Environment
Defra has announced a £65 million package aimed at helping farmers that were affected by drought this summer.
The Environment Agency has set up a ‘one stop shop’ for flood advice to mark Flood Action Week, which starts today.
N.Ireland
Corncrake chicks have been caught on camera on Rathlin Island, confirming a major breeding success for the species.
The first letters of offer under the Sustainable Farming Investment Scheme (SFIS), worth £15 million, will issue this week to NI farmers.
An endangered Irish cattle breed has been introduced to Scottish Highlands in a bid to restore a landscape described as Scotland's rainforest.
Northern Ireland is falling behind on 2030 nature protection targets according to a new report from the Northern Ireland Environment Link.
DAERA's management of Northern Ireland’s protected sites for nature is being investigated by the Office of Environmental Protection.
Fyffes has vowed to use regenerative agriculture practices across all of its banana and pineapple farms by 2030.
This summer's average mean temperature of 16.5°C has made it “provisionally the warmest on record”, according to the Met Office.
Farmers have spent the summer locked in a losing battle with scorching heat and drought but will nitrates rules also become an issue?
Drought
Prime Minister Andy Burnham will chair an emergency meeting today about the impact of heatwaves, with almost 75% of England now in drought.
A total of 14.3% of England's surface waters are considered to be of "good ecological status", according to the Environment Agency.
The project will work to improve the monitoring, reporting and verification of non-CO2 greenhouse gases (GHG) from agriculture.
Agri-Business
Livestock feed intake falls by up to 5% for each additional degree above 30°C, leading to reduced productivity, according to a new report.
A new report has linked the expansion of NI's pig and poultry production with rising nutrient pollution in Lough Neagh.
Over 19,000 British farms have completed environmental improvements in the last five years, according to the Environment Agency.
Defra has announced that England's peatlands "will be better protected and managed" due to three new schemes worth £47 million in funding.
A total of €56.7 million will be invested in the all-island cooperative Lough Neagh Catchment...
