Sylvester Phelan, Author at Agriland.ie

Sylvester Phelan

Sylvester Phelan holds a Masters of Science degree in Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development from UCD as well as an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in English and history (also from UCD), and the Green Cert. He is from a dairy farm in Co. Laois, where he works on the weekends.

[email protected] @SylvesterPhelan

Mart restaurant among 14 closure orders issued in November

December 10, 2018

Rural Life

A mart restaurant has been listed among 14 food businesses to be served with an enforcement order by the Food Safety Authority of…

Video: Festive farmers fundraise with fairylights

December 10, 2018

Rural Life

Christmas kicked off in earnest this weekend in Co. Longford with the brightly-lit Drive Into The Night tractor run providing a festive buzz…

Ireland ranked worst in Europe for climate action again as emissions rise globally

December 10, 2018

Environment

Ireland has been ranked the worst-performing country in the EU for tackling climate change, according to the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2019.…

EU agri outlook: Added-value products the way to go for dairy

December 7, 2018

Dairy

European dairy looks set to expand over the coming 12 years, according to an outlook report conducted by the European Commission for the…

Bluetongue discovered in England

December 7, 2018

Agri-Business

UK farmers have been urged to remain vigilant for Bluetongue after the disease was picked up and dealt with in three consignments of…

EU agri outlook: Mixed news with difficult years ahead for beef

December 7, 2018

Beef

There is mixed news on the farming front across Europe following the publication of the European Commission’s outlook for the coming decade, with…

Jeep driver ‘in the red’ for using green diesel

December 7, 2018

Rural Life

A jeep driver got into trouble with the “thin blue line” when Gardai tested for green diesel recently. The incident occurred in Co.…

Board of Kerry Co-op ponders options on future spin-out

December 7, 2018

Agri-Business

The board of Kerry Co-op is mulling over a recent proposal tabled for the conversion of co-operative shares into Kerry Group shares for…

Fresh wind warning issued for west and south

December 7, 2018

Environment

Met Eireann has issued a new Status Yellow wind warning for seven counties in the west and south. Issued at 12:00pm today (Friday,…

Tranche 12 of TAMS II applications closes today

December 7, 2018

CAP / Schemes

The deadline is upon farmers for applications to be submitted to tranche 12 of the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Schemes (TAMS II). The closing…

Farm of Dyson boss targeted in suspected arson attack

December 7, 2018

Rural Life

A farm building owned by engineer and founder of the Dyson electronics and technology firm, James Dyson, went up in smoke in a…

National rally targeting ANC ‘imbalance’ tonight

December 7, 2018

Agri Politics

A national rally targeting the “imbalance” in the Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) Scheme, and to ensure the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)…

How reliable is Sheep Ireland’s data collection?

December 6, 2018

Sheep

Questions have been raised surrounding the accuracy of Sheep Ireland’s data collection system for its €uroStars rating system by the Irish Cattle and…

Aurivo set for weaker overall 2018 performance than ‘strong’ 2017

December 6, 2018

Agri-Business

2018 won’t be as good a financial year as 2017 for Aurivo, though it should still be a good year, the north-west dairy…

Agri decarbonisation challenge ‘a significant opportunity’ in Cork

December 6, 2018

Environment

The challenge of decarbonisation in Irish agriculture is also a significant opportunity to be realised, according to top brass in the field of…

FarmLand – Episode 14

December 6, 2018

Agri-Business

On this week’s episode of FarmLand, tonight (Thursday, December 6), Ian Kilgallon of Gas Networks Ireland highlights the opportunities available for anaerobic digestion…