
Agri-Business
Why slurry could power the future thanks to AD
What do slurry, anaerobic digestion (AD) and boiling a kettle have in common? In Ireland – not a lot now...
