All Environment articles – Page 2

  • QMS chair Kate Rowell pictured within the Scottish countryside.
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    “Planet-friendly foods” study used controversial Eat-Lancet recommendations as springboard

    2023-07-25T00:00:00Z

    [IN-DEPTH READ]Researchers who claim to have developed a new diet scoring system that “incorporates the best current scientific evidence of food effects on both health and the environment”, used the seriously disputed ‘Eat-Lancet reference diet’ as a foundation for their study.Presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for ...

  • Dr Mark Young CIELs Innovation specialist Copy 1
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    CIEL says new report is "a call to policymakers" to focus net-zero investments

    2023-07-07T00:00:00Z

    A report published by the Centre for Innovation Excellence in Livestock (CIEL) serves as a guide to help accelerate innovation and progress the pathway to net zero for the livestock sector.Dr Mark Young, CIEL innovation specialist.In recent years, CIEL has produced two reports relating to achieving net zero ambitions within ...

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    Sainsbury's packages steaks in cardboard to save 10m pieces of plastic a year

    2023-07-06T00:00:00Z

    Retailer Sainsbury's has announced that it will replace the plastic trays used in its own-brand steak range with a cardboard alternative. This alternative will use 70% less plastic, and will be used to package 10 products in the range. The cardboard packaging uses 70% less plastic.The change will result in ...

  • LMC cookery demonstrator Wendy Donaldson speaks about the NIFQAS Copy
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    LMC cookery demonstrations attended by thousands of schoolchildren

    2023-07-03T00:00:00Z

    Thousands of pupils in school classrooms across the province have attended Northern Ireland Farm Quality Assured (NIFQA) demonstrations, where beef and lamb dishes were freshly cooked and sampled. LMC cookery demonstrator Wendy Donaldson speaks about the NIFQAS.It was another record year of successful post primary school cookery demonstrations for the ...

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    Avara Foods expands carbon footprint reporting across supply chain

    2023-06-16T00:00:00Z

    Poultry processor Avara Foods is extending its carbon footprint reporting to encompass more of its agricultural supply chain. Having established a 2021 farm carbon footprint from a sample of farms last year, the extension is the next step in its commitment to build a complete footprint for their entire farming ...

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    Moy Park invests in pioneering laboratory

    2023-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Food company Moy Park is investing almost £1 million in a new laboratory, further enhancing its food and agricultural testing capabilities. (L-R) Moy Park's Pamela Mullan, Group Labratory manager; Chris Robinson, Labratory manager and Ursla Lavery MBE, Technical and R&D director Europe.The laboratory, recently constructed at the Moy Park’s site ...

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    Peer-reviewed publication affirms scientific evidence of livestock and meat benefits

    2023-04-18T00:00:00Z

    A peer-reviewed edition of the scientific journal Animal Frontiers has confirmed meat’s critical role in society, building on scientific debate and evidence developed through the October 2022 International Summit on the Societal Role of Meat hosted by Teagasc in Dublin.Animal Frontiers is the third most-cited journal in agriculture, dairy, and ...

  • Sheep in a field.
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    Additional investment needed to support agriculture meet net zero targets, says NSA

    2023-04-06T00:00:00Z

    The National Sheep Association (NSA) is calling for additional investment to support agricultural businesses in meeting the sector’s net zero targets.Following last week’s launch of the Government’s strategies for green investment and frameworks for nature markets on what was labelled ‘Green day’, NSA has welcomed the plans but believes they ...

  • Stephen Beagan Head of Agri Estates for Moy Park copy e1679563512936
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    Moy Park unveils farm of the future

    2023-03-23T00:00:00Z

    Moy Park has unveiled a state-of-the-art poultry farm it is hailing as a ‘game-changer’ on its pathway to reach net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2040. Pictured at Beech farm is Stephen Beagan, head of Agri Estates for Moy Park.Beech farm in Lincolnshire has been built from the ground up ...