Agri-Business
Bats can be 'valuable allies' for farmers by eating pests - study
A study conducted by the University of Oxford has concluded that bats can be “valuable allies” for farmers by feeding...
Agri-Business
A study conducted by the University of Oxford has concluded that bats can be “valuable allies” for farmers by feeding...
Agri-Business
Vets have pointed to wildlife control being among the biggest obstacles for Ireland’s bovine tuberculosis (bTB) eradication programme. That is...
Environment
A new study has highlighted that hedgerow biomass is in decline in Ireland in terms of area, due to removals...
N.Ireland
The University of Nottingham has said livestock farms are being studied as potential sources of resistant infections in animals and...
Beef
Studies are ongoing by a team of farmers, researchers, and start-ups across the UK on how the advances in cultured...
Horticulture
A new study by the European Mushroom Growers Promo Group (GEPC) found that there is a growing interest for mushrooms in...
Environment
Researchers are urging for more detailed national climate goals, with distinct targets for land-based mitigation, separate from actions in other...
Rural Life
Some wild birds have developed immunity to the avian flu amid the ongoing H5N1 bird flu epidemic, according to new...
Agri-Business
The use of multi-species swards lowers the levels of nitrogen (N) fertiliser application on farms by at least 60%, according...
Rural Life
Children raised in rural environments, who spend a lot of time outdoors with some exposure to animals, grow to have...
Rural Life
Over 50% of farmers younger than 45 years old engage in binge drinking at least once a month, with age...
Environment
The rapid development of flash droughts are predicted to occur on a global scale, according to a new study carried...
Rural Life
The number of farms globally will most likely decline by the end of the 21st century, and the average farm...
News
A new University of Oxford study has revealed that antimicrobial overuse in livestock production can breed bacteria that are resistant...
Environment
A new study from the University of Galway has revealed that some smartphone apps are unable to accurately identify plant...
N.Ireland
The genes of prehistoric farmers may have diversified and mutated to facilitate farming lifestyles, according to researchers from the Francis...
Environment
Manure could be used in a new way and become a “prospective bio-based and biodegradable material of the future”, according...
Environment
Dr. Matthew Tinsley, a senior lecturer at the University of Stirling, has said that the agricultural sector needs to “be...