Beef
Dunbia to invest £1m in measuring the carbon footprint of 500 farms
Dunbia, the UK division of Dawn Meats Group, is investing an initial £1 million in a new multi-year, full supply...
Environment
N.Ireland
NI Water receives Green Apple award
Northern Ireland (NI) Water recently scooped a major Green Apple award 2021 for restoration work carried out at Tullychurry Forest,...
Environment
DSM and Thai company to measure sustainability of animal farming
Global science-based company, Royal DSM and CPF (Thailand) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with an aim to measure...
Environment
New campaign to stop alien species threatening Irish waterways
A new campaign to protect Irish waterways from invasive alien species has been launched (Wednesday, January 19) by multiple organisations...
Environment
Renewable fuels can offer climate-protection option for agriculture
Using renewable fuels consistently will have an immediate impact on climate protection in the transport sector. Such fuel can also...
N.Ireland
Poots announces £220,000 investment in environmental water quality projects
Eleven local environmental water quality projects have benefitted from a £220,000 fund, that aims to protect waterways and surrounding ecosystems,...
Environment
Major new study shows role beavers could play in restoring Scotland’s rivers
Beavers could make an important contribution to improving the condition of Scotland’s rivers, including helping to improve water quality and...
Environment
Poots calls for public response to Environment Strategy consultation
Northern Ireland Environment Minister Edwin Poots has called on the public to respond to the Environment Strategy consultation which closes...
Environment
Non-native conifer plantations may negatively impact red squirrels – study
Conservation strategies in the UK and Ireland that favour non-native conifer plantations are likely to negatively impact red squirrels, according...
Environment
Tony Juniper reappointed as Natural England chair
Environment Secretary George Eustice has today (Tuesday, December 21) confirmed the reappointment of Tony Juniper CBE as chair of Natural...
Environment
FLS launches new acquisition strategy
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has launched a new acquisition strategy to buy land to boost climate emergency mitigation efforts....
Agri Politics
£26 million government funding to boost biomass use in the UK
Innovative biomass projects across the UK can bid for a share of £26 million as the government ramps up plans...
Environment
Views sought on potential peat ban for amateur horticulture sector
The government has today (Saturday, December 18) published a consultation on potential plans to ban the use of peat in...
Agri-Business
New NI initiative to tackle dairy sector carbon emissions
A new initiative to help tackle carbon emissions within the dairy sector in Northern Ireland (NI) has been launched by...
Environment
Green Growth Strategy: Young people ‘a must for success’ – Poots
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots, has met with representatives from GenComm during a visit to Belfast...
Arable
Soil carbon sequestration: Is it a geographic lottery?
Farmers face a ‘geographic lottery’ in terms of soil carbon sequestration, if plans to reward them financially for increasing soil...
Environment
Environment Secretary to ban imports of hunting trophies
Importing of hunting trophies from thousands of endangered and threatened species into Great Britain is set to be banned under...
Environment
Global land area for grazing and fodder reduced by 191m hectares – FAO
Grassland and shrub-covered areas used to graze animals or as sources of fodder have declined by 191 million hectares over...
