Rural Life
'We want to help resolve ammonia levels issue'
“We are farmers, scientists and environmentalists too. We want to help resolve the ammonia levels issue,” said two Laois pupils,...
Rural Life
“We are farmers, scientists and environmentalists too. We want to help resolve the ammonia levels issue,” said two Laois pupils,...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has published extensive guide into how the region’s farmers can...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture is offering 16 dairy farmers the opportunity to travel to the Netherlands to learn about...
Environment
Genuine working partnerships must be at the heart of any plans to tackle ammonia in Northern Ireland, according to the...
Agri-Business
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) says ammonia is fast becoming a “major stumbling block” for the future development of agriculture...
N.Ireland
Ammonia levels in Northern Ireland have come under scrutiny at UK level in a draft Government report which is out...
N.Ireland
The UK Government has today (Tuesday, May 22) published a new strategy to cut air pollution in the coming years...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has published a report outlining its progress on ammonia. The...
N.Ireland
Good news is on the horizon for those behind the 100 farm planning applications caught up in the ammonia deadlock....
N.Ireland
A response to the ammonia consultation held earlier this year is expected imminently, with a working action plan set to...
N.Ireland
Delays in the Tier 2 grant scheme and fears of falling foul of tightened ammonia limits have put many Northern...
Agri-Business
Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast have partnered with the region’s agri-food industry to develop a ‘green’ solution to the problem...
N.Ireland
Ditching calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) in favour of stabilised urea – as outlined in ammonia recommendations earlier this year could...
N.Ireland
Getting a true picture of ammonia emissions in Northern Ireland remains one of the “biggest challenges” for the agri-food industry...
N.Ireland
A formal ammonia plan for tackling Northern Ireland’s spiralling emissions is expected to be completed before the end of the...
N.Ireland
Department officials have said the ammonia recommendations made this week highlight the “need for the government and agri-food sector to...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland’s environment agency (NIEA) is understood to have put a virtual deadlock on many major farm building projects because...
N.Ireland
A working group commissioned by Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture has published several recommendations to curb the problem of excess...