Environment
Northern Ireland’s two woodland grant schemes reopen
Northern Ireland Environment Minister Edwin Poots has announced the next stage of the ‘Forests for Our Future’ programme by reopening...
Environment
Environment
Research: Commercial forestry could deliver 269% more climate mitigation
A new study involving researchers at University of Limerick (UL) has highlighted the role that the planting of new commercial...
Agri-Business
AFBI scientists warn Climate Change Bill will require livestock reduction
Scientists have warned it will be "extremely challenging" for Northern Ireland to reduce its methane emissions from agriculture in order...
Environment
Co. Down fisherman fined for sowing uncultivated land
Co. Down fisherman Geoffrey Chambers (63) of Moneydarragh Road in Annalong was fined a total of £2,500 for sowing and...
Environment
NI net-zero: NI falling short on tree planting targets by 90%
Northern Ireland is falling short on tree planting levels required to pave the way to net-zero ambitions by more than...
Agri-Business
CCC chairman tells Agriculture Committee net-zero by 2050 is ‘not possible’ for NI
The chairman of the UK's Climate Change Committee (CCC) has told Northern Ireland politicians he is "not prepared" to tell...
Agri-Business
Greenhouse gas emissions from NI agriculture up 1%
Greenhouse gas emissions from Northern Irish agriculture have increased by 1% over the last recorded year, according to the latest...
Environment
FUW welcomes decision to review pollution regulations
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) has welcomed the decision of the Senedd to review the current Control of Agricultural...
Agri-Business
Fertiliser sales up more than 20% in NI in 2020
Fertiliser deliveries have increased again at the start of 2021 in Northern Ireland, according to the latest official fertiliser statistics....
Environment
Poots to submit application for NI’s first Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy project
Northern Ireland could have its first-ever forestry project dedicated to the Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy (QCC) initiative at the Glenarm Estate,...
Environment
Off-farm activities a ‘growing share’ of global food system GHG emissions
Off-farm activities before and after food production are making up a "growing share" of food system greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...
Environment
NI peatland strategy proposes payments for bog restoration
Future land management schemes could pay landowners to maintain peatland through low-impact farming methods. The Northern Ireland Peatland Strategy 2021-2040...
Agri Politics
Scottish farmers reminded of June 30 application deadline for Agri-Environment Climate Scheme
Scottish farmers and crofters are reminded that they have until June 30, to apply for the 2021 round of the...
Environment
Man fined for breaches of waste management legislation
A man from Co. Down was issued with a fine of £2,000 for breaches of waste management legislation, according to...
Environment
Poots launches Peatland Strategy consultation
Northern Ireland Environment Minister, Edwin Poots, has launched a public consultation on a new 20-year plan to restore the region's...
Environment
£19 million allocated for flood protection projects in NI
Northern Ireland Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has allocated £19 million for flood protection projects across the North in her 2021/22...
Agri-Business
No ‘special arrangements’ for agriculture in either of NI’s Climate Change Bills
There are to be no 'special arrangements' made for agriculture in either of the two Climate Change Bills currently going...
Agri-Business
NI’s net-zero plan will cost staggering £900 million a year
Ambitions to upgrade Northern Ireland's recommended 82% reduction in Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions to net-zero will cost an additional £900...
