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Northern Ireland
The A to Z of NI farming in 2024
Peter McCann
Peter McCann reviews what the past 12 months have meant for farming in Northern Ireland.
18 December 2024 News
Progress stalls on age at slaughter reduction
Adam Woods has a look at the most recent slaughter age figures and how progress has stalled in making further reductions.
18 December 2024 Climate and environment
‘No single silver bullet’ to drive major cut in farm emissions
Teagasc modelling has determined that action will be needed on a number of fronts to cut farm emissions as there is no measure that could act as a 'silver bullet'.
IFA signs on for Project Connect
The new initiative aims to deliver consistent messaging from the agri-food industry on issues that impact the whole sector.
18 December 2024 News
More pork access for Paraguay in Mercosur deal
The recent Mercosur deal was not a full renegotiation, rather a tightening of environmental issues that were frustrating ratification in the EU.
18 December 2024 News
News round-up from Northern Ireland
Weekly round-up of news from across the farming industry in Northern Ireland.
18 December 2024 Northern Ireland
Methane and Bovaer: hot air, or should we be concerned?
If there isn’t a collective effort to bring our consumers and citizens along with essential technology improvements, don’t be surprised when there's a backlash, warns John Gilliland.
18 December 2024 Opinion
Farmers told to call out neighbours who let sector down
“I’ll be home in Limerick on Christmas Day and I guarantee you I’ll see a [slurry] tank running around the place,” the director of DII has said.
15 December 2024 News
What changed in Mercosur deal between 2019 and 2024
Negotiations since the Mercosur deal was first announced in 2019 have concentrated on the environment and sustainability.
13 December 2024 News
Daly puts data centre policy in the dock
While food producers are being hammered on emissions, the data centres' power usage has increased by 23% per year since 2015.
11 December 2024 Dealer
Quantifying habitats and carbon stored on Signpost Farms
In this article Stuart Greene describes how light technology is helping to measure habitats and carbon storage on farms.
8 December 2024 Signpost Programme
Injecting carbon dioxide into the ground in the US
Earlier this year Siobhán Walsh visited ADM’s Carbon Capture and Storage Facility where Carbon Dioxide is injected and stored deep under ground.
4 December 2024 News