Environment
Agriculture, logging, and livestock farming top threats to world’s trees – report
Agriculture, logging and livestock farming are the top threats to the world's trees, but climate change and extreme weather are...
Environment
Agri-Business
E10 rollout to boost UK wheat and sugar markets
Petrol pumps across the UK will now offer greener E10 petrol from today (September 1). The UK government says the...
Environment
UK's landmark Environment Bill strengthened to halt biodiversity loss by 2030
The UK government has strengthened its commitment to protect the environment for future generations with new amendments to the landmark...
Environment
What will the late harvest mean for partridges?
While unseasonal weather has played havoc with this year’s harvest, we should also stop to think of its impact on...
Rural Life
Man fined £840 for operating illegal waste site from his home
A 49-year-old man who operated an illegal waste site at Sunnyside, on Barnby Road, Balderton, Newark, has been fined £840...
Environment
Minister takes to the waves to visit wader breeding islands
Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister, Edwin Poots, took to the waves recently in Lower Lough Erne to see some...
Environment
50 solar farms across Ireland and UK to be financed by German bank
50 solar farms across Ireland and the UK are to be financed by German bank Berenberg. Berenberg Green Energy Junior...
Environment
Environment to become a ‘profit centre’ rather than a cost on NI farms
Actions to improve environmental sustainability will no longer be an "optional activity" for Northern Ireland farms, according to a document...
Agri Politics
Strict beaver licensing is a 'positive' outcome - NFU
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) environment forum chairman Richard Bramley has said that the NFU is committed to working with Natural...
Environment
Study: Increased agriculture contributes to surface water decline in Brazil
A new study has shown a reduction in surface water in Brazil of 15% since the early 1990s. The research...
Beef
Australia leads the way with world’s first lower emission steak
Australian company FutureFeed has served up a world’s first this month, dishing up sustainable seaweed-fed lower emission steak with celebrity...
Environment
NI farmers urged to use EFS to improve water quality
Northern Ireland's Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots has reminded farmers of the potential to use the...
Environment
CLA launches climate change video competition
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) is calling on farmers, land managers and rural business owners to show the...
Environment
NI farm walk to explore potential of multi-species swards for beef and sheep
Through a farm walk in Northern Ireland, beef and sheep farmers will have the opportunity to see for themselves how...
Environment
FUW to discuss merits and drawbacks of carbon trading quotas
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) is to discuss the merits and drawbacks of limiting the amount of carbon credits...
Environment
SSE Renewables gave over €1m to community groups in Ireland in the last year
SSE Renewables gave €1.1 million in funding to 412 community groups near its wind farms in the Republic of Ireland...
Agri-Business
Why your tea-break can help other farmers if you choose wisely
The mid-morning tea-break is one of life's little pleasures. We think nothing of sinking, swirling and squeezing that teabag before...
Environment
Minister Poots visits local farm businesses making a difference
Northern Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has visited two farm businesses near Crossgar, Co. Down, to see how their innovative approach...
