Peat

Views sought on potential peat ban for amateur horticulture sector

Views sought on potential peat ban for amateur horticulture sector

The government has today (Saturday, December 18) published a consultation on potential plans to ban the use of peat in...

December 18, 2021
Peatlands Strategy: UFU warns against funding bog rewetting plans from direct payments budget

Peatlands Strategy: UFU warns against funding bog rewetting plans from direct payments budget

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has aired its concerns over the economic effects of rewetting peatland in Northern Ireland as...

September 8, 2021
Growers warn peat ban could wipe out NI’s £46 million mushroom industry

Growers warn peat ban could wipe out NI’s £46 million mushroom industry

Northern Ireland growers have warned a ban on peat proposed in the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs’ (DAERA’s)...

September 6, 2021
3 alternative options to straw for livestock bedding this winter

3 alternative options to straw for livestock bedding this winter

Farmers have alternative options to straw when it comes to bedding livestock this winter, according to Agricultural Consultant Jimmie Forbes....

October 31, 2016