Environment
NFU demands action on Countryside Stewardship
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) President Minette Batters has called for immediate bridging payments for agri-environment agreement holders and a rollover...
Environment
Environment
Natural England chairman to stand down in 2019
Natural England’s chairman Andrew Sells has announced his intention to retire in January 2019 after five years in the role....
Environment
£5 billion investment to fund British nature conservation
The Environment Secretary Michael Gove has challenged water companies to increase investment and improve environmental outcomes by 2025. The ambitious...
Environment
NIEA investigating ‘major fish kill’ in Armagh
The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) is currently investigating a major fish kill on the River Callan in Armagh city....
Environment
NIEA investigating ‘major fish kill’ in Armagh
The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) is currently investigating a major fish kill on the River Callan in Armagh city....
Environment
NI’s ammonia woes under fire at UK level
Ammonia levels in Northern Ireland have come under scrutiny at UK level in a draft Government report which is out...
Environment
NI’s ammonia woes under fire at UK level
Ammonia levels in Northern Ireland have come under scrutiny at UK level in a draft Government report which is out...
Environment
Energy enigma: EU must become ‘as self-sufficient as possible’
EU ministers have been urged to become as ‘self-sufficient as possible in terms of energy‘ – with the primary focus...
N.Ireland
Up to 100,000 gallons of slurry spills into river
It has been reported that up to 100,000 gallons of slurry spilled into a river in Northern Ireland earlier this...
N.Ireland
UK launches new clean air strategy - with clamp-down on ammonia emissions
The UK Government has today (Tuesday, May 22) published a new strategy to cut air pollution in the coming years...
Environment
UK launches new clean air strategy – with clamp-down on ammonia emissions
The UK Government has today (Tuesday, May 22) published a new strategy to cut air pollution in the coming years...
N.Ireland
Local study to put slurry nutrient separation to the test
A pioneering study at the new Nutrient Management Centre at the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) is set to test...
Environment
Local study to put slurry nutrient separation to the test
A pioneering study at the new Nutrient Management Centre at the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) is set to test...
Environment
£500,000 earmarked for north-west flooding
Half a million pounds have been ear-marked for a department-funded project to tackle impact of flooding in the north-west. The...
N.Ireland
£500,000 earmarked for north-west flooding
Half a million pounds have been ear-marked for a department-funded project to tackle impact of flooding in the north-west. The...
N.Ireland
Environmental Farming Scheme open for applications
Northern Ireland’s Environmental Farming Scheme, Higher Level is now open for applications. Applications for the scheme – which is also...
Environment
'World-first' wastewater to energy technology success for Irish firm
A carbon-neutral, energy-positive wastewater treatment technology, developed by Irish firm NVP Energy, is now being rolled out at food and...
N.Ireland
Farmers affected by greenways 'not treated properly'
Local councils are not treating farmers involved in greenways projects fairly, the Ulster Farmer’s Union (UFU) has warned. The 25-year...
