Schemes
Countryside Stewardship Mid Tier scheme sees 'strong uptake' - RPA
The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has confirmed that almost 80% of farmers who were offered an extension to the Countryside...
Sustainability
N.Ireland
Grass production must be ‘harnessed effectively’ – NI dairy expert
The College of Agriculture Food & Rural Enterprise (CAFRE's) former head of dairying and pigs, Ian McCluggage, has highlighted the...
Rural Life
Watch: British farmers stage protests at Lidl depots across England
Several protests have been staged by farmers at Lidl distribution centres across England today (Thursday, January 22) to highlight the...
N.Ireland
Countryside Services Ltd. appointed to deliver NI farm sustainability training
Countryside Services Ltd., has been appointed to deliver key knowledge transfer elements of the Northern Ireland Farming for Sustainability Scheme....
N.Ireland
DAERA aiming to encourage innovation with new sustainable farming scheme
The Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Minister, Andrew Muir has unveiled the new Farming for Sustainability –...
N.Ireland
Muir welcomes new Farm Sustainability Standards
Northern Ireland Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir, has welcomed the passing of new farm sustainability standards,...
N.Ireland
CAFRE launches new sustainable packaging course
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) has announced the launch of a new course in sustainable packaging....
N.Ireland
FFA calls on NI agriculture minister to resign
Farmers for Action (FFA) is calling on Northern Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir to resign...
Dairy
Initiative calls on dairy farmers to help shape a sustainable industry
Dairy farmers across the UK are being called on to take part in virtual workshops that are designed to help...
N.Ireland
Meet Quiney, the donkey VIP wedding guest
When Fiona Anderson and John McGuckin tied the knot recently in Co. Derry, Quiney, a donkey from Donegal Donkey Sanctuary...
Agri-Business
Lidl GB to invest £30 billion in ‘British food and farming industry’
Lidl GB today (Wednesday, October 15) announced a “landmark”, five year £30 billion investment to support farmers, growers, suppliers and...
Dairy
Global conference on sustainable livestock transformation
Experience shows that the adoption of good practices can make livestock systems truly sustainable according to Qu Dongyu, Director-General of...
Agri Politics
UK and Brazil launch partnership for fertiliser sustainability
The UK and Brazil have launched a partnership to tackle the environmental impact and embrace the economic opportunities of fertilisers....
Agri-Business
£20k food and farming prize launched
A new £20,000 prize aimed at transforming food, farming, and health systems has been launched. The judges include the environmentalist...
N.Ireland
AgNav takes top sustainability honours at UK award ceremony
AgNav, the online sustainability platform for Irish farmers, has been awarded ‘Sustainability Initiative of the Year’ at the Grocer Gold...
Agri-Business
Waitrose awards £500,000 fund to 9 farms as part of net zero target
Supermarket chain Waitrose have announced that they have awarded their £500,000 fund, launched to help British farmers transition to net...
N.Ireland
Power NI ‘dedicated’ to a sustainable future
Power NI has renewed its partnership with Ulster Wildlife – a charity dedicated to the protection of local native species...
N.Ireland
M&S ‘committed’ to agriculture in Northern Ireland
One of the UK’s biggest retailers has highlighted how food produced in Northern Ireland is currently being sold on the...
