N.Ireland
Opinion: Is a spell of more normal weather on the way?
Met Éireann is indicating that a return to more normal weather could be coming our way over the next fortnight....
Weather
Rural Life
Analysis: March was second warmest on record in Europe
March 2026 was globally the fourth-warmest on record, at 1.48°C above pre-industrial levels, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). C3S also...
N.Ireland
Warning issued as Storm Dave to bring ‘severe gusts’ over Easter weekend
Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow wind warning for the entire country over the Easter weekend. The warning is...
N.Ireland
NI farmers warned on mineral loss after ‘wettest start in nearly 150 years’
Northern Irish livestock farmers have been advised to assess mineral levels in their soil this spring following the wettest start...
Dairy
Is spring grazing a possibility yet?
With one of the wettest starts to the year we have seen in a long time, grazing conditions are still...
Rural Life
More warnings for snow and ice ahead of Storm Goretti
UKHSA Amber cold weather health alerts are in place for all regions of England until Sunday, January 11. A number of severe weather...
N.Ireland
Frosty conditions impact livestock sales across Ireland
The recent cold snap and subsequent frosty conditions have impacted livestock sales across both the Republic of Ireland and Northern...
Environment
Environment Agency: Yorkshire recovering from drought
The Environment Agency has announced that Yorkshire has started moving into drought recovery status as of December 10. This change...
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...
Rural Life
Watch: Young farmer jet-skis across flooded field
It is normal for Ivan Brett to spend a good bit of his time on a tractor, but when some...
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...
N.Ireland
Thunderstorm warning issued for Northern Ireland
The UK Met Office has issued a Status Yellow thunderstorm warning for Northern Ireland tomorrow (Thursday, August 14). While some...
Rural Life
Drought in England labelled 'significant incident'
The UK’s National Drought Group met yesterday (Monday, August 11) with the current water shortfall situation in England now defined...
Arable
Rainfall stalls progress of UK Harvest 2025 – AHDB
While this year’s harvest in the UK got off to a fast start, intermittent and often heavy rainfall has slowed...
Environment
Met Office forecasts temperature highs of 27°C this week
Temperatures are set to rise this week across parts of the UK, the Met Office has forecasted, with some areas...
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)...
Arable
Changing weather patterns impacting on forage maize yields
Changing weather patterns have impacted significantly on the yields and quality of forage maize crops grown in the UK. Results...