Environment
Environment Agency completes work on Leominster flood defences
The Environment Agency has completed work on the Leominster flood risk management scheme which will help to protect hundreds of...
Environment
Arable
Cover crops: phacelia and oil radish uncovered as soil saviours
Growing phacelia or oil radish cover crops in vegetable rotations helps to build and stabilise soils - with a new...
Environment
Illegal hare-coursing event spurs call for action
Rural campaigners are calling for action after footage emerged on social media of what is being described as an illegal...
Environment
New Foresight Project launched to support UK’s 2050 net-zero target
The Government Office for Science has launched a new Foresight Project to help inform the government’s long-term net-zero strategy. The...
Environment
Report highlights economic benefits of tackling climate crisis in the UK
A new report has highlighted the extensive benefits to the UK economy if immediate action is taken by local authorities...
Environment
UK confirms pledge for zero-emission HGVs by 2040
All new heavy goods vehicles in the UK will be zero-emission by 2040, the UK government has confirmed. This, combined...
Environment
Minister launches consultation on Environment Strategy for NI
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots, has launched a consultation document on Northern Ireland’s first ever overarching...
Environment
AgriSearch welcomes new NI Soil Nutrient Scheme
AgriSearch has welcomed the recent announcement by Northern Ireland agriculture minister, Edwin Poots, launching the Soil Nutrient Health Scheme for...
Agri-Business
White’s Oats unveils new ‘eco-scores’ as part of sustainability ambition
As part of its sustainability vision for the future, Northern Ireland, Co. Armagh-based White’s Oats, has unveiled a full sweep...
Environment
Report: Peatlands could reduce GHG emissions by 800m tonnes per year
Protecting and restoring peatlands can reduce global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 800 million tonnes per year – equivalent to...
Agri-Business
DSM to open methane-reducing additive production plant in Scotland
Royal DSM, a global company active in health, nutrition and bioscience, has announced that it is planning to implement large...
Environment
FDF launches Net Zero handbook
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has launched its handbook to help food and drink manufacturers on their journeys to...
Dairy
CAFRE highlights the value of carbon calculators
The College of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (CAFRE) has confirmed that carbon calculators can be used to estimate the...
N.Ireland
Glenarm Forest is NI’s first accredited QCC forest conservation project
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has announced Glenarm Forest as Northern Ireland’s first accredited Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy (QCC) conservation forest. Minister...
Environment
UFU responds to COP26 methane emissions reduction pledge
Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president, Victor Chestnutt, has responded to the COP26 pledge by many world leaders to cut global...
Environment
Poots ‘confident’ that agri is ‘committed’ to playing part in reducing emissions
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has welcomed the "positive action already underway" within the farming community to reduce emissions and tackle...
Dairy
RABDF calls on government to create joined-up emissions policy after methane pledge
The Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) has called on the government to create a joined-up approach to reduce...
Environment
Peatland restoration to play ‘key role’ in plans to reduce NI carbon emissions
Environment Minister Edwin Poots has visited the Peatland Pavilion at COP26 in Glasgow to see the "global significance" of peatlands...
