Environment
2025 on course to be joint-second warmest year
2025 is currently tied with 2023 to be the second-warmest year on record, according to new data from the Copernicus Climate...
Climate
Environment
Could soil’s ability to ‘remember’ drought ensure more resilience?
New research has found that microbial communities in soil have the capacity to remember and adapt to past environmental events,...
Environment
Copernicus: 3rd warmest September globally
September 2025 was the third-warmest September globally, with an average surface air temperature of 16.11°C, 0.66°C above the 1991-2020 average...
Environment
UFU to attend climate conference led by Pope Leo
Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) deputy president John McLenaghan is attending the Raising Hope for Climate Justice conference in Castel Gandolfo,...
Agri Politics
Flexibility needed in SFI due to climate change - NFU
As the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) develops the next round of the SFI (Sustainable Farming Incentive),...
Agri-Business
Kepak receives formal approval for climate targets
Irish food company Kepak Group has received formal approval from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for its climate goals....
Environment
New research aimed at reducing GHG emissions from farmland
A major new Finnish-led research initiative is developing innovative, science-based solutions to measure and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from...
Dairy
Report challenges assumptions about livestock impact
A new report from the Sustainable Food Trust (SFT) challenges the current assumption that meat and dairy products from livestock...
Environment
AHDB: Multifunctional approach for land use needed
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has responded to the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) Land...
N.Ireland
Warmer temperatures and erratic rainfall ‘taking a toll’ on NI farmers – research
Northern Ireland may traditionally be known for its cooler, wet weather but a new study published today (Wednesday, April 2)...
N.Ireland
Muir welcomes wind energy market engagement for DAERA forests
Northern Ireland Minister for Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs Andrew Muir has announced the launch of a wind energy market...
N.Ireland
Climate change will impact future crop yields – scientist
A plant scientist has said that climate change will impact the future yield potential of cereal crops. According to Adam...
Agri-Business
Germinal launches 'climate smart' grass seed products
Germinal has today (Tuesday, February 4) launched a new range of “climate smart” grass seed products on the market. The...
Environment
FAO: Govts should have targets to reduce nitrogen
The rise in nitrogen (N) fertilisers over the past century has significantly contributed to enhancing agricultural production and bolstering food...
Dairy
US dairy farm size set to maintain an upward trajectory
Dairy farm size in the United States (US) looks set to increase further during the period ahead, as economic pressures...
Environment
Government report calls for methane action plan
The Environment and Climate Change Committee has published its report ‘Methane: keeping up momentum’, which calls for the UK to...
Environment
Copernicus: 2024 expected to be ‘warmest year’ to date
Latest month climate trends point to 2024 being on track to be the “warmest year” on record according to the...
Environment
COP29: Platform launched for farmers to drive climate solutions
A platform to help farmers navigate the current network of agriculture-focused initiatives and programmes on climate action has been launched...
