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Editorial: ‘stocking rate’ not key issue for dairy farms
Jack Kennedy
This stocking rate row is core to why the handbrake is pulled on farm investment here in Ireland.
27 November 2024 Northern Ireland
Researchers favour farm P balance calculation
Lowering the phosphorus balance on farms will quickly lead to improved water quality in NI, research shows.
30 October 2024 Viewpoints
Dempsey at Large: learnings from Castledockrell
Castledockrell – the area demonstrates that farming is capable of being carried out with minimal effect on the overall environment.
News round-up from Northern Ireland
Weekly round-up of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.
16 October 2024 Northern Ireland
Landmark progress in biomethane – Minister Muir
A decision on funding for the second phase of the Small Business Research Initiative is due within the coming weeks, which will see the separation of slurry at scale.
4 September 2024 News
Concerns raised about SNHS advice
Applying nutrients to high nature value land could have unintended consequences, a leading ecologist has suggested.
4 September 2024 Northern Ireland
Beef Management : Slurry dates, autumn calving and reseed management
In this week's Beef Management we take a look at slurry spreading, dosing weanlings, managing reseeds and autumn calving cows.
4 September 2024 Management
Northern Ireland needs locally produced renewable energy - Muir
Minister Andrew Muir made the comment at the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association's annual conference in Belfast.
4 September 2024 Northern Ireland
MTU researchers take on project to reduce fossil-based fertiliser use
The ReNu2Cycle project will examine impacts on availability, ecological footprint, supply chain and price stability via the use of recycled Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium fertiliser.
26 July 2024 News
DAERA consider on-off slurry ban
A 37-point action plan to improve water quality was published by the department last week after receiving approval by ministers in the NI Executive
24 July 2024 Northern Ireland
Farmers in danger of information overload
The detailed results from the soil nutrient health scheme in NI are not easily interpreted or understood.
24 July 2024 Northern Ireland
New scheme with quotas for nitrates proposed
A trio of policy experts say that major farm scheme changes are needed to achieve step-wise reductions in water pollution from agriculture.
10 July 2024 Climate and environment