Environment

Watch: Farmers 'fearful' of GAEC 2 and rewetting 'by stealth'

Environment

7 months ago

Watch: Farmers 'fearful' of GAEC 2 and rewetting 'by stealth'

A senior inspector with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has told farmers...

EU food sector is dependent 'on healthy soils and water' - commissioner

Environment

7 months ago

EU food sector is dependent 'on healthy soils and water' - commissioner

IRHA: Government ignored climate emissions proposals

Environment

7 months ago

IRHA: Government ignored climate emissions proposals

Senator calls for VAT rate cut on HVO for agriculture sector

Agri Politics

7 months ago

Senator calls for VAT rate cut on HVO for agriculture sector

750 ACRES payments due next week as delay branded a 'disgrace'

Environment

7 months ago

750 ACRES payments due next week as delay branded a 'disgrace'

A gem of help to maximise feed value in winter and spring rations

Maximising the feed value from homegrown forages and cereals in dairy and beef diets with the help...

Rural Life

7 months ago

Minister announces major expansion of Connemara National Park

Minister of State for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity, Christopher O’Sullivan, has announced a...

Agri Politics

7 months ago

GAEC 2 will not have negative impacts on farmers - minister

Minister for Agriculture Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, has said that the Good...

Agri Politics

7 months ago

Farmers who work with peat soils 'will not be dictated to' - Heydon

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, today (Wednesday, March 5) said...

Environment

7 months ago

Active substances in plant protection products fell 16% in 2023

New figures released by the Central Statistics Officer (CSO) have revealed that the total amount of...

Environment

7 months ago

Govt urged not to waste tax payers' money 'buying carbon credits overseas'

The government has today (Tuesday, March 4) been urged to "invest in Ireland" to achieve its...

N.Ireland

7 months ago

AgriSearch recruiting NI dairy farmers for new GHG project

AgriSearch has announced that they are seeking 20 new dairy farmers to take part in a major project...

Should you treat for parasites in advance of the housing period?

Preparing cattle for housing starts weeks before they move indoors and treating for parasites is a...

Environment

7 months ago

Greens call for central fund for maintenance of roadside trees

The Green Party is calling on government to make available a central fund to local authorities for...

Environment

7 months ago

Farmer-led water quality project receives €24k in funding

A Kilkenny-based farm water quality project has been awarded €23,865 in funding from the Local...

Environment

7 months ago

Conference to focus on breaking barriers to circular economy

The Irish Waste Management Association's (IWMA) annual conference is set to discuss ways of...

Environment

7 months ago

Ireland facing EU fines of up to €26 billion if climate targets missed

Ireland is facing "staggering payments" of between €8 and €26 billion to other European Union...

Environment

7 months ago

EU-wide nutrient losses 'remain largely unchanged' - report

Nutrient losses to water have "remained largely unchanged" across the EU according to a European...

Environment

7 months ago

BirdWatch Ireland calls on public to comply with hedge cutting laws

BirdWatch Ireland is calling on the public to adhere to the hedge cutting laws protecting wild...

Precision dosing solutions for agriculture and livestock nutrition

Smart water-driven dosing - precise, reliable, and sustainable Key benefits 100%...

Environment

8 months ago

DAFM insists rewetting will be 'entirely voluntary'

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has again insisted that any potential...

Environment

8 months ago

Wetlands restoration projects identified by Lions Clubs to get €250,000 this year

Tóchar, which is co-funded by the government and the European Union, today (Friday, February 28)...

Environment

8 months ago

Community meeting about biogas plant rescheduled

A community event regarding plans to build a biogas plant at Ballyvass, Co. Kildare, has been...

Environment

8 months ago

Nitrates changes 'present further challenges' - Murphy

Following changes to the Nitrates Action Programme (NAP), Irish Farmers' Association (IFA)...

Environment

8 months ago

DAFM confirms nitrates changes under NAP rules

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed changes to the Nitrates...

Agri Politics

8 months ago

MEP urges government to oppose 'omnibus' proposal

Sinn Féin MEP for Dublin, Lynn Boylan has urged the government to oppose Ursula von der Leyen’s...