N.Ireland
Ulster Grassland Society (UGS) president, John Egerton, has confirmed the key role that soil management will play on farms...
Research by Alltech and Archbold has confirmed the environmental benefits of grazing ruminants. The two organistions formed a strategic..
A number of research scientists believe that the potential of our soils to sequester carbon has been seriously overestimated.
Environment
Adding crushed rocks to farm soils can accelerate carbon sequestration and boost crop productivity, so say scientists attending Cereals.
High-tech drones are being deployed across Scotland as part of an innovative project to estimate...
The Agri-Food and Biosciences’ Institute (AFBI) is confirming a 92% submission rate for the Soil...
A report has highlighted the potential of plantations of fast-growing conifers to sequester extremely high levels of CO2.
Arable
Scientists have discovered how to potentially design root systems to grow deeper by altering their...
Over 70 people were in attendance at an Accelerating Ruminant Carbon Zero (ARCZero) farm walk in Co. Fermanagh on Tuesday (June 21).
Machinery
10 years ago, researchers at Harper Adams University in Shropshire in the UK set out on a long-term...
Farmers face a ‘geographic lottery’ in terms of soil carbon sequestration, if plans to reward them financially for increasing soil carbon stocks are...
The fact that soil carbon sequestration levels in grassland have kept on rising 50 years into a bespoke slurry spreading trial at Agri-food and...
A new study involving researchers at University of Limerick (UL) has highlighted the role that the planting of new commercial forestry could play in the fight against climate change.
Declan McAleer has called on the Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs to develop an accurate 'carbon calculator' to help farms prepare..
Agri-Business
Computing giant Microsoft has launched a new partnership with Australian farm Wilmot Cattle Company...
