Environment
Record number of farmers participate in 2021 Big Farmland Bird Count
A record number of farmers participated in this year’s Big Farmland Bird Count, leading to 81% more birds counted over...
Environment
Environment
UFU not consulted on new energy plans for Northern Ireland
Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) deputy president David Brown has expressed concern that his organisation had not been consulted on the...
Environment
Northern Ireland energy sector to be fully decarbonised by 2050
Stormont’s Department for the Economy has begun the process of developing a new energy strategy, which will see the Northern...
Environment
Could you be one of NI’s first Environmental Technology Farms?
Northern Ireland's Department of Agriculture (DAERA) is seeking the best examples of environmentally-friendly farms to join its new Technology Demonstration...
Environment
UFU supports bill pushing for return of ANC payment
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has come out in support of a proposed bill to reintroduce an Areas of Natural...
Agri-Business
Poots: Industry must accept farming’s influence on the environment has ‘not always been positive’
Northern Ireland's agri-food stakeholders must accept the industry's influence on the environment has "not always been positive" attendees at AFBI's...
Agri-Business
Partnership to train packaging specialists to reduce agri-food plastic use
A new partnership will fund training for packaging technologists in Northern Ireland in a drive to find more sustainable alternatives...
Environment
NI’s independent Environmental Protection Agency stalled until next mandate
Plans for an independent Environment Protection Agency in Northern Ireland have been put on the back burner until the next...
Environment
French farmers take to the streets of Clermont Ferrand to protest ‘fertiliser tax’
As many as 2,000 French farmers have taken to the streets of Clermont Ferrand in protest over new legislation to...
Environment
Expansive soil benchmarking project to be rolled out across NI
An innovative soil sampling pilot incorporating LiDAR data is likely to be extended across the whole of Northern Ireland to...
Agri-Business
Northern Ireland’s new ammonia action plan to focus on actions that will achieve the most quickest
A document outlining key measures to tackle ammonia, which is likely to change the shape of Northern Irish farming, is...
Environment
Webinar discusses how farming carbon can be the new 'crop' for land managers
Farming carbon was a hot topic at the Low Carbon Agriculture show online on March, 9 and March, 10, where...
Environment
Discussions start at Stormont over NI’s 2 proposed environmental bills
Discussions have started in Stormont over two potentially competing environmental bills setting out targets for greenhouse gas emissions reductions. Northern...
Environment
Scottish agriculture to play a 'key role' in climate change - NFU Scotland
NFU Scotland has welcomed the publication of the final Just Transition Commission Report, which recognises that a managed transition to...
Environment
Scottish tree nurseries and small forestry businesses to benefit from £1.5 million funding
Tree nurseries and small forestry businesses are set to benefit from £1.5 million in funding so they can join the...
Agri-Business
Moy Park cuts plastic in packaging by 10% in just a year
Northern Ireland poultry giant Moy Park has reduced the amount of plastic in its packaging by 10% over the past...
Environment
DAERA warns net-zero in NI would require ‘significant’ livestock reduction
Aiming for net-zero by 2050 would require a “significant” reduction in livestock numbers in Northern Ireland, according to DAERA’s director...
Agri-Business
Environment Bill targets halving NI emissions within next decade
Legally-binding goals to cut greenhouse gas emissions by half by 2030 and 82% by 2050 are set to be included...
