N.Ireland
Northern Ireland’s food and drink sector generates £7.3 billion in economic value, according to a new report.
Dairy
New research has found that dairy calves which are fed less complete tasks faster and remember more in pursuit of milk, but miss out on play.
Forestry
A new study has shown that land managers could play a critical role in slowing the spread of the emerald ash borer if the pest reaches the UK.
Environment
Human urine could be a better option for fertilising farmland when compared to inorganic fertilisers, according to a new Dutch study.
Arable
A new study led by experts at the University of Nottingham uncovers how plants fight their way through hard soil to thrive.
Dairy consumers are more interested in feeling confident about the quality assurance of the products they buy than in getting a cheap price.
New research from pollinator experts shows that Irish bumblebee species show genome-wide differences from those on the island of Britain.
Rural Life
Tend VR, a mental health and wellbeing organisation developing mental health support via virtual...
US research has found that H5N1 viruses in dairy cows are more similar to those sampled from birds than influenza viruses that infect humans
The FCCT is seeking applications for its ‘Snapshot Study’ grant from anyone in the sector looking to study a topic they are interested in.
A new study examining why dairy farmers exit the industry has highlighted the role a lack of control, autonomy, and self-efficacy play.
Sheep
Sheep have been intertwined with human livelihoods for over 11,000 years according to new research from an international team.
Agri-Business
A new study by the University of California, Davis, discovered that feeding a seaweed supplement in pellet format, to grazing beef cattle...
Banks need to radically rethink how they support farmers to shift to farming systems that prioritise climate and nature, according to the...
The potential role of high-protein, high calcium dairy foods as a preventative measure to reduce the cost of falls among older people to the
A new study has concluded that bacterial communities in soil are as resilient to human urine as...
Research on a farmer-led badger vaccination programme has been published in the British Ecological...
A report released today from a team led by the RAU has investigated both the threats and opportunities of cultured meat, as seen by a range of UK farmers.
A study conducted by the University of Oxford has concluded that bats can be “valuable...
The University of Nottingham has said livestock farms are being studied as potential sources of resistant infections in animals and humans.
Studies are ongoing across the UK on how the advances in cultured meat or “lab-grown” meat will affect farming
Researchers are urging for more detailed national climate goals, with distinct targets for land-based mitigation, separate from actions in
Some wild birds have developed immunity to the avian flu amid the ongoing H5N1 bird flu epidemic,...
