Arable
Research shows diversity gives 'greater stability' to farmers
The negative impacts of climate variability on food security and farm incomes could be offset by encouraging farmers to grow...
Climate Change
Dairy
Arla calls on Gen Z to consider a career in dairy
Dairy cooperative Arla Foods is calling on young people in the UK to enter the farming industry in the next...
Agri-Business
Interview: Horticulture sector facing 'Brexit bonuses' of hardship
Associate professor of horticulture at University College Dublin in the Republic of Ireland, Owen Doyle, has said that the UK...
N.Ireland
UK farmers to breed ‘ultra-low-emission’ sheep
A new Agri-EPI Centre project to breed ultra-low-emission sheep is about the start on Romney rams in Hertfordshire in the...
Forestry
New online hub to help forestry sector adapt to climate change
A new online hub has been launched by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Forest Research, Scottish...
Environment
Farmers urged to apply to £10m woodland scheme
Farmers and land managers across England are being encouraged to apply for the Woodland Carbon Guarantee scheme, which will see...
N.Ireland
UFU to prioritise sustainability in farming
Delivering on sustainability throughout the farming industry and in all rural communities is now an Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) priority....
N.Ireland
Record-breaking heat across Europe on New Year’s Day
2023 is off to a warm start with record-breaking heat across several European countries on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, according...
Other
Met Office confirms 2022 to be UK's hottest year on record
The Met Office has today (Thursday, January 5) confirmed 2022 to be the UK’s hottest year on record, with an...
N.Ireland
Lack of allotments and community gardens highlighted
The lack of allotments and community gardens on the island of Ireland was highlighted recently, at a meeting of community...
N.Ireland
MLAs turn out in force for UFU climate change debate
According to the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU), 31 MLAs attended this week’s COP27 climate change debate, hosted by the organisation...
N.Ireland
Carbon footprint challenges for livestock producers
Managing carbon efficiently is now an absolute priority for beef and sheep farmers throughout Northern Ireland according to one leading...
Agri-Business
Climate adaptation has become the 'Cinderella' of climate change - EA
Climate adaptation has too often been seen as the “Cinderella” of climate action according to the chief executive of the...
N.Ireland
COP27: Developed countries disproportionately consume global carbon budget
The presidency of the 2022 United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP27) expressed “deep regret” that developed countries continue to...
N.Ireland
Political vacuum at heart of agriculture in Northern Ireland – Godfrey
A political vacuum now exists at the heart of farming in Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural...
Government
COP27: 'No time to rest' says climate change minister
Welsh Minister for Climate Change, Julie James, has told the world leaders at COP27 that there is “no time to...
N.Ireland
Reducing carbon footprint of dairy farms is achievable – AFBI
Reducing the carbon footprint of dairy farms is achievable. However, a range of tools will be needed to effect change....
Agri-Business
€74m research collaboration to focus on climate change and food
£64 million is to be invested in research across Ireland, Britain and Northern Ireland focusing on climate change and sustainable...
