Agri-Business
AgriSearch conference to discuss challenges faced by livestock sector
The AgriSearch ‘Research and Innovation Needs Conference’ is set to facilitate discussions on the “unprecedented challenges” faced by the ruminant...
Queen’s University Belfast
N.Ireland
Queen’s-AFBI ruminant and poultry projects receive funding
Animal health projects launched by Queen’s University Belfast and the Agri-Food Biosciences Institute (AFBI) have been selected for funding by the...
N.Ireland
Breeding programmes offer solution to anthelmintic resistance
Anthelmintic resistance (AR) is currently one of the biggest problems confronting the UK and Irish sheep sectors. It is also...
N.Ireland
Economic opportunities from green energy presented at NI summit
The future for green energy would seem to be bright, given the debate and discussions had on the subject at...
N.Ireland
New food-testing method a ‘game-changer’ for food supply chain
A food-testing method to ensure food authenticity has achieved 100% accuracy in a research project led by the Institute for...
Other
Agri universities to collaborate and research farming systems
Agricultural universities across the UK have announced that they are teaming up to help “strengthen the difference they make on...
Other
Queen's University academic joins Animal Welfare Committee
Dr. Gareth Arnott from the Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS) and the School of Biological Sciences at Queen’s University Belfast has been...
N.Ireland
Queen's University and AFBI join €13.5m net zero coalition
Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) and the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) have secured international funding for projects aimed...
Agri-Business
Queen’s Unversity, AFBI and UCD team up for bTB project
A new all-island research project that will examine the factors behind persistent bTB has been launched. It will be the...
N.Ireland
£20,000 Denis Lynn memorial scholarship launched
Queen’s University Belfast and agri-food company Finnebrogue Artisan have announced a new post-graduate scholarship in memory of Denis Lynn, founder...
N.Ireland
Queen’s in £5m UK project to help agrifood reach net zero
Queen’s University Belfast (Queen’s) was today (Thursday, July 7) named part of a government-backed, £5 million research network designed to...
Agri-Business
Poll: 55% feel NI Protocol is positive for economy
55% of voters think the Northern Ireland Protocol is having a positive impact on the economy, according to a new...
N.Ireland
New Centre of Excellence for agriculture to be based in Queen’s University
A new Centre of Excellence for agriculture has been developed between Queen’s University Belfast and the National Measurement Laboratory (NML)...
N.Ireland
Can the promise of biomethane be fully realised?
The results of a study, looking at the potential for biomethane production in Northern Ireland, show considerable promise. However, those...
Agri-Business
Leading NI agri-food scientist awarded honorary professorship
A distinguished agri-food scientist from Northern Ireland has been awarded an honorary professorship by Queen's University Belfast. Dr. Elizabeth Magowan...
Agri-Business
North and south agriculture ministers link up for food integrity initiative
The Minister for Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots, and his Republic of Ireland counterpart, Charlie McConalogue, Minister for...
N.Ireland
Investment in soils could not only benefit the environment – research
Investing in soils could benefit the environment, animal and human health as well as achieving a net zero target, according...
N.Ireland
Research: Prevention measures for invasive species could save 'trillions'
New research has found that the damage costs by invasive species are at least 10 times the management expenditure and...
