Agri-Business
Alltech to help with biogas production for Mid-Ulster biorefinery
Global animal nutrition company, Alltech, has signed an agreement with Tobermore Concrete, CEMCOR and Road Safety Contracts to become a...
AD
Agri-Business
Danish investment firm to set up seven AD plants in Ireland
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has today (Wednesday, June 12), announced the launch of the Greengate Biogas partnership which will see...
Sponsored
Renowned sheep farming pair trust Tribamec Duo
Tribamec Duo combines Chanelle Pharma’s established products: Animec Oral solution for sheep and Tribex 5% oral suspension for sheep. The...
Agri-Business
Biomethane supplier opens Tipperary facility
A newly established producer and supplier of biomethane has officially opened its operation headquarters in Tipperary Town. Nephin Energy has...
Dairy
Could putting your heifers in calf first cut down on stragglers?
Serving cows who are likely to take longer to cycle – such as heifers – ahead of the rest of...
N.Ireland
Thinking of growing grass for AD? Here's what you need to know
Farmers involved in Northern Ireland’s booming anaerobic digestion sector could improve performance by concentrating on raising their grass yields and quality,...
Opinion
Energy crops are a distraction for Irish farmers
Energy crops, such as miscanthus and fast-growing poplars, should have no role to play within Ireland’s land use management plans...
N.Ireland
Behind the scenes: £23m world-first poultry litter AD plant in Ballymena
A £23 million (€26 million) anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in Ballymena has become one of the first of its kind...
N.Ireland
145 jobs to go as AD engineering firm enters administration
At least 145 workers have lost their jobs as one of Ireland’s largest anaerobic digestion engineering firms enters administration. Mallusk-based...
Sponsored
Watch: Rugby legend on tackling resistant worms in cattle
At this time of year, many farmers are organising their animal health plan and tackling resistant worms to cover their...
N.Ireland
AD plant found operating without licence fined over fish kill
A mid-Ulster anaerobic digestion (AD) plant has been forced to cough up almost £3,500, after it was found to have...
N.Ireland
Tyrone AD plant becomes first in the UK to earn industry certification
A Co. Tyrone anaerobic digestion (AD) plant has become the first in the UK to be certified under a scheme...
Other
Slurry – it’s time we 'mined' all its nutrients
Much discussion amongst farm stakeholder groups in Northern Ireland over recent days has focussed on the issue of how best...
N.Ireland
Voluntary AD certification scheme could improve farm businesses
The “most comprehensive scheme of its type” has been launched to certify Anaerobic Digestion (AD) plants in the UK. The voluntary,...
Opinion
If cattle had pocket money, they would buy fodder beet
Re-establishing a sugar beet industry in Ireland is the height of folly. That horse bolted 10 years ago. Yes, quotas...
Agri-Business
Trans-frontier: How AD industry experts say Brexit will hit Ireland's biogas sector
Access to finance, land and maintaining cross-border relationships are some of the biggest challenges the island’s Anaerobic Digestion (AD) industry will...
Sponsored
Watch: How to effectively treat and control parasites
Amid the current season of record-high input costs, keeping unnecessary spending to a minimum is key, which means that early...
