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Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
The Environment Agency has said its annual report on the environmental performance of England’s nine water and sewerage companies shows that they continue to “underperform”.
The report, published today (Tuesday, July 23), shows an improvement in...
Written by Rachel Birch from Agriland
U.S. start-up, Savor, has received financial support from Bill Gates for paving the way for the production of synthetic butter in a bid to reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions produced from the global agriculture and forestry industries.
The company...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
The National Farmers’ Union of Wales (NFU Cymru) has launched an online survey for farmers to feedback their experiences of water quality regulations.
Ahead of Welsh government’s four-yearly review of the Control of Agricultural Pollution...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
A Wellington dairy farmer has been given a suspended prison sentence for allowing slurry to run into the Westford Stream.
70-year-old David Bartlett, of Upcott Dairy Farm, Sampford Arundel, Wellington, has been given 14 weeks in prison suspended...
Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland
Farmers for Action (FFA) has called for the current slurry spreading closed periods in Northern Ireland to be scrapped.
FFA spokesman, William Taylor said: “Weather patterns are changing. Over recent years, the wettest weather of the years has been...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
Northern Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir, has said his meeting with the owner of Lough Neagh, the Earl of Shaftsbury, was “very constructive”.
The Earl of Shaftsbury’s, or Nick Ashley-Cooper’s, family...
Dear Farmers et al,
Im not a farmer but I do have friends and family in farming. Despite the large amounts of money offered to farmers for their land to build on, could I please urge you guys not to sell up. I know it’s the most tempting thing in the world to pass up on what’s being offered but...
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There can't have been many days this year, when anyone making a properly informed decision, would not have concluded that conditions favoured the use of urea over AN.
At least on grassland.
Why are we regulated by idiots?
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
River Action has said its legal challenge to Shropshire Council over the decision to give planning permission for a major intensive poultry unit aims to halt the spread of industrial scale chicken farming.
The application for judicial review was...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
New Secretary of State for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Steve Reed, has announced steps towards ending the “crisis” in the water sector.
Defra said the new measures, announced today (Thursday, July 11)...
Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland
The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) has announced today (Monday, July 8) that it is investigating the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) over an alleged failure to comply with environmental law by not adopting its...
Went to the Chippy tonight for two medium cods and one chips, this is now £18.50.
Gone up a pound in a week, due he told me to the price he is paying for pots.
Apparently around £1k per ton!!
But let's all focus on the cows yeah? And AI has only just got going.
What a time to be alive.
Oh, and the BBC manage to get a quote from Dr Evil himself right at the end. Yeah Bill, we believe you.....
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c51yvz51k2xo
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
Northern Ireland’s Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister, Andrew Muir, has announced 20 actions the department will take to “address the challenges in Lough Neagh”.
Muir announced the actions today (Tuesday, July 2), stating that...
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Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland
Sinn Féin spokesperson for agriculture in Northern Ireland, MLA Declan McAleer, believes that progress has been made in developing systems capable of extracting phosphorus from slurries.
This development is linked to the rolling out of the Sustainable...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
An event organised by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is set to focus on dispelling the myths surrounding the halal market.
The event, which is being held in collaboration with Carr’s Billington, will take place from...
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