Articles by tag: RSPB NI

Building autumn grass covers to drive dairy performance

As autumn approaches, Irish dairy farmers enter one of the most critical periods of the production...

N.Ireland

about 1 year ago

Nature-friendly farming budget in Northern Ireland 'inadequate'

The current agricultural budget in Northern Ireland is "inadequate" to support farmers help tackle...

N.Ireland

about 2 years ago

50k grant offered for Belfast city centre farm project

Belfast City Council is offering a grant of up to £50,000 for the creation of a social farm or...

N.Ireland

over 2 years ago

Antrim brothers named Nature Friendly Farmers of the Year

At this year’s Farming Life awards, brothers James and David Bonnar from the Glenwherry area of...

Agri Politics

over 3 years ago

RSPB NI calls for climate policy reforms across NI

The nature conversation charity RSPB NI, has called on the Department of Agriculture, Environment...

N.Ireland

almost 4 years ago

Minister takes to the waves to visit wader breeding islands

Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister, Edwin Poots, took to the waves recently in...

Accurate and stress-free pregnancy diagnosis in dairy cows

Pregnancy diagnosis is a vital part of managing fertility and productivity in dairy herds. One...

Environment

over 4 years ago

Four calling Corncrakes confirmed on Rathlin Island

Four calling male corncrakes have been recorded on Rathlin Island for first time since the late...

Environment

over 4 years ago

Quarter of island's native birds now 'red-listed'

Swifts, puffins and kestrels have been identified among the birds most at peril as a new...

N.Ireland

over 4 years ago

'Covid-19 has not just caused a health crisis but also a hunger crisis'

A world-renown foods rights academic has warned that the Covid-19 pandemic has caused a "hunger...

N.Ireland

over 4 years ago

Food, Farming and Land Convention to debate future of sustainable farming in NI

Conservation charity the RSPB NI is set to host a two-day conference to examine the future of...

N.Ireland

over 4 years ago

RSPB: New bill could 'turn the tide' on NI’s devastating nature decline

Bird conservation charity RSPB NI has said a public consultation over an Environment and Nature...

N.Ireland

over 4 years ago

Report links decline in linnets and reed buntings to reduction in arable land in NI

A reduction in the area of arable land farmed in Northern Ireland has been blamed for a decline in...

Mixing cows with honey: How one farmer uses tech to balance a legacy

With labour becoming harder to source, more farmers are turning to smart farming technologies to...

N.Ireland

almost 5 years ago

RSPB NI launches 5-point 'Green Recovery Plan' for Covid-19

Investing in Northern Ireland’s natural environment has a "vitally important" role to play in the...

N.Ireland

almost 5 years ago

RSPB NI calls for legally-binding conservation targets

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds in Northern Ireland (RSPB NI) is calling...

N.Ireland

about 5 years ago

Poll shows 75% of NI public want more support for green farming

A new poll carried out in Northern Ireland by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)...

Agri-Business

over 5 years ago

60 agri and environment groups call for PM to protect UK food standards

Over 60 farm and environmental groups have sent a letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, calling...

Agri-Business

almost 7 years ago

'Agri green schemes' rejuvenate bird populations in NI

Three key farmland bird species have increased in numbers over a five-year period in response to...

Rural Life

almost 8 years ago

Northern Ireland's most wildlife friendly farmer announced

Co. Down man Philip Bell has been selected as Northern Ireland's most wildlife friendly farmer at...