Agri Politics
NFU Scotland calls for the separation of agricultural support arrangements
NFU Scotland has called on agricultural support arrangements to be separated from a new UK approach to subsidy control. Following...
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N.Ireland
Poots announces payments of £16.5 million under Environmental Farming Scheme
Payments totalling £16.5 million to participants in the Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) have commenced, Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots...
Rural Life
Farmers encouraged to apply for rural broadband voucher scheme
Rural estates and farms needing to improve their broadband connectivity have another opportunity to apply for grant funding through the...
Environment
Northern Ireland energy sector to be fully decarbonised by 2050
Stormont’s Department for the Economy has begun the process of developing a new energy strategy, which will see the Northern...
Agri-Business
Mineral deficiencies can cause problems on livestock farms
According to College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) livestock advisor Nigel Gould, mineral deficiencies can be an issue...
Beef
Maximising the quality of first-cut silage
Silage can never be as high a quality of forage as the grass from which it was initially made. and...
Rural Life
Farm unions respond to launch of refreshed Countryside Code
Farm unions have responded positively to the launch of the new Countryside Code which was announced by the government today...
Agri-Business
New Countryside Code launched to help people enjoy the outdoors
A new, refreshed Countryside Code has been launched today by Natural England and Natural Resources Wales, coinciding with the 70th...
Environment
Could you be one of NI’s first Environmental Technology Farms?
Northern Ireland's Department of Agriculture (DAERA) is seeking the best examples of environmentally-friendly farms to join its new Technology Demonstration...
Environment
UFU supports bill pushing for return of ANC payment
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has come out in support of a proposed bill to reintroduce an Areas of Natural...
Forestry
Forestry England launches woodland creation scheme for landowners
A new woodland creation scheme from Forestry England, which offers rent to landowners including public bodies, environmental NGOs and farmers,...
Rural Life
Farmer comes up with unique way to get revenge on driver who blocked his gate
A farmer in Wales has come up with a unique way to get back at a driver who blocked access...
Agri-Business
Poots: Industry must accept farming’s influence on the environment has ‘not always been positive’
Northern Ireland's agri-food stakeholders must accept the industry's influence on the environment has "not always been positive" attendees at AFBI's...
Machinery
JCB to appeal French court ruling on patent breaches
JCB has announced its intentions to appeal a French court's ruling on patent breaches against Manitou. On February 26, 2021,...
Rural Life
BVA warns pet owners to keep chocolate out of reach of pets this Easter
Pet owners should keep sweet treats away from furry companions over the Easter weekend, to avoid chocolate poisoning, and an...
Agri Politics
AHDB appoints Tim Rycroft as its new CEO
Tim Rycroft has been appointed as the new chief executive of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB). Rycroft, currently...
Agri-Business
Lely aims to help farmers future-proof with additions to feeding system
With the latest features added to the Vector feeding system, Lely has said it is helping farmers stay profitable, sustainable,...
Agri-Business
Partnership to train packaging specialists to reduce agri-food plastic use
A new partnership will fund training for packaging technologists in Northern Ireland in a drive to find more sustainable alternatives...
