N.Ireland
Tyrone bog to be transformed into peatland restoration hub
A former commercially harvested bog in Co. Tyrone is set to be transformed into a demonstration hub for peatland restoration....
carbon emissions
N.Ireland
Action needed on NI carbon emissions – MLA
The environment is “continuing to suffer due to a failure” to develop and roll out schemes helping households and industry...
N.Ireland
NI carbon steering group formed to support agri-food industry
A carbon steering group has been formed in Northern Ireland in recognition that an industry-wide coordinated approach is the most...
N.Ireland
Dairy farmer shares his ‘carbon net zero’ journey
Stitching in clover to swards to help reduce the amount of manufactured nitrogen (N) fertiliser applied is just one of...
Environment
Scotland: Carbon footprint report shows major reduction
The Scottish government published Scotland’s Carbon Footprint: 1998-2019 report this week, which has shown a major reduction in its carbon...
Environment
Greenvale partners with Trinity AgTech to reduce potato carbon output
Potato supplier Greenvale AP Ltd. has partnered with Trinity AgTech to aid the rollout of Trinity’s natural capital navigator, Sandy,...
Agri-Business
Dairy farmers must capitalise on cutting carbon, says agri retailer
Mole Valley Farmers, an agricultural retailer, has urged dairy farmers to capitalise on cutting carbon on their farms, which would...
Agri-Business
Tesco launches UK’s largest low-carbon fertiliser roll-out
Tesco has today (Friday, January 27) announced that it is partnering with five of its largest field vegetable suppliers to...
N.Ireland
Report: Key role of fast-growing conifers in carbon sequestration
An official UK report has highlighted the potential of plantations of fast-growing conifers to sequester extremely high levels of carbon...
N.Ireland
Fermanagh farm stores 33,000t of CO2e in top 30cm of soil
Over 70 people were in attendance at an Accelerating Ruminant Carbon Zero (ARCZero) farm walk in Co. Fermanagh on Tuesday...
N.Ireland
Calls for recognition of farmers’ carbon offsetting efforts
Not only do farmers need recognition for the carbon offsetting they do, they also need to be supported in further...
Agri-Business
Hydrogen results in a further award for JCB
Hydrogen is rapidly gaining recognition as being a serious contender for the replacement of carbon-based fuels. The latest boost has...
Environment
ABP research farm shows that improving genetics reduces carbon emissions
By Olivia Cooper Improving genetics is the key to reducing farmers’ carbon footprints and maximising efficiencies, a beef research farm...
Dairy
Arla report: Dairy farmers set to cut farm emissions by 30% by 2030
Arla UK has launched a new report revealing carbon footprint data from almost 2,000 dairy farms and the steps being...
