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Environment

Want to identify a bird? There's an app for that

Environment

6 months ago

Want to identify a bird? There's an app for that

If you have ever struggled to identify a bird species on your farm or in the garden, then a brand...

€17.8m awarded to  'environmental sustainability' projects

Environment

6 months ago

€17.8m awarded to 'environmental sustainability' projects

Eleven projects focused on the theme of "environmental sustainability" have secured new funding...

High fire risk warning now in place - DAFM

Rural Life

6 months ago

High fire risk warning now in place - DAFM

A condition orange fire risk warning is now in place until Monday (May 12) according to the...

UFU: NI NAP proposals 'could devastate local farming'

N.Ireland

6 months ago

UFU: NI NAP proposals 'could devastate local farming'

New proposals contained in Northern Ireland's Nutrient Action Programme (NAP) could "devastate...

No timber glut yet but logistics a concern - Forest Windblow Taskforce

Forestry

6 months ago

No timber glut yet but logistics a concern - Forest Windblow Taskforce

This week saw a further meeting of the Forest Windblow Taskforce, a group convened after the storms...

Agri-Business

6 months ago

Does a GM microbiome risk 'Frankenstein' bugs?

The debate over the use of genetically modified (GM) crops has centred around what is going on...

Does a GM microbiome risk 'Frankenstein' bugs?

Environment

6 months ago

State purchases corncrake breeding site on Belmullet Peninsula

Minister of State for nature, heritage and biodiversity Christopher O'Sullivan has announced that...

State purchases corncrake breeding site on Belmullet Peninsula

Environment

6 months ago

Govt urged to revoke LESS mandate on small-scale farms

IFA environment chair, John Murphy, has called on the government to revisit the mandate to use low...

Govt urged to revoke LESS mandate on small-scale farms

Environment

6 months ago

70% of all appeals to Environmental Commissioner in 2024 were on forestry

The Commissioner for Environmental Information today (Thursday, May 8) disclosed that 70% of...

70% of all appeals to Environmental Commissioner in 2024 were on forestry

Forestry

6 months ago

Healy-Rae comments on forestry and peat draw IPCC ire

The Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC) has said it "strongly opposes" comments made by...

Healy-Rae comments on forestry and peat draw IPCC ire

Environment

6 months ago

Cork awards ceremony for top European grassland farmers

Top European grassland farmers were celebrated last week in Ireland, as part of the...

Cork awards ceremony for top European grassland farmers

N.Ireland

6 months ago

20 NI farmers visit The Netherlands to explore innovations

The College of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) has led a farm innovation visit of...

20 NI farmers visit The Netherlands to explore innovations

Environment

6 months ago

Report challenges assumptions about livestock impact

A new report from the Sustainable Food Trust (SFT) challenges the current assumption that meat and...

Report challenges assumptions about livestock impact

Environment

6 months ago

EU Parliament 'fast tracks' vote on wolves' protection status

The European Parliament has today (Tuesday, May 6) decided to "fast track" a vote to change the...

EU Parliament 'fast tracks' vote on wolves' protection status

Environment

6 months ago

Sinn Féin urges minister to 'defer' GAEC 2 for another year

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has been urged to "defer" the implementation of...

Sinn Féin urges minister to 'defer' GAEC 2 for another year

Environment

6 months ago

Reminder: Nitrates rules for farms effective this year

A number of new rules for all farmers have been rolled out by the Department of Agriculture, Food...

Reminder: Nitrates rules for farms effective this year

Agri-Business

6 months ago

Researcher lauds potential economic benefits of duckweed for Ireland

According to University College Cork (UCC) professor, Marcel Jansen, a small free-flowing aquatic...

Researcher lauds potential economic benefits of duckweed for Ireland

Environment

6 months ago

Festival of Farmland Biodiversity celebrates hedgerows

The National Biodiversity Data Centre is currently hosting the month-long Festival of Farmland...

Festival of Farmland Biodiversity celebrates hedgerows

Environment

6 months ago

Research: Reusing gas pipelines essential to biomethane supply

The co-chair of the Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE) biomethane working group, Padraig Fleming has...

Research: Reusing gas pipelines essential to biomethane supply

Environment

6 months ago

GAEC 2 now in place following commission approval

The controversial standard for the protection of wetlands and peatlands under Common Agricultural...

GAEC 2 now in place following commission approval

Rural Life

6 months ago

Minister has 'no plans' to withdraw hare coursing licences

The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, James Browne has said that he has no plans...

Minister has 'no plans' to withdraw hare coursing licences

Rural Life

6 months ago

April was 3rd warmest on record since 1900

Last month was the third warmest April on record since 1900 and the warmest since 2011 according to...

April was 3rd warmest on record since 1900

Environment

6 months ago

Stakeholders meet to discuss bioeconomy at local level

Representatives from local county councils, regional assemblies, and national government...

Stakeholders meet to discuss bioeconomy at local level

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