Rural Life
SSE Airtricity €5m green community fund opens for applications
SSE Airtricity has today (Wednesday, October 30) opened its €5 million all-island Generation Green Community Fund for applications. The fund...
Net zero
N.Ireland
Biomethane production to 'accelerate' the road to Net Zero - Muir
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Minister Andrew Muir has spoken on the need for Northern Ireland to...
Sponsored
Transition period & early lactation: A springboard to a successful lactation
A focus on management and nutrition during the transition period makes all the difference to performance in the next lactation. ...
Rural Life
Airtricity €5m fund to make 'lasting impact' in rural areas - minister
SSE Airtricity has launched a €5 million “all-island Community Fund”, with the aim of supporting communities in reaching net zero...
Environment
Muir launches £3m Peatland Challenge Fund competition
A new £3 million fund competition to help protect Northern Ireland’s peatlands has been launched by Minister of Agriculture, Environment...
Beef
Research confirms environmental benefits of grazing ruminants
Research by Alltech and Archbold has confirmed the environmental benefits of grazing ruminants. The two organistions formed a strategic research...
N.Ireland
M&S UK aims to achieve its 'Net Zero' goals by 2040
Marks & Spencer (M&S) UK has announced that it aims to achieve its Net Zero by 2040 goals, funded through...
Environment
Study: Maintaining milk output would need 96% cut in suckler beef
Lack of consensus on how to account for greenhouse gases (GHGs) from agriculture is impeding policy development for ‘net zero’...
Environment
Research: Many large dairy companies plan to reach 'net zero'
New analysis by European financial group ING, indicated that an increasing number of large dairy companies have plans to become...
Sponsored
Aurivo ‘Your Farm, Your Future’ events to showcase dairy careers
Two events are set to take place in the north-west to showcase the positives of the Irish dairy sector and...
Agri-Business
AIB targets net zero in 2050 on its financed emissions in agriculture
AIB is aiming to tackle its impact on climate change by lowering its financed emissions, which are the emissions linked...
N.Ireland
NI farmers join 7-year M&S net zero initiative
Two Northern Irish farmers have joined a seven-year initiative that sees M&S collaborate with farmers to reach net zero. Co....
Environment
'Methane does not need to reach net zero'- Thorne
An insight was given into how Ireland is attempting to reduce its methane emissions in agriculture at a conference in...
Agri-Business
EIT Food outlines ways for livestock industries to reach net zero
A new report published by EIT Food in collaboration with Innovate UK Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) has outlined six recommendations...
Environment
ESB Networks to invest €10bn in 'net zero' ambition
ESB Networks has today (Monday, January 23) launched its ‘Networks for Net Zero Strategy’ which outlines its commitment to futureproofing...
Environment
Drones take carbon project to next level in Scotland
High-tech drones are being deployed across Scotland as part of an innovative project to estimate the carbon stored on the...
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Transform your calf rearing with a JFC automatic feeder
We recently caught up with Richard Lowe who is a dairy farmer from Adare, Co. Limerick, who shares how the...
Environment
Fine Gael MEPs back EU ban on diesel cars and vans
The five Fine Gael MEPs are backing various measures to tackle climate change, including an EU ban on diesel and...
Environment
Investment in soils could not only benefit the environment - research
Investing in soils could benefit the environment, animal and human health as well as achieving a net zero target, according...
N.Ireland
McDonald’s commends NI supply chain
McDonald’s celebrated 30 years of business in Northern Ireland this week and commended its suppliers in Northern Ireland for “punching...
Environment
'Transparency' needed when it comes to 'net zero' and 'carbon neutral' claims
A new initiative launched recently will focus on trying to improve the “integrity” of ‘voluntary carbon markets’, to help ensure...