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Ciaran Fitzgerald: ‘Is Irish agriculture destined to struggle and drift?’

November 18, 2020

Is Irish agriculture destined to struggle and drift, like Irish Water, or invest and innovate to address its challenges like the Irish and…

Border region – strongest recovery in 2019 agricultural operating surplus

October 8, 2020

Dairy

The border region had the strongest recovery in agricultural operating surplus in 2019 according to the latest data from the Central Statistics Office…

Have your say: An ambitious climate roadmap for agriculture

December 4, 2019

Farmers and the wider public are being encouraged to have their say on how Ireland’s agriculture sector can best meet its climate ambitions.…

Agricultural employment falls below 100,000 people

November 19, 2019

Rural Life

Employment in the agriculture, forestry and fishing sector has fallen below 100,000 persons, according to figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The…

‘If we are asking farmers to do more they need the resources to do that’ – Minister Creed

October 28, 2019

Agri Politics

The existing Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for farmers is going to rollover for a period of 12 months. Systems within the various departments…

‘Farmers are in a perfect storm economically’ – IFAC

September 13, 2019

Agri-Business

Levels of optimism among business owners in the food and agri-business sector have fallen when compared to how businesses were feeling this time…

Could an extra-terrestrial manage the planet better than we can?

September 8, 2019

Environment

If you were an extra-terrestrial coloniser and you discovered a new planet in a distant solar system to colonise – you were super-intelligent…

‘GHG emissions decrease in agriculture because of increase in transport’

September 8, 2019

Environment

In the early days agriculture had 37% of the total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for Ireland and, now-a-days, it’s 33% – this is…

New principal appointed to the helm at Gurteen College

September 6, 2019

Agri-Business

Jon Parry has been appointed principal of Gurteen College and will take over the reins this week from his predecessor Mick Pearson who…

How methane and nitrogen are entwined in the climate action debate

September 5, 2019

Environment

Methane and nitrous oxide are the two main gases associated with agriculture. Nitrogen (N) is used to feed the animals while methane forms…

How serious is a no-deal Brexit for farmers working and living along the border?

September 1, 2019

Agri Politics

It’s very serious. In fact it’s a mess; a disaster and farmers are in very serious trouble. There is a straight 70% cut…

‘Brexit will have a detrimental effect in the Republic of Ireland and in the UK’

August 31, 2019

Agri Politics

Concerns for the future of farming along the border region in the aftermath of Brexit were brought to the fore this week after…

An incredible, small island that can lead the way on renewable energy…

July 29, 2019

Environment

In Ireland, we need to look at what can work for us in terms of energy and understand better how to do that…

Producing things the smarter way…and reaping the rewards while we’re at it

July 28, 2019

Agri Politics

At the moment, Ireland is producing 10 times the calories needed yet we import yogurts from Denmark and sell them – would it…

‘Long-term restructuring and adaptation needed to meet carbon neutrality objectives’

July 9, 2019

Environment

The new Climate Action Plan commits the agri-sector to delivering 16.5-18.5 Mt CO2 eq. cumulative abatement from agriculture as well as achieving 26.8…