Agri-Business
Fonterra to invest $1 billion by 2030 to cut emissions
New Zealand dairy co-operative and processor Fonterra will invest NZ$1 billion (€582 million at the current exchange rate) by 2030...
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N.Ireland
'Tackling endemic disease has a clear impact on farm efficiency' - AHWNI
The need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and overall carbon footprint on-farm is something the industry is taking very seriously,...
N.Ireland
Livestock farmers in NI urged to see benefits of anaerobic digestion
Anaerobic digestion in Northern Ireland provides a solution to the ongoing trilemma faced by farmers when it comes to environment,...
N.Ireland
Is converting grassland to tillage unsustainable?
Converting farms from grassland to tillage would lead to regular crop failures, according to recent research. This research involved an...
N.Ireland
How will the dairy sector reduce its carbon footprint?
College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) senior advisor, Alan Agnew, has highlighted steps that dairy farmers can take...
Agri-Business
Group revenue at Arla increases by 17%
Total Arla group revenue was €6.38 billion for first half of 2022 – up 17% compared to €5.44 billion in...
Environment
‘White paper’ on challenge of GHGs for Europe’s livestock sector
A ‘white paper’ examining the key issues involved in measuring and tackling greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions within livestock production has...
N.Ireland
Poots meets NI agri-food industry to talk sector challenges
Northern Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Edwin Poots has met with representatives from the agri-food industry to...
N.Ireland
Sheep Ireland – sustainable genetic gain
The myriad sources of data now available to Sheep Ireland is allowing the organisation to achieve the role it was...
Agri Politics
Defra opens £12.5m competition for sustainable farm-based proteins
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is opening a £12.5 million competition to support research and innovation...
N.Ireland
Tollymore and Crossgar – two new grass varieties from AFBI
Tollymore and crossgar are two new grass varieties included on the recently released 2022/2023 Recommended Grass and Clover Lists (RGCL)...
Agri-Business
Fonterra officially launches electric milk tanker
New Zealand dairy cooperative, Fonterra has officially launched the country’s first electric milk tanker. Named ‘Milk-E’ by a Fonterra farmer,...
Agri-Business
Machinery Focus: Top-spec SAM sprayer
Despite all the talk of a reduction in the use of pesticides, sprayer manufacturers remain upbeat about the future need...
N.Ireland
Experts gather to discuss future of dairy cow monitoring
More than 100 experts from around the globe gathered in Graz, Austria this week to discuss the data-driven future of...
Agri-Business
Profits at risk if meat and dairy investors don’t engage in climate action – report
A new report is warning that profits are at risk if investors do not engage with the meat and dairy...
Beef
Calls for DAERA to introduce further measures to eradicate BVD
Animal Health and Welfare NI (AHWNI) has called on the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) to introduce...
Sheep
Sheep farmers on worm red alert as wet and warm weather persist
Sheep farmers are being advised to be on their guard against nematodirus and stomach worms as warm and wet weather...
Agri-Business
Fonterra increases milk price forecast due to strong global demand
New Zealand dairy cooperative, Fonterra, has today (Thursday, June 23) increased its forecast farmgate milk price range for next year. In...
