N.Ireland
Farmers, vets, food processing and agri-food businesses are invited to respond to a consultation on Soil Association organic standards for NI.
Tillage
Scientists from the University of Aberdeen are part of a team looking to turn potato waste into material for cosmetics and much more.
Environment
The European Commission has adopted a new Strategic Framework for a Competitive and Sustainable EU Bioeconomy, which will include rewarding farmers and foresters who enhance carbon sinks.
Rural Life
Louth County Council has announced a new route on the Dundalk Bay to Carlingford Greenway but tensions in Cooley have not eased.
New farm sustainability standards establish a legal framework for agricultural compliance and environmental stewardship in Northern Ireland.
Dairy
There is rising concern about the lack of detail regarding terms and conditions that may be applied...
"Evolving environmental objectives” means the government is “finalising a review of the grant support arrangements” for domestic septic tanks
Agri Politics
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon has said that the retention of a...
EU Commissioner Jessika Roswall has confirmed to Agriland that the commission has proposed to the Nitrates Committee to extend the Irish nitrates derogation
Roughly €218 million has been spent on greenways since 2016, Minister for Transport Darragh O'Brien has clarified.
A new energy survey by the CSO shows finds that rural homes more likely to use kerosene and to install their own energy source.
In 2023, the EU’s agriculture and forestry sector consumed 26.4 million tonnes of oil equivalent of energy, down 1.1% compared with 2022.
The West Kerry Dairy Farmers (WKDF) Sustainable Energy Community (SEC) has published a "learning brief" outlining its journey since 2020.
Over 20 experts from across Europe discussed methane reduction and efficient farming at Methane Connect in Paris this week.
Agri-Business
Organisers of the first national farm tyre take-back day have reported a "steady flow" of farmers...
A meta-analysis of 170 studies conducted found that agroecological farming reduces agriculture’s negative impacts on nature.
MEP for the Midlands North West, Maria Walsh has said Ireland needs "time and fairness" when it...
The position paper was developed by the Irish sustainable farming organisation as part of its role in the Methane Matters Coalition.
A new €20,00 sustainability partnership has been announced between the Hare's Corner, a community-led initiative run by the Burrenbeo Trust to support landowners and communities in Galway implementing practical climate adaptation and biodiversity measures, and Intact Insurance Ireland.
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is to provide more than €1 million to support healthy habitats for fish in rivers nationwide in 2026.
Fermentrics (UK) Ltd, based in Northern Ireland, has won the UK Dairy Carbon Network’s 2025 measurement technology competition.
The government wants the agriculture, forestry and seafood sectors to take certain 'actions' to tackle climate change.
Members of Stormont’s Agriculture Committee will meet later today (November 13) with stakeholders from across agriculture
