N.Ireland
Slurry season brings renewed risks to farmers - HSENI
With the closed period for spreading slurry coming to an end at midnight on January 31, the Health and Safety...
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Environment
DSM and Thai company to measure sustainability of animal farming
Global science-based company, Royal DSM and CPF (Thailand) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with an aim to measure...
Environment
New campaign to stop alien species threatening Irish waterways
A new campaign to protect Irish waterways from invasive alien species has been launched (Wednesday, January 19) by multiple organisations...
Environment
Renewable fuels can offer climate-protection option for agriculture
Using renewable fuels consistently will have an immediate impact on climate protection in the transport sector. Such fuel can also...
Agri Politics
Change will be needed to meet climate ambitions - Eustice
On the opening day of the Oxford Farming Conference, agricultural ministers from England, Northern Ireland and Wales shared their different...
N.Ireland
Eventful year for beef and lamb in Northern Ireland – LMC
The last year has seen major changes made to the political, economic and legislative landscape within which beef and lamb...
N.Ireland
Global Meat Alliance meets to reflect on the decisions taken at COP 26
The most recent meeting of the Global Meat Alliance (GMA) gave those taking part a first opportunity to reflect on...
Environment
Global land area for grazing and fodder reduced by 191m hectares – FAO
Grassland and shrub-covered areas used to graze animals or as sources of fodder have declined by 191 million hectares over...
Beef
Lack of emissions disclosures among animal protein producers – FAIRR
New data from global investor coalition, FAIRR's Protein Producer Index has shown that only 18% of global meat and dairy...
Machinery
New Holland supports energy independence with Italian partnership
The idea of farms being independent of the established energy distribution infrastructure is hardly new. It was only with the...
Environment
AgriSearch to present research on low carbon farming at RUAS Winter Fair
Research results of relevance to producers will be displayed and discussed at the AgriSearch stand at the Royal Ulster Winter...
Agri-Business
‘Next Gen’ farmers’ get behind-the-scenes tour of Asda
A group of Northern Ireland's (NI) top farming talent - and future industry leaders - recently participated in a behind-the-scenes...
Agri-Business
JBS enters cultivated protein market with Spanish purchase
Brazilian meat-processing giant, JBS, is entering the cultivated protein market with the acquisition of Spanish company, BioTech Foods. Cultivated protein...
N.Ireland
Westminster is being disingenuous to UK farmers – LMC chief executive
There is now a total disconnect between the UK's trade, climate-change and food-standards policies, according to Livestock and Meat Commission...
Dairy
CAFRE highlights the value of carbon calculators
The College of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (CAFRE) has confirmed that carbon calculators can be used to estimate the...
Other
COP26 doesn’t tackle ‘overconsumption’ of animal products – RSPCA
While it welcomes the addition of animal agriculture on the COP26 agenda in the form of a methane-reducing promise, the...
Environment
ABP research farm shows that improving genetics reduces carbon emissions
By Olivia Cooper Improving genetics is the key to reducing farmers’ carbon footprints and maximising efficiencies, a beef research farm...
Dairy
UK Dairy Roadmap launches Net Zero climate ambition
In meeting the challenge of Net Zero, the climate ambition paper commits the sector to a range of scientifically robust...
